INDIANA, Pa. – IUP built upon its halftime lead and posted a workmanlike 72-60 victory against Edinboro on Saturday afternoon at the PSAC.
 
IUP (11-5, 8-2) got another career effort from Garvin Clarke, taking his production to another level over the last week. The Hawks held Edinboro (5-12, 4-7) to just 60 points and 40.7% shooting from the floor.
 
Clarke finished with 30 points (10-15 FG), six assists, four rebounds and two steals in another 40-minute outing. Ethan Porterfield just missed a double-double with 18 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Jaylen Stewart added 11 points for IUP and Bryce Radford notched eight.
 
Edinboro entered with wins in three of the last four games and some strong offensive numbers during that stretch.  Bernie Blunt posted a team-high 16 points, grabbing four rebounds. Jack Gallagher dropped 11 points and five rebounds in 31 minutes.
 
IUP built its lead to double figures early in the second half and did not allow the Fighting Scots to get within single digits the rest of the way. The Crimson Hawks posted seven steals and four blocks as a team, including a pair of blocks from Sarp Furtun off the bench.

Porterfield moved into sole possession of eighth place on the school's all-time scoring list with his 18 points on Saturday, pushing his career total to 1,612. He became just the ninth player in program history to reach 1,600 career points, also surpassing 600 career field goals and 200 career three-point field goals made in the victory. 

A remarkable first half from Clarke carried IUP to a 34-26 advantage heading into the locker room. With under two seconds remaining, a home run pass from Rhodes found Clarke ahead of the defense, beating the buzzer for the eight-point advantage.  Clarke logged 18 points and three assists before halftime for IUP, which shot 41.4% from the floor in the opening half. The Fighting Scots got off to a strong start as IUP settled in. 

Down 7-0, IUP took a 12-11 lead on a triple from Porterfield at 13:24. IUP was in front the rest of the contest, zipping ahead 21-14 on a Clarke layup before its largest lead of the frame with the last-second bucket. KJ Rhodes came up with some contested rebounds for IUP in th first half, stepping in for his first start of the season on Saturday and finishing with seven reboudns in 26 minutes. 

After stretching its lead to double figures, IUP used a timely 9-0 spurt in the second half that included a layin from Jaylen Stewart for a 53-36 advantage. The Fighting Scots trimmed the deficit back to 10 before IUP iced the victory at the foul line, including four straight from Clarke. Clarke has combined for 57 points over his last two outings, setting career highs each occassion. 

IUP and head coach Joe Lombardi have won 28 of the last 30 meetings with Edinboro. The Crimson Hawks also push their home record to 47-4 in January games since 2017-18, going 24-1 at home during that span.

Up Next 
IUP visits Seton Hill for a divisional road matchup on Wednesday, January 24. 

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