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Keshaw Liggins - Charleston
Rylie Steiner
Keshawn Liggins scored a career-high 39 points.
74
Seton Hill SHU-M 4-8, 1-6 PSAC
86
Winner Edinboro EDIN-M 9-2, 6-1 PSAC
Seton Hill SHU-M
4-8, 1-6 PSAC
74
Final
86
Edinboro EDIN-M
9-2, 6-1 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Seton Hill SHU-M 34 40 74
Edinboro EDIN-M 45 41 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Liggins Scores Career-High 39 Points as Edinboro Improves to 9-2 with 86-74 Win over Seton Hill

EDINBORO, Pa. – The Edinboro basketball team took to the hardcourt for the first time in 2018 and picked up where it left off in 2017, defeating Seton Hill, 86-74, at McComb Fieldhouse in a PSAC West contest. The victory was the fifth straight for the Fighting Scots as they improved to 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the PSAC West. Seton Hill fell to 4-8 and 1-6, respectively.

One other number to stand out for head coach Pat Cleary is eight. That's the number of wins Edinboro had in 2016-17, and that's where the Fighting Scots were picked to finish in the Western Division in the coaches' preseason poll.

Keshawn Liggins led the way for the Fighting Scots, as the 6'5" senior swingman deposited a career-high 39 points. It marked his third straight 30-point outing and his fifth this season. Liggins made 14-of-20 field goals, including 4-of-7 3-pointers, and was 7-for-7 at the line. He added six rebounds.

The transfer from Idaho State got the Fighting Scots off to a fast start, as he contributed five points in a 7-0 run to start the game, and had 12 points as they jumped out to a 23-9 with 12:30 remaining in the half.

Seton Hill closed the gap to five points on two occasions, the last at 39-34 with 1:18 left in the half. Jack Frank added one of two free throws, then hustled his way to a rebound on the miss, and ultimately powered in a layup with 26 seconds to play for a 42-34 advantage.

The Griffins turned the ball over holding for a final shot, and Liggins' long 3-pointer from the top of the key bounced on the front of the rim and went in as the buzzer sounded for a 45-34 lead at the half. It was the last of 24 points for Liggins in the first 20 minutes.

Seton Hill refused to go away in the second half, however, and cut a 10-point deficit to just two with 7:33 remaining on a pair of free throws by Nathan Davis to make it 66-64. That's when Liggins, who had scored just two points in the second half, took over once again.

He hit a jumper in the paint, then followed with a 3-pointer, and Mike Beck capped a string of eight straight points with another three to make it 74-64 just 92 seconds later.

Liggins went on to score 13 points in the final seven-and-a-half minutes as Seton Hill would pul,l no closer than eight points the rest of the way.

Jaymon Mason boosted his career point total to 1,698 points as the senior guard accounted for 17 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Anthony Coleman, the third part of Edinboro's Big Three, added 11 points and six assists.
 
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Jack Frank pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds. 
Edinboro dominated the glass, 41-31, including 15 offensive boards, thanks to the post play of Frank and Trey Staunch. Frank finished with double-figure rebounds for the second straight game, pulling down 10 rebounds in 21 minutes. Staunch played 19 minutes and had a season-high nine boards.

Seton Hill also had three players in double figures, led by Trevor Blondin and Trevor Lecouna with 20 points apiece. Davis added 11 points.

Edinboro ended the game shooting 44.9 percent from the floor (31-of-69), while the Griffins came in at 50.0 percent (29-of-58). They did cool off slightly in the second half after shooting 55.6 percent in the first half. The Fighting Scots made 13-of-29 3-pointers compared to 5-of-13 for Seton Hill. Both teams made 11 free throws, Edinboro in 15 attempts and Seton Hill in 13.

Seton Hill committed 12 turnovers compared to nine for the Scots, but Edinboro took full advantage of the Griffins' miscues. Edinboro held a 22-8 advantage in points off turnovers.

The Seton Hill contest was the first of four in eight days for Edinboro. The Fighting Scots host PSAC East power Kutztown on Saturday, January 6 at 3 p.m.
 
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