Pitt-Johnstown could not overcome a barrage of 3-pointers from Edinboro in a 97-75 defeat on Saturday afternoon at McComb Fieldhouse.

The Mountain Cats fell to 10-12 (6-9 PSAC).

Senior guard Ryan Smith contributed team-highs of 21 points and seven rebounds. Jay Rose added 12 points, four rebounds and three assists. Baden Forup supplied 12 points and five boards, while Adam Bilinsky chipped in 10 points.

All eight ties and six lead changes came within the first 14 minutes of the game. The Mountain Cats led by three on three separate occasions during a two-minute span midway through the first half.

Forup's short jumper gave the Mountain Cats a 25-23 advantage with less than nine minutes in the half, but it was the last outright lead of the afternoon. Rose tied the game at 27-all with 6:30 remaining, but Edinboro took control for good on a layup just 18 seconds later.

A late run over the final six minutes from the Scots put the Mountain Cats in a 47-37 deficit heading into the break.

Smith's layup less than a minute into the second half cut that deficit to eight, but Pitt-Johnstown got no closer over the remaining 19 minutes.

The Mountain Cats finished a more than respectable 56.9% (33-of-58) from the floor, including a 17-for-28 (60.7%) over the opening 20 minutes.

But the difference came from beyond the arc where Pitt-Johnstown was just 2-of-8, while Edinboro was 17-for-35 (48.6%), including 10-of-18 in the second half.

Steve Kelly knocked in six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 23 points for the Scots, who improved to 13-10 (9-7 PSAC).

Pitt-Johnstown will host IUP on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Sports Center.