PALATINE, Ill.  – The age old saying "it's not how you start, but how you finish" proved to come to fruition for the Milwaukee Area Technical College men's basketball team during their 77-71 road victory over Harper College Thursday evening.

The Stormers, who entered Thursday's contest just 3-8 on the road, fell behind 31-25 at halftime before erupting for a 52-point second half. Sophomore Cyrus Little scored 13 of his team-high 19 points throughout the second half and helped break the 56-56 tie with 4:18 remaining after dishing out an assist to freshman Ky'Moni Hunt on the fastbreak. From that point on, MATC was able to remain in control to the tune of earning a six-point victory.

The fourth road victory of the season moved MATC to 9-14 overall with six regular season games left before the start NJCAA Region 4 Tournament.

STAT BOOK
Little led the Stormers with 19 points, followed by sophomores Antonio Foxwell (15 points) and Oluwamayowa Akinsipe (11). Second-year guard  Matthew Hoarde and Hunt each added 10 points apiece. Freshman Julian Valentine finished with six points.

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MATC (9-14) will travel to College of Dupage at 8 p.m. on Feb. 6.