EDINBORO, Pa. (Jan. 20, 2016) – Five players scored in double figures as the Edinboro men's basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with an 89-79 win over California(Pa.) on Wednesday night at McComb Fieldhouse. The Fighting Scots improved to 10-6 overall and 9-4 in the PSAC West. The Vulcans fell to 7-12 and 4-9, respectively.
 

Henri Wade-Chatman paced the Fighting Scots with 24 points, moving into 18th place in career scoring with 1,195 career points. Backcourt mate Jaymon Mason added 19 points while matching his career-high with nine assists and pulling down a team-high six rebounds. The two combined to make 9-of-20 3-pointers.

Tommy Scales added 14 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the floor, but played just 20 minutes before fouling out. Michael Beck and Je'Land Head added 10 points apiece, a career-high total for Head in just 13 minutes. Beck was 4-for-4 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers.

Both teams shot over 50 percent from the floor, with Cal ending at 53.2 percent (25-of-47) and Edinboro at 52.4 percent (33-of-63). The Fighting Scots made 14-of-26 3-pointers while the Vulcans were 9-for-19 from beyond the arc. Both teams missed just three free throws, with Edinboro making 9-of-12 and Cal 20-of-23.

The rebound battle was near even with Cal holding a slight 29-27 edge, but Edinboro held a huge difference in terms of turnovers. The Fighting Scots committed just seven turnovers while forcing 16 miscues. It led to a 24-8 advantage in points off turnovers. The 89 points were the highest since Edinboro scored 105 points in a souble overtime win over Gannon in mid-December.

Cal came out on fire, making their first seven shots. The Vulcans jumped out to a 22-16 lead less than seven minutes into the game, but Edinboro followed with a 19-2 run over the next five minutes, all courtesy of Wade-Chatman, Scales and Beck. Wade Chatman scored eight points, including knocking down a pair of 3-pointers, with Scales scoring six points and Beck five.

Leading 46-40 at the half, Edinboro built the lead to 17 points in the second half. That came at 64-47 with 13:10 left in the second half thanks to a 12-2 run. Mason got things started with a three, with Wade-Chatman following with a jumper, followed by a steal and a layup. After a Richard Smith dunk, one of four by the Cal center on the night, Mason drained another three and Scales scored on a layup.

The lead would grow to as many as 18 points at 71-53 with 8:52 to play. While never seriously threatened, the Fighting Scots did see that lead fall to six points with 1:34 to play after Luka Andjusic made three free throws. That capped a 14-5 run for the Vulcans.
 

Mason was fouled on Edinboro's ensuing possession and made both free throws. Following a Cal miss, Mikael Anderson scored on a breakaway layup to build the lead back up to ten points with a minute to play.

Smith led a trio of Vulcans in double figures with 24 points, making 11-of-12 free throws. He added a game-high nine rebounds. Andjusic had 18 points, making 5-of-7 3-pointers, while Khalil Jabbie added 16 points and six assists.

Edinboro plays its next two games on the road, beginning with a Saturday, January 23 contest at Seton Hill.