Men's Baskeball

Manhattanville College 93, Delaware Valley College 76

PURCHASE (NY) - Manhattanville College scored 12 of the game's final 13 points as the first-place Valiants pulled away to a 93-76 victory over visiting Delaware Valley College in a Freedom Conference game.

Manhattanville improved to 11-4 overall, 3-0 and tied with DeSales University for the top spot in the conference. The loss dropped the Aggies to 1-14 overall and 0-4 in the Freedom.

The Valiants jumped out to a quick 14-4 lead, but the Aggies went on a 9-2 run later in the half, capped by a Kevin Lipinski 3-pointer, to pull to within two at 18-16 with 13:37 remaining. Manhattanville responded with nine straight to build an 11-point lead and stretched it to 16, 47-31, at the break.

Delaware Valley clawed its way back into the contest and used back-to-back layups by Matt Beichey and Raheem Wiggins to trail by just six, 70-64, with 5:22 remaining. It was still a two-possession game with 1:54 to go as a pair of free throws by the Aggies' Bill Gelsomini made the score 81-75.

However, Delaware Valley missed its final five shots from the field and turned the ball over three times down the stretch. Meanwhile, Manhattanville was a perfect 10-for-10 from the foul line and hit its only shot from the field as the Valiants scored eight straight and 12 of 13 after Gelsomini's free throws.

Brian Fink led Manhattanville with 24 points while Wesley Wicks added 20. Donte Chilsom contributed 17 points and nine assists while Cody Moffett hit double figures with 14 points.

Four Aggies placed in double figures, including Wiggins as the freshman came off the bench to notch 18 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes of action. Sophomore forward Brian Hilinski scored a career-high 15 points and added six boards while junior point guard Jason Seipt notched 13 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Gelsomini finished the afternoon with 11 points.