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Mike Beck vs. Slippery Rock
Mike Gallagher
Senior swingman Mike Beck finished with a career-high 23 points.
87
Slippery Rock ROCK-M 19-7, 13-7 PSAC
97
Winner Edinboro EDIN-M 15-8, 12-7 PSAC
Slippery Rock ROCK-M
19-7, 13-7 PSAC
87
Final
97
Edinboro EDIN-M
15-8, 12-7 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Slippery Rock ROCK-M 43 44 87
Edinboro EDIN-M 48 49 97

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

Beck Leads Hot-Shooting Fighting Scots to 97-87 Win over Slippery Rock

EDINBORO, Pa. – Mike Beck scored a career-high 23 points and Edinboro enjoyed a season-best  shooting night in a 97-87 win over Slippery Rock at McComb Fieldhouse on Wednesday night. The victory, thanks to a season-high 97 points, keeps the Fighting Scots in the hunt for a home playoff game in the PSAC Tournament, as they improved to 15-8 overall and 12-7 in league play. The Rock is 19-7 overall and 13-7 in the PSAC West.
 
The 15 wins also matches the most wins during head coach Pat Cleary's five-year tenure. His 2015-16 team finished with a 15-11 record.
 
A tall and talented Slippery Rock squad led on just two occasions, and by just one point each time. The last came at the 15:16 mark of the first half at 11-10 on a Micah Till layup. But unlike the first meeting, when Till dominated the action with 26 points and 20 rebounds in an 88-82 win, this time around the Fighting Scots were able to somewhat limit the 6'7", 250 lb. redshirt junior.
 
Beck's drive gave Edinboro a 12-11 lead. The Fighting Scots eventually pulled ahead by 12 points in the first half at 30-18, but with both teams battling foul trouble, SRU would pull to within 48-43 at intermission.
 
Beck had 10 points in the first half, then warmed up in the second half. With just under ten minutes to play, Slippery Rock closed to within two points at 69-67 on a Tony Gates jumper. The margin was still just four points at 77-73 with 6:41 to play, but the lead would balloon to 13 points four minutes later, with Beck playing a large role.
 
The Fighting Scots hit six free throws – two apiece by Jaymon Mason, Anthony Colemnan, and Keshawn Liggins, with a Mason jumper mixed in. That gave Edinboro an 85-75 lead with 4:19 left. Till's layup made it an eight-point contest, but Beck stepped up and hit back-to-back three's to boost the lead to 93-80 with 2:32 remaining.
 
A pair of turnovers would allow Slippery Rock to close to 93-86 with 65 seconds left, but Coleman and Liggins made two free throws apiece to close out the win.
 
Edinboro's 97 points were a season-high, as the Fighting Scots shot a season-high 52.5 percent from the floor (31-59), including 60.7 percent (17-of-28) over the first 20 minutes. Slippery Rock came in leading the PSAC and ranking ninth in Division II in field goal percentage defense at 40.1 percent. Edinboro made 10-of-16 3-pointers and went 25-of-27 at the line.
 
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Jaymon Mason scored 24 points and now had 1,899 for his career. 
The Rock shot 50.9 percent from the floor (29-of-57), converting 4-of-13 3-pointers, and was 25-of-31 at the line. The top rebounding team in the PSAC and third in Division II, Slippery Rock held a 34-26 advantage on the glass, including 13 offensive boards. However, Edinboro committed just seven turnovers compared to 15 for SRU.
Beck, a senior swingman, finished the game making 9-of-14 field goals, including 5-of-8 3-pointers, to register the top scoring effort of his career.
 
Mason actually led the Fighting Scots in scoring with 24 points despite playing just 28 minutes due to foul trouble. The redshirt senior guard now needs 56 points to break his father Tyrone's career scoring record after boosting his total to 1,899 points. Mason made 9-of-15 field goals, including 3-of-5 3-pointers, and was 3-for-3 at the line. He added a game-high six assists.
 
Liggins, the PSAC's leading scorer, totaled 21 points and a team-high eight rebounds. He was 8-of-9 at the line. The senior forward has now scored 550 points, which ranks 12th in a season. Coleman contributed 12 points, making 7-of-8 free throws.
 
Undersized Trey Staunch once again provided solid production in the paint, coming off the bench to contribute nine points and six rebounds.
 
Till finished with a game-high 28 points, but the PSAC's leading rebounder finished with just five boards. He was a perfect 11-for-11 at the line. Merdic Green added 26 points, going 9-of-10 at the charity stripe.
 
Edinboro returns to action on Saturday, February 17 at Clarion.    
 
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