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University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Athletics

PITT-JOHNSTOWN MOUNTAIN CATS
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Ali Single
100
Winner Indiana (PA) IUP-M 16-1 11-1 PSAC-W
93
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-M 15-4, 9-3 PSAC-W
Winner
Indiana (PA) IUP-M
16-1 11-1 PSAC-W
100
Final
93
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-M
15-4, 9-3 PSAC-W
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Indiana (PA) IUP-M 45 55 100
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-M 40 53 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Free-Throw Shooting Helps No. 7 IUP Topple Mountain Cats, 100-93

Johnstown, PA

Wise, JoshSeventh-ranked Indiana (PA) shot 12 more free-throws and held a 15-point advantage from the line and was able to fend off Pitt-Johnstown, 100-93, in a match-up of the top-two teams in the PSAC Western Division, Wednesday night in the Sports Center.  Josh Wise's 26 points led four Mountain Cat double figure scorers.
 
IUP shot 25-28 from the line, while Pitt-Johnstown, 15-4 overall and 9-3 in the PSAC West, only shot 16 and made 10.  Other than that, the Mountain Cats and Crimson Hawks were even.  Pitt-Johnstown shot 56.3% (36-64) from the floor and 11-23 from behind the arc.  IUP shot 56.4% (31-55) and 13-29 from 3-point range.
 
Wise connected on 9-14 from the field, including 6-8 from behind the 3-point line, to lead Pitt-Johnstown with 26 points.  John Paul Kromka had a double-double of 22 Kromka, John Paulpoints (10-16 FG) and 11 rebounds, while Fred Mulbah scored 19 points, matched his career-high with 11 assists, and made a game-high four steals, and Drew Magestro scored 10 points.
 
IUP started fast and jumped out to a 12-2 lead on Malik Miller's 3-pointer.
 
Pitt-Johnstown battled back to knot it at 34 at the 3:34 mark of the opening half on a Magestro 3-pointer and a Joe Batt layup, but the Crimson Hawks were able to rebuild the lead to seven and take a 45-40 advantage into the halftime break.
 
Mulbah, FredAn 15-9 run to start the second half, capped by Ethan Porterfield's 3-pointer, increased IUP's lead to 11, before a pair of Shawndale Jones free-throws and an Anthony White 3-pointer made it 83-68 with 7:07 to play.
 
Another 3-pointer from Magestro got the Mountain Cats back to within 10 at 1:29, but IUP was able to hold on for the seven-point victory.
 
Armoni Foster match Wise with a game-high 26 points, including a perfect 12-12 from the line, to pace five IUP double figure scorers and help the Crimson Hawks improve to 16-1 overall and 11-1 in the PSAC West.  Miller (22 points), Dave Morris (16 points), Jones (14 points), and White (11 points) also scored in double figures for IUP.
 
Magestro, DrewPitt-Johnstown visits Seton Hill for a PSAC Western Division game on Saturday, before hosting a conference-crossover doubleheader with the women's team against Mansfield on Wednesday at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the Sports Center.
 
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