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Tullis Scores 1,000th Point As Mountain Cats Roll to 103-44Win Over PSU-Greater Allegheny

11/15/2008

Marcus Tullis (Johnstown, Pa.) poured in a game-high 21 points to become the 19th Mountain Cat to reach the 1,000-point plateau on his way to leading #25 Pitt-Johnstown to a 103-44 victory over Penn State-Greater Allegheny to tip-off the 2008-09 season, Saturday night in the Sports Center. All 10 of the Mountain Cats who dressed dented the scoring column to help the team improve to 1-0.
Tullis, who entered the game 20 points shy of the milestone, reached the mark with a layup at the 13:52 mark of the second half. Tullis became the first Mountain Cat to score his 1,000 point since All-American Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD) achieved it in the 2006-07 season.
Penn State-Greater Allegheny opened the game on a 7-0 run, but the Mountain Cats answered with a 24-3 run of their own over the next 5:10 to build a 24-10 lead, before taking a commanding 55-20 lead into the halftime break. The Mountain Cats increased the lead to 60 points with 1:11 to play, en route to the 59-point victory.
Tullis led all scorers and five Mountain Cats who scored in double figures with 21 points on 8-14 shooting from the field and 5-5 from the free-throw line. Tullis also grabbed five rebounds. Quinton Davis (Pittsburgh, Pa.) had 16 points and six rebounds, and Matt Ionadi (Pittsburgh, Pa.) collected 14 points and fours assists, while freshman Patrick Grubbs (Turtle Creek, Pa.) tallied 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds in his first collegiate game. Danny Branch (Washington, D.C.) rounded out the double-figures scorers with 13 points and three rebounds. Head coach Bob Rukavina also got eight assists from red-shirt freshman Travis King (Washington, D.C.) and seven assists from William Sharpe (Johnstown, Pa.) in the victory.
The Mountain Cats, who out-rebounded the Lions 49-29, finished the game shooting 58.5 (38-65) from the field, including an even 60.0% in the second half. Pitt-Johnstown also connected on 23 of its 35 free-throws. Penn State-Greater Allegheny shot just 29.0% (18-62) from the field and 33.3% (7-21) from behind the three-point line. Pitt-Johnstown also forced 28 turnovers, while committing just 11.
Rochon Washington scored a team-high 15 points to lead the Lions. Devon Brooks scored nine points and Gian Gaston pulled down five rebounds to lead Penn State-Greater Allegheny, which fell to 0-1.
Pitt-Johnstown opens the WVIAC schedule at Seton Hill University on Wednesday, before traveling to California University (PA) on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Mountain return to the Sports Center to take on Penn State-New Kensington on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and Bloomsburg University on Saturday, Nov. 29. Both home games will tip-off at 7:30 p.m.
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