EDINBORO, Pa. – It was Make-A-Wish Day as Edinboro hosted fourth-ranked Indiana(Pa.) in a PSAC West contest on Saturday afternoon at McComb Fieldhouse. For Boro head coach Pat Cleary, he would surely wish for a healthy roster. As it was, the Fighting Scots were able to suit up eight players as Mikael Anderson returned after missing the last four games. It was not enough, however, as the Fighting Scots would fall by a 91-76 score.

Edibnboro has now lost five straight games and is now 6-16 overall and 4-4 in the PSAC West. IUP, ranked fourth in the latest NABC Division II Top 25, has run off 14 straight wins and is now 23-2 and 18-1, respectively. The Crimson Hawks have already clinched first place in the Western Division.

The contest went back and forth for most of the first half, with Edinboro taking their largest lead at 13-7 just under five minutes into the game. In all, there were four ties and seven lead changes.

IUP broke the last tie at 34-34 with three minutes to play in the first half, as the Crimson Hawks scored nine straight points before Sheldon Brogdon closed the half with a jumper to make it 43-36 at intermission.

The Fighting Scots held IUP to just 40.5 percent from the floor (17-of-42) over the first twenty minutes, but the second half was a different story. The Crimson Hawks would shoot 54.5 percent in the second half (18-of-33).  Edinboro was even better at 59.3 percent (16-of-27), but IUP dominated the glass in the second half.
 

Edinboro kept the contest close for the first five minutes of the half, trailing by just four at 49-45 with 16:09 to play. The lead was still just eight points at 58-50 at the 13:19 mark. IUP used an 8-0 run to put the game away. Anthony Glover started the run with a 3-pointer, with Jacobo Diaz adding two free throws. Diaz then capped the run with another three to make it 74-56 with 8:20 to play.

The Fighting Scots did have one last run in them, shaving the deficit from 19 points (83-64 with 4:29 to play) to ten points at 83-73 with 2:33 left. The nine straight points featured a pair of Maceo Baston layups, followed by a Jaymon Mason basket. When Mike Beck hit a 3-pointer from the left corner, Edinboro was within ten points.

IUP held Edinboro to just one more basket the rest of the way, while the Crimson Hawks made four straight free throws and both of their field goal attempts during that period.

???????Baston enjoyed another career-best effort, as the 6'5" swingman scored a game-high 24 points. He made 10-of-13 field goals and was 4-for-4 from the line. A week ago, Baston posted his previous career high of 22 points.

Mason added 17 points while playing all 40 minutes for the last 11 games. The redshirt junior guard added five rebounds and seven assists. Brogdon was also in double figures with 15 points, making 3-of-5 3-pointers. Anderson returned after missing four straight games with an injury, finishing with six points and five rebounds in 20 minutes.

IUP had four players score in double figures, led by Devon Cottrell's 20 points. Diaz posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, with Blake Danielak coming off the bench for 17 points. Anthony Glover added 15 points and nine rebounds.

???????Edinboro shot 53.6 percent from the floor (30-of-56), their second-highest figure this year. IUP came in at 46.7 percent (35-of-75), but made 11-of-33 3-pointers. The Crimson Hawks were a perfect 10-for-10 at the line, compared to 11-of-15 for the Scots, and held a 41-27 advantage on the boards.

The Fighting Scots return to action on Wednesday, February 11 at Gannon in a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.