Gaines averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists while shooting 65.0 percent from the field to lead the Mules to wins against two teams that were ahead of them in the conference standings at the start of the week. He scored 11 of his 17 points in the second half of a 75-59 win against Dickinson and 10 of his 15 in the second half of a 59-52 win against first-place Johns Hopkins.