CHEYNEY, Pa. – Four Crimson Hawks scored in double-figures as the IUP men's basketball team flew past Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division foe Cheyney 91-64 on Sunday afternoon at Cope Hall.
 
Sophomore guard Anthony Glover (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) and freshman forward Jacobo Diaz (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain/CBA Gran Canaria) led the scoring for IUP with 20 points apiece, as the Crimson Hawks won their third straight to improve to 9-5 overall and 6-3 in conference play.
 
IUP shot 52.5 percent (31-of-59) from the floor for the game, including 9-of-22 from three-point range, and also connected on 20-of-23 from the foul line.
 
Glover shot 7-of-14 from the field, including 4-of-11 from three-point range, and grabbed seven rebounds in 30 minutes of action. Diaz played 31 minutes off the bench, going 7-of-9 from the field and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. He added five boards, two assists and a blocked shot.
 
Also reaching double-figures in scoring for the Crimson Hawks were senior guard Brandon Norfleet (Virginia Beach, Va. /Landstown) with 17 points and senior forward Daddy Ugbede (Gardena, Calif./Serra) with 13 points.
 
IUP faced a hot-shooting Cheyney squad that finished 24-of-48 from the floor, including 6-of-16 from three-point range. The Crimson Hawks took the advantage on the boards, outrebounding the Wolves 37-to-20, grabbing 12 on the offensive glass. IUP also forced 13 turnovers.
 
A dunk by Norfleet gave the Crimson Hawks an early nine-point lead at 16-7 just 5:28 into the game. That lead went to double-digits at 30-20 on a layup by Ugbede, but the Wolves rallied with an 11-2 run with IUP eventually taking a 36-31 lead into halftime.
 
The Crimson Hawks opened the second stanza with a 14-4 run to jump on top 50-36. An 8-0 run minutes later made the lead 20 points at 58-38 as Diaz nailed a three-pointer with 12:20 to play. The IUP lead reached as much as 29 points in the final minutes en route to the 27-point blowout victory. It was the largest win margin and the most points scored for the Crimson Hawks this season.
 
IUP is now tied for third in the Western Division with its 6-3 PSAC record and is just one game behind Edinboro (7-2), which the Crimson Hawks defeated in December, for the division lead.
 
Two straight home games are on the schedule for the Crimson Hawks this week, starting with PSAC East opponent Millersville on Wednesday night. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
 
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