GROVE CITY, Pa:   A late second half surge fell short for the Pitt-Greensburg men's basketball team as they lost on the road Wednesday night at Grove City College, 80-73.

Grove City moves to 2-0 on the young season while the Bobcats drop to 0-2.

After trailing nearly the entire way, Pitt-Greensburg made a furious run in the last few minutes of the second half, getting within a basket of tying the game.  A Jerell Figueroa jumper with 1:28 left on the clock pulled the Bobcats within 2 points at 73-71, however that would be as close as they would get as the Wolverines held on for the victory.
Figueroa led the Bobcats with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.  Junior Rocco Contristano chipped in 15 points, 5 assists and 4 steals while senior Brian Heinle added 12 points and 5 rebounds.  Marcus Thomas was the 4^th Bobcat in double digit scoring, with 11 points in 32 minutes.

Pitt-Greensburg shot a respectable 43% in the first but ran into hot GC team who shot an impressive 65% in the first half to build a 37-29 halftime lead.

Despite the furious comeback late, the Bobcats shot just 3 of 16 (18.75%) from three point range in the second half, while the Wolverines kept shooting at a remarkable clip, 11 of 18 in the second half to finish at 63% for the night.   UPG was outrebounded on the night 38-29 but the Bobcats were able to force 22 Wolverine turnovers which led to 24 points on the night.

The Bobcats will be back in action this weekend when they travel to Beaver Falls, PA to take part in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament hosted by Geneva College.  On Friday (Nov 21) the Bobcats will take on the hosts, Geneva College at 7:30pm, followed by an early season rematch on Saturday (Nov 22) with Carnegie Mellon at 1pm.