INDIANA, Pa. – Senior guard
Anthony Glover, Jr. (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) scored a game-high 21 points but it wasn't enough as the sixth-ranked Crimson Hawks were edged by Virginia State 69-64 on Saturday evening at the Kovalchick Complex.
It was a season-high for Glover, who received help from junior forward
Jacobo Diaz (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain/CBA Gran Canaria) who posted his second double-double of the year with 15 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.
Although the Crimson Hawks (1-3) went 17-of-20 from the foul line, they converted just 35 percent from the field, including 5-of-22 from 3-point range.
IUP led 54-50 with just under eight minutes to go in the game before Virginia State (2-0) rattled off nine straight points to take a five point lead. Glover made it a one point game with 3:31 to play after a steal and fastbreak layup with a free throw on the back end, and it remained a one point deficit with under a minute to play in the game.
The game became a free throw shooting contest down the stretch, with Virginia State making 4-of-4 to ice the game in the final moments.
Also reaching double-figures in scoring was forward
Blake Danielak (Georgetown, Tex./Liberty Hill) with 14 points. Junior guard
Dante Lombardi (Indiana, Pa./The Kiski School) dished out a game-high seven assists.
Up next
The Crimson Hawks return to the court next weekend with conference crossover play, hosting Lock Haven and Bloomsburg on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
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