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55
Messiah College MESSM 6-17, MACC 3-11
68
Winner Widener WIDM 12-11, MACC 7-7
Messiah College MESSM
6-17, MACC 3-11
55
Final
68
Widener WIDM
12-11, MACC 7-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Messiah College MESSM 26 29 55
Widener WIDM 29 39 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Green Leads Men's Basketball to Victory Over Messiah

CHESTER, Pa. (Feb. 13, 2016) – Junior Kendall Green (Mount Laurel, N.J.) notched a game-high 27 points as the Widener men's basketball defeated Messiah, 68-55, in a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth game at the Schwartz Athletic Center on Saturday. The Pride remain in playoff contention with the victory over the Falcons.
 
Green, who was a perfect ten-of-ten from the free throw line, added five defensive rebounds in the victory. The junior guard was eight-of-15 from the field, and finished with three steals and an assist for the Blue and Gold.
 
David Nicholson (Odenton, Md.) finished with a double-double for the Blue and Gold. The senior forward shot four-of-nine from the field for 14 points and grabbed ten rebounds. Nicholson added two steals and two assist in the conference victory.
 
Sophomore Sardayah Sambo (Middletown, Del.), who had a monstrous slam mid-way through the second half, also recorded a double-double.  On his way to his seventh double-double of the season, Sambo shot six-of-12 from the field for 13 points.
 
The guard added 11 rebounds, with ten of them coming on the defensive glass. Sambo notched five assist and one block against the Falcons.
 
Messiah was led by 15 points on five-of-11 shooting from BJ McHenry. The sophomore guard added two rebounds and one assist. Josh Clippinger added 13 points, while Neil Murren finished with 11.
 
Widener received 28 points in the paint, and 12 points off of 15 Messiah turnovers. Laron Byrd (Philadelphia, Pa.) added two steals and three rebounds against the Falcons. The senior guard notched seven points on two-of-six shooting.
 
The Pride improve to 12-11 and 7-7 in MAC Commonwealth play, while the Falcons fall to 6-17 and 3-11 in conference action. The Blue and Gold earned a season sweep of Messiah, as they defeated the Falcons on January 16th, 78-74 in double overtime. Widener is currently on a five-game winning streak at the Schwartz Athletic Center, including four consecutive conference games. Heading into the last week of play, the Pride sit in fifth place in the MAC Commonwealth standings.
 
Widener will travel to take on Arcadia on Tuesday night in a pivotal MAC Commonwealth contest. Tip-off against the Knights is set for 8 p.m. in Glenside, Pa.
 
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