Box Score OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Host Stevenson held Albright without a field goal for over 11 minutes to start the game and never trailed, outlasting the Lions for a 77-70 MAC Commonwealth men's basketball victory Wednesday night at Owings Mills Gymnasium.
- Stevenson (6-15, 3-9 MAC Commonwealth) held Albright (11-9, 6-5) without a field goal for the first 11-plus minutes, opening up a 22-5 lead.
- The Lions misfired on their first 16 field goal attempts of the game.
- The Mustangs scored the game's first nine points and led 22-3 at the 9:05 mark on two free throws by Mark Terrell.
- Albright got the lead down to 12, 24-12, at the 5:10 mark on a basket by Corey Simmons.
- A three by Norman Hughes with 4:44 remaining stopped the 9-2 Albright run.
- The guests kept chipping away, and pulled within seven, 32-25, on a Simmons basket to end the half.
- A layup by Evan Joseph on Stevenon's first possession of the second half increased the lead to nine.
- Albright got the lead down to five, 34-29, with 18:25 on the clock, but Stevenson responded with a 8-2 spurt capped by a Hughes three to make it 42-31.
- The Lions cut the lead to six, 45-39, with 14:55 to go, but a Terrell basket with 12:51 left capped a 9-2 run and put the hosts on top 54-41.
- Stevenson took its largest lead of the second half, 61-46, on two Hughes free throws just shy of the midway point.
- The Lions outscored the Mustangs 19-7 over the next seven-plus minutes and cut the lead to three, 68-65, on a Sam Majekodumni basket with 3:08 left.
- Hughes sank two at the line to make it 70-65 with 2:51 left.
- Albright scored five of the game's next seven points and pulled within two, 72-70, on a three by Majekodumni with 1:15 to play.
- Jaylin Johnson was fouled in the act of shooting with 1:04 left and made 1-of-2 at the line.
- Albright turned it over on its next possession, but the Mustangs came up empty on their next trip.
- The Lions were fouled on the rebound action, but missed the front end of a one-and-one and Joseph grabbed the rebound.
- Joseph sank two at the line with 16 seconds left to make it a two-possession game.
- A Lion three-point attempt was blocked by Hughes, and he converted a layup to account for the final.
- Stevenson shot 53.8% in the second half and 47.1% for the game, while holding the Lions to 36.8% shooting.
- The Mustangs went 22-29 at the free throw line and 7-17 behind the arc, while the guests were just 4-20 from long range and 16-24 at the stripe.
- Albright edged the hosts in rebounding 40-39.
- Hughes led four Mustangs in double figures with 20 points, while also recording four assists and a pair of blocks.
- Hughes finished 9-9 at the free throw line, extending his made free throw streak to 30.
- Johnson tallied 17 points and six rebounds, matching his season high set earlier this season at Albright.
- Terrell recorded 14 points and five rebounds, while freshman Cornelius Bobo had a career-best 10 points off the bench.
- Joseph contributed nine points and seven rebounds.
- The Mustangs had a season-high seven blocks, with Damein Coleman recording three swats.
- Stevenson snapped a 10-game slide dating back to December 14.
- Stevenson is back in action next Wednesday, February 12, hosting Messiah in a 6 pm MAC Commonwealth contest at Owings Mills Gymnasium.