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80
Indiana (PA) IUP 5-5,2-1 PSAC
88
Winner West Chester WCU 7-2,4-0 PSAC
Indiana (PA) IUP
5-5,2-1 PSAC
80
Final
88
West Chester WCU
7-2,4-0 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Indiana (PA) IUP 42 38 80
West Chester WCU 53 35 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Samantha Traini, Interim Director of Strategic Communications and Ideation

IUP falls shorts in comeback attempt against West Chester

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – IUP struggled early and could not mount a full comeback, falling to West Chester 88-80 on Saturday evening.
 
Christian Moore led the scoring for the Hawks with 19 points. Kymani Merraro added 15 points, three steals, four rebounds and Luke Triggs added 12 points, four rebounds, and a block. Both Damir Brooks and Tyler Grove added eight points and grabbed five rebounds. 
 
Christian Moore led the Hawks with 19 points, while Kymani Merraro contributed 15 points, three steals, and four rebounds. Luke Triggs added 12 points, four rebounds, and a block. Damir Brooks and Tyler Grove chipped in eight points each, both securing five rebounds.
 
IUP shot 42.2% from the field, including nine three-pointers. West Chester connected on 44.1% of their shots and capitalized at the free throw line, scoring 22 points. The Hawks managed 19 points off Rams turnovers. The first half ended 53-42 in West Chester's favor, while IUP edged the second half 38-35.
 
The Hawks opened strong with back-to-back three-pointers from Sarp Furton and Moore for a quick 6-0 lead. Moore added another three at 14:21, extending IUP's advantage to 11 points.

However, West Chester responded with a 12-0 run to take a 29-26 lead at 7:22. The teams were last tied at 31 before the Rams surged ahead with an 11-2 run, closing the half up by 11 points after a late three-pointer.
 
Brooks sparked the second half with a tip-in, followed by Grove scoring six straight points on three consecutive baskets.

Despite West Chester building a 17-point lead with four minutes left, Triggs fueled a late IUP rally with four made free throws and two consecutive three-pointers, cutting the deficit to seven points with under a minute to play. Merraro hit a final three-pointer, but IUP ultimately fell short, 88-80.

WIth this loss, IUP fell to 5-5 overall and 2-2 in the PSAC.
 
Up Next 
IUP hosts Kutztown next Tuesday, December 17 at 5:00 p.m.
 
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