Box Score In the process, Head Coach Bob Rukavina picked-up his 398^th win at the helm of the Mountain Cat program, as Pitt-Johnstown improved to 6-3.
 
In addition, Bill Luther scored eight points to move him to within 25 of becoming Pitt-Johnstown's 25^th 1,000-point scorer.
 
In a tight first half, Jay Hardy's 3-pointer at 11:21 put Shippensburg in front 18-12, but the Mountain Cats responded to outscore the Red Raiders 22-10 to go up 34-28 at the half.
 
Luther's lay-up with 11 seconds left gave Pitt-Johnstown a 34-26 lead, but Abe Massaley answered with a bucket at the buzzer to cut it to six at the break.
 
The Mountain Cats took control in the second half.  Vescovi's dunk with 7:43 remaining pushed the lead to 53-47, before a Jake Laravie basket a minute later gave Pitt-Johnstown its first double-digit lead at 57-47.
 
The Mountain Cats built it to as many as 16 on another Laravie bucket with just over a minute to play.
 
Vescovi posted game-highs of 23 points, 14 rebounds, and three blocks to pace Pitt-Johnstown.  Nate Snodgrass and Paul Weatherly each scored nine points, and Luther finished with eight points and seven rebounds.  Andrew Cressler also grabbed six rebounds in the win.
 
Pitt-Johnstown shot an even 50% (28-56) from the floor and 12-17 from the free-throw line.  Shippensburg ended the night shooting just 34.5% (20-58) from the field, 4-14 from behind the 3-point line,  9-16 from the charity stripe.
 
Luther, who needs 25 points to become Pitt-Johnstown's 25^th 1,000-point scorer, also ranks third on the Mountain Cat All-Time 3-point Field Goals List with 209.
 
Hardy and Massaley each netted a dozen points for the Red Raiders, who dropped to 1-6 on the season.
 
The Mountain Cats host a doubleheader with the Lady Cats against Kutztown University on Wednesday starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Sports Center, before closing out the first semester at Mansfield University on Saturday.