CLARION, Pa. - Sophomore forward Ethan Porterfield scored a career-high 30 points to lead the No. 6 IUP men's basketball team to an 81-47 win over Clarion Saturday afternoon at Tippin Gymnasium.

Porterfield went 13-of-16 from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, and knocked down a free throw in his career game. The 30 points bettered his previous career-high of 23 which he's tallied three times this year. It's his fifth game of more than 20 points this season and he's averaging 22.6 points over the last five games. 

This was the sixth straight win for the Crimson Hawks as they improved to 15-1 overall and 9-1 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). Clarion is now 6-8 overall and 2-7 in the league. 

How it happened
Clarion made it a game in the early going, leading by as many as seven points at 14-7 and later taking a 19-14 lead on a 3-pointer with 9:39 to play in the first half. 

With IUP trailing 23-22 at the six minute mark, Porterfield converted points in the paint that jump-started a 17-3 run as the Hawks took a 39-26 lead into the locker room. The layup was part of 10 straight points from Porterfield as he finished the first half with 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting. 

The Hawks' lead reached 20 at 48-28 on a 3-pointer by junior guard Armoni Foster in the early goings of the second half. The trey was part of a 16-4 run for the Hawks as they took a 59-32 lead with just under 12 minutes left. The lead hit 31 a few minutes later and remained in the 30s for the rest of the afternoon as IUP cruised to another road win.

Who stood out
Porterfield became the third IUP player this season to record a 30-point game, joining Shawndale Jones (38 at Bowie State) and Armoni Foster (33 at West Chester).

Foster finished with 19 points, five rebounds and five assists in 39 minutes. Junior guard Dave Morris hit a career-high with 12 assists and grabbed eight rebounds. 

Notes
IUP entered the game ranked No. 6 in the NABC Coaches and No. 4 in the D2SIDA Media Top 25 polls ... IUP improved to 8-0 on the road this season ... This was IUP's fifth straight road game, winning by an average of 19.4 points during that stretch ... This was IUP's second straight game shooting over 56 percent from the floor, the Hawks are shooting 51.1 percent for the season ... This was IUP's 21st straight victory over Clarion dating back to the 2010-11 season, including its 11th straight win in Clarion ... IUP is 56-3 in January over the last six seasons, including 31-2 on the road.  

Up next
IUP has another big road matchup in two days when the Hawks head to Pitt-Johnstown to face the Mountain Cats (12-3, 8-1 PSAC). Tipoff is 7:30 p.m.

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