Jay Grubb
73
Winner Pitt-Greensburg UPGM 2-4
70
Mt. Aloysius MTAM 1-4
Winner
Pitt-Greensburg UPGM
2-4
73
Final
70
Mt. Aloysius MTAM
1-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Pitt-Greensburg UPGM 32 41 73
Mt. Aloysius MTAM 26 44 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Scores Road Win At Mt. Aloysius Wednesday Night

CRESSON- The Pitt-Greensburg men's basketball team (2-4, 1-2 AMCC) had four players notch double-figure scoring performances as it picked up a 73-70 victory at Mt. Aloysius (1-4, 1-1 AMCC) in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference matchup Wednesday evening. 

Jay Grubb and Joe Mancini each tallied a team-high 17 points, while David Runco and Kyle Bondi also were in double-figures with 13 and 11 points respectively. Grubb totaled 17 points on 4-of-5 shooting and came up clutch from the free-throw line knocking down all nine attempts, while Mancini tied a career-high with five three-pointers. 

Runco put together his best offensive performance this season tallying a career-high 13 points off the bench, which including drilling 3-of-6 from behind the three-point arc. 

As a team, Pitt-Greensburg shot 42.3% from the field, hitting 22-of-its-52 attempts and knocked down a season-high 12 shots from behind the three-point arc. 

The Bobcats were aided in the victory by its free-throw shooting, connecting on 17-of-19 for a remarkable 89.5% shooting percentage. 

Leading the charge for Mt. Aloysius was Julian Stover, who totaled 19 points, but the Bobcats played great defense limiting Stover to just 4-of-14 from the field. 

Throughout the game, the Bobcats put together a great defensive plan that limited the Mounties to just 31.1% shooting, as they hit 19-of-61 and just 7-of-25 from three-point distance. 

Pitt-Greensburg also did a great of sharing the basketball totaling 18 assists on 22 made field goals. 

Mt. Aloysius jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead in the opening two minutes of action, but would eventually tie the game at five on a three-pointer from Runco at the 15:59 mark. The Mounties took the lead back with a quick basket and would continue to hold the advantage on the scoreboard, but Pitt-Greensburg clawed its way back and took the lead on two free-throws from Mancini with 9:34 left in the opening half. 

The Bobcats would remain in the lead for the remainder of the half and headed into the locker room holding a 32-26 advantage. 

Pitt-Greensburg continued its momentum into the second half and pushed its advantage to 12 (38-26) on a three-pointer by Bondi, but the Mounties climbed back and would cut the deficit to one at the 11:16 mark on a jumper from Azim Hutson. 

The game continued to remain close and Pitt-Greensburg held a slight three-point advantage (65-62) with 3:13 in regulation. The two sides continued to traded baskets back-and-forth but the lead was cut to one with 1:41 left on a layup from Julian Stover. 

Runco drew a foul after the layup and connected on both free-throws to extend the lead to three, but the Mounties had an answer, as Tommy Pisula connected on a layup to make the score a one-point game with a minute remaining. 
Grubb and Stover each went 2-of-2 from the line as the score was 71-70 with 20 seconds left, before Mt. Aloysius called a timeout. After the timeout, Grubb was intentionally fouled and headed to the line for two shots. The sophomore forward nailed both free-throws to make it a three-point game with 19 seconds left. 

The Mounties had three looks to tie the game over the final 12 seconds, but could not tie the game as the Bobcats would hold on for the 73-70 win. 

Pitt-Greensburg returns to the court Saturday hosting D'Youville at 1 pm. 
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