Box Score Boston, Mass. – The Emmanuel Saints men's basketball team carried their momentum from Friday's thrilling win against Clarkson and defeated the Engineers of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 70-61, in Game 2 of the Emmanuel College Tip-Off Classic on Saturday. The victory lifts the Saints to a 2-0 overall record (0-0 GNAC) and drops RPI to a 0-2 overall record (0-0 Liberty League).

The Saints had a much better start to this game compared to Friday, especially defensively. In the first half, the Saints defense scored 16 points off turnovers and 12 points off fast breaks created by turnovers. Eight of those turnovers were steals, three of them made by sophomore guard, Manny Duran. Each turnover helped the Saints stay withing five points of the Engineers in a 37-32 deficit.

The Saints then had the better second half, outscoring the Engineers 38-24 in the last 20 minutes. Emmanuel's star scorer in both halves was senior guard, Noah Beaudet, who posted 26 points in the game, shooting 7-16 from the field and 6-12 from beyond the arc. He was complimented by senior guard, Mahari Guerrier, who had 16 points in the game. Half of those points came from the free throw line where Guerrier went 8-10.

The Saints held the Engineers in check in the second half, allowing RPI to only shoot 27% from the field. Yechiel Stewart led the Engineers in points scored with only 13 in the game while Billy Feeks was close behind with 11 points.

The win kept the Saints unbeaten in the Tip-Off Classic and gives them a great start to the season. Now Emmanuel is preparing for its next game at home against Roger Williams. Tip-Off for that game will be on Friday November 13, at 6:00 p.m. at the Andy Yosinoff Court inside the Jean Yawkey Center.