North Adams, MA – The visiting Fisher College men's basketball team placed three players in double figures as they withstood a second-half surge from MCLA en route to an 87-76 victory over the Trailblazers on senior day. The Falcons improve to 20-7 on the season, while MCLA drops to 8-15.

The game was sloppy as the teams combined for 60 fouls and 68 free throws.  

Fisher led most of the way, but MCLA erased a 16-point, second-half deficit before the Falcons took ultimate control. Fisher led 48-32 with 17:38 left, however MCLA went on 16-3 spurt over the next four minutes, capped off by back-to-back jams from Isshiah Coleman to cut the margin to just 51-48.

The Falcons responded and pushed the lead back to nine points (61-51), but MCLA once again fought back. They eventually tied the game at 68 with 6:05 left to play on a Coleman putback. Fisher regained the lead on the next possession, but MCLA kept battling. When Coleman finished again just a minute later, MCLA led 74-73, the team's first lead since the game's opening minute.

Fisher's OJ Moore answered with a three-pointer and the Falcons never trailed after that. They pulled away by scoring the game's final nine points to post the victory.

In the first half, MCLA scored the opening basket, but then it was Fisher from there. The Falcons scored the next 13 points to grab an early 13-2 lead. A few minutes later, MCLA scored six straight to get within 17-12, but the Falcons responded with an 8-1 spurt to lead 25-13 with 9:06 left. MCLA then got within seven at 27-20, but Fisher outscored the Trailblazers 15-7 over the final six minutes to grab a 42-28 halftime advantage.

MCLA shot just 24 percent in the opening half compared to a 50 percent showing from the visitors. Tyler Shular had 14 first-half points for Fisher while OJ Moore added 10. Ruben DelRosario led MCLA with nine in the half.

Fisher was paced by Tyler Shular's game-best 21 points. He was a perfect 10-10 from the line in the win. Moore ended with 19 points and completed the double-double by snagging 12 rebounds and added five assists. Chris Green finished with 16 points. The Falcons shot 43 percent from the floor in the win.

For MCLA, Ruben DelRosario scored a team-best 15 points. Coleman came off the bench to record a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds. Kenny Suggs added 11 points while Careem Kirksey chipped in with 10. MCLA shot just 31 percent for the game.