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Complete
Box Score
EDINBORO, PA – The Edinboro University
men's basketball team saw its four-game winning streak come to an
end on Saturday at Lock Haven, and at the same time suffered its
first loss in PSAC West action. The Fighting Scots were upset by
the Bald Eagles, 61-58, to fall to 13-6 overall and 3-1 in the
PSAC West. Lock Haven is now 8-11 and 2-3, respectively.
The contest was tight throughout, featuring
eight ties and 11 lead changes. Edinboro ultimately lost the game
due to poor shooting from beyond the three-point arc and at the
free throw line. The Fighting Scots made just 2 of 13
three-pointers and were 6 of 13 from the charity stripe. Lock
Haven wasn’t much better from three-point distance, making
just 3 of 11, but the Bald Eagles were 12 of 16 from the line.
Edinboro appeared to take control midway
through the second half, going up by six points at 49-43 with 9:14
remaining on Joseph Jones’ three-point play. But Lock Haven
answered with the next seven points for a 50-49 lead with 3:37 to
play, as Edinboro failed to score for over five-and-a-half
minutes.
Lock Haven would go up 57-53 with 20 seconds
left as Billy Arre made one of two free throws. Devon Knight cut
the lead to 57-55 with 12 seconds remaining on a jumper. The
Fighting Scots fouled immediately with 11 seconds showing, but
Justin Wilson, LHU head coach John Wilson’s son, made both
free throws for a 59-55 lead.
Jones came back down and drained a
three-pointer as Edinboro pulled to within one at 59-58 with eight
seconds still remaining. The comeback hopes took a severe hit
following an Edinboro timeout. Arre broke free for the clinching
dunk on the inbounds pass. Jones missed a three at the buzzer.
Curtis Ingram led Edinboro with 14 points, and
also pulled down 6 rebounds. Jones contributed 12 points and 6
boards, while Ryan McLemore had his third double-double of the
season with 10 points and 12 rebounds. The 6’9” junior
keyed a 44-37 advantage on the glass.
Daren Tielsch moved into 13th place in career
scoring with 1,213 points. The 6’8” senior did not enjoy
one of his better days, however. He made just 4 of 10 field goals
and continued to struggle at the line, missing all three attempts,
to finish with 8 points. In addition, he was credited with 11 of
Edinboro’s 18 turnovers.
Edinboro returns to action on Monday, January
29, playing at Clarion. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m., with the
Fighting Scots in the midst of a stretch of four road games in
five games. |
