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63
Winner Alvernia ALVMB 7-7, MACC 3-2
61
Widener WIDM 5-8, MACC 1-4
Winner
Alvernia ALVMB
7-7, MACC 3-2
63
Final
61
Widener WIDM
5-8, MACC 1-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Alvernia ALVMB 34 29 63
Widener WIDM 29 32 61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Topped by MAC Commonwealth Foe Alvernia

CHESTER, Pa. (Jan. 9, 2016) –   The Widener men's basketball team fought hard in a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth match-up with Alvernia, but fell 63-61 on Saturday at the Schwartz Athletic Center.
 
The Pride fall to 5-8 and 1-4 in conference play, while the Crusaders improve to 7-7 overall and 3-2 in MAC Commonwealth action.
 
Widener found themselves in trouble early, but were able to crawl back from a 16 point deficit to only a five point hole at half-time. The Pride outscored the Crusaders 13-5 in the final five minutes of the first half. Sophomore Sardayah Sambo (Middletown, Del.) led the Blue and Gold with 14 points on five of seven shooting. The guard added six rebounds, with four of them coming on the defensive glass, and three blocks.
 
Sambo was four-of-seven from the free throw line, and notched three assist in the conference game.
 
Kendall Green (Mount Laurel, N.J.) finished the game with a team-high nine rebounds and added ten points on the offensive side. The junior guard grabbed a game-high eight defensive boards.
 
Alvernia was aggressive from three-point range as they recorded 27 shots from beyond the arc. The Crusaders shot 44% from long range, with Alex Shippen shooting three-of-six from three point range. The sophomore guard finished with nine points and four rebounds.
 
Senior David Nicholson (Odenton, Md.) added ten points and one rebound for the Blue and Gold. Nicholson shot three-of-eight from long distance and recorded a steal against the Crusaders.
 
Matthew O'Hara (Royersford, Pa.) added four points on two-of-three shooting for Widener. The Pride finished with 20 points scored in the paint and recorded ten points off of 15 Alvernia turnovers.
 
The Blue and Gold will be back in action on Wednesday as they travel to Annville, Pa. to take on Lebanon Valley in a MAC Commonwealth match-up at 8:00 p.m.
 
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