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Next Game:<\/p>\n
at Medgar Evers College<\/p>\n
12\/29\/2025 | 12:00 PM<\/p>\n
\n Dec. 29 (Mon) \/ 12:00 PM
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\n at\u00a0Medgar Evers College
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The Middlebury men’s basketball team cut the deficit to three with 34 seconds remaining, but late free throws helped Wheaton deny the late rush in an 82-78 decision on Sunday. The matchup was the second of the Dr. Carol V. De Costa\/Go 4 the Goal Tournament hosted by Medgar Evers.<\/p>\n
HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n
NOTES<\/p>\n
The Panthers return to action for the consolation contest of the tournament against Medgar Evers on Monday at 12:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\n\tThe Lyons came out firing to begin the contest, building a 19-11 advantage with 13:25 remaining in the opening half. Dimetri Lafrate led Wheaton with six points during the stretch.
\n\tMiddlebury found its footing in the ensuing minutes. A jumper by Sawyer Ramey<\/a> kicked off an 11-5 run to trim the margin to 24-22 with 9:49 expired..\u00a0
\n\tThe Panthers knotted the game at 28-28 with 7:12 remaining on a layup from Mark Newell<\/a>. Wheaton answered the score with 10 consecutive points to rebuild a 38-28 lead with 4:02 to play before the break.
\n\tBoth sides alternated buckets until Donovan Lee<\/a> tallied the final point of the opener with a free throw for a 40-31 contest at the half.
\n\tMiddlebury came out firing in the opening minutes of the second stanza. Evan Flaks<\/a> bookended a quick 6-2 spurt with a jumper to cut Wheaton’s lead to 42-37 with 1:39 elapsed.
\n\tThe Lyons answered the Panther charge by scoring eight of the next 10 points to establish a 50-39 edge at the 6:07 mark. Sean Perri headlined the run with two three-pointers.
\n\tA three-pointer by Dominick Ducree<\/a> swelled into an 18-11 Middlebury surge to move within four (61-57) with 7:40 remaining.
\n\tBoth teams traded buckets late in the contest until\u00a0 Ducree found nylon on three-straight attempts from range spanning 2:28, keeping the Panthers within three (71-68) at the 3:36 mark.
\n\tMiddlebury had a chance to knot the contest after forcing a Lyon turnover with 31 seconds left, but a turnover underneath the basket proved costly as Wheaton sank three late free throws to seal the four-point win.
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\n\tDucree led the Panthers with a career-high 27 points and six three-pointers. It marks his third effort with 20 or more points this season.
\n\tNewell secured his initial double-double of the campaign, scoring 11 points and adding 12 rebounds. His glass-cleaning effort was his best in a Middlebury uniform.
\n\tJustin Fuerbacher<\/a> and Ramey rounded out the top scorers with nine points each.
\n\tSunday’s matchup was the first between the programs in men’s basketball.
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