| The 2013-14 Hilltopper basketball debuted before a packed and noisy Summit Gym. The two student bodies, standing at opposite ends of the gym, loudly taunted each other for the entire 32 minutes. One thing that seemed clear from the start was that this Summit team would be playing at a faster pace that previous editions.
Summit scored quickly with Kyle Crotty and Robby Walsh giving Summit a 7-0 lead. New Providence rallied and the quarter ended with Summit up 13-10. The Pioneers began connecting with 3 point shots that allowed them to finish the half only one point down to Summit (25-24). Summit really turned it on in the 3rd Quarter, out scoring NP 18-9. Mac Wiesner led with 7 points. Sophomore Wayne Wong and Crotty each drained 3's and Walsh and Matt Fischetti each scored baskets. Summit entered the 4th quarter up 43-33.
Wiesner had the hot hand in the 4th quarter, scoring 9 points from the field while Wong, Walsh and Fischetti hit on 10 of 12 free throws to win going away.
Wiesner led all scorers with 20 points. Both Crotty (12 points) and Fischetti (11 points) were in double digits. Walsh (9 points) was dominant under the boards hauling in 15 rebounds and causing New Providence to alter many shots.
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