Box Score
Dale Clancy helped guide Pitt-Johnstown to its season's seventh win with 19 points and four assists as the Mountain Cats defeated Mansfield University 91-82 in PSAC crossover action Saturday at the Marion Decker Gymnasium in Mansfield.
 
Along with Clancy's contributions, A.J. Leahey and Nate Snodgrass both added 16 points each as the Mountain Cats move to 7-2 overall, 4-2 in conference play with the victory.
 
After starting the game trailing 4-0, UPJ eventually scored nine of the next 11 points to obtain a 9-6 lead over Mansfield when Clancy drilled a three-pointer 1:45 into the game. The long range shot was one of three for Clancy as he, Leahey and Snodgrass produced 11 of the team's 12 total three-points shots made.
 
The Mountaineers were able to gain an 11-9 lead when Da'Quan Jones made a shot from beyond the arc with around 17 minutes left in the half. The Mountain Cats were able to answer, however, with an 11-point run that was capped off by a Nate Snodgrass layup to give UPJ a 20-11 lead with 13:43 remaining.
 
Five points was the closest Mansfield got to tie the game in the first half after a three-pointer by Andreas Katopodis from an assist by Matt Tamanosky, trailing Pitt-Johnstown 36-31 with 5:40 left until halftime.
 
In the next 2:47, the Mountain Cats raced to a 50-33 lead after a 14-2 run that guided the team to a 52-37 halftime advantage. Pitt-Johnstown were 21-for-37 (56.8%) from the field in the first half while Mansfield made just 13 first half shots on 29 opportunities.
 
UPJ eventually opened up their lead to 20 points at the 16:37 mark in the second half when Rich Audu made a three-pointer to put his team up 61-41. Audu finished the game with seven points and two assists in 12 minutes of play.
 
Pitt-Johnstown's biggest lead of the game came when Rasaun Mosley drained a layup in the paint with 11:23 remaining to make the score a 76-52 Mountain Cat lead. In the next 3:23, the Mountaineers went on a 13-point run that was completed on a Thomas Moore steal and fastbreak layup.
 
A foul committed by Clancy led to a free throw made by Tamanosky that left Mansfield trailing by seven points, 83-76 with 4:07 left. That was the closest the Mountaineers got the lead as the Mountain Cats closed out the game scoring eight of the last 14 points, which led to a Pitt-Johnstown victory.
 
Moore led Mansfield with 19 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, but the team dropped to 3-7 overall, 1-5 in PSAC play with the loss.
 
The Mountain Cats are to finish their seven-game road trip with games at Gannon University Dec. 19 and Millersville University Jan. 3.  Pitt-Johnstown is to play its next home game on January 6 against Shippensburg University as part of a PSAC doubleheader with the Lady Cats.