Box Score

SLIPPERY ROCK, PA - The Crimson Hawks went on a torrid comeback down by 10 with 2:36 remaining but a half court shot by Marcel Souberbielle (Montevideo, Uruguay/Uruguayan American School) at the buzzer bounced off the back of the rim as 14th-ranked IUP dropped a heartbreaker to rival Slippery rock 70-69 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) men's basketball showdown at Morrow Field House.

The loss drops the Crimson Hawks into a tie with Slippery Rock for first place in the Western Division as each team heads into their final regular season games on Wednesday night with identical 16-5 conference records.

Due to tiebreakers with Gannon, IUP will need a win over Lock Haven coupled with a Slippery Rock loss to the Golden Knights to regain the number one seed heading into the PSAC tournament which begins next weekend.

Souberbielle's half court heave came off a rebound of a missed free throw by The Rock's Luiz Santos. Santos was fouled and went to the line with 3.3 seconds remaining after IUP's Anthony Wells (Cleveland, OH/Shaker Heights) knocked down a pair from the charity stripe to bring the Crimson Hawks to within one.

The final 2:36 of action was thrilling as the Crimson Hawks ran off seven straight points over a 1:25 span to make it a 68-65 game with 1:11 on the clock. Souberbille got things going with a layup followed by a converted free throw after a foul. Slippery Rock would turn the ball over on its next possession before sending Devante Chance (Philadelphia, Pa. /Electrical & Technology Charter) to the foul line where he'd make his first attempt.

The rebound off of his next miss would was awarded to IUP after going out of bounds and the Crimson Hawks would take advantage with a Scooter Renkin (Midlothian, VA/Blue Ridge) three-pointer from the corner to make it a three-point game.

Slippery Rock was sent to the foul line twice but could only make one on each trip as a layup by Wells helped keep IUP within striking distance in the final minute.

Wells finished with a career-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting and five rebounds, while Josh Wiegand (Whiteford, MD/John Carroll) also notched a career-high with 16 points and six boards. The Crimson Hawks shot just 41.8% from the field and went 5-of-23 from behind the arc as a team.

Devin Taylor paced the Rock with a game-high 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Darious Clark chipped in 18 points, three boards and three assists. Slippery Rock was outrebounded by the Crimson Hawks 36-34, but turned it over just 11 times.

Prior to the Crimson Hawks regular-season finale with Lock Haven Wednesday, IUP's five seniors will be honored for their outstanding careers. Gametime with the Bald Eagles is set for 7:30 p.m.