BOX SCORE
Immaculata, Pa. (Dec. 3, 2007) – Alvernia College missed 14-of-23 free throws in a 70-65 loss to Immaculata University Monday evening in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference men's basketball action at Alumnae Hall.
Alvernia (3-3, 1-1 PAC) trailed for most of the second half and cut a 12-point gap down to four with 48 seconds left, but couldn't complete the comeback doomed by a 9-for-23 effort from the free throw line.
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mmaculta (4-0, 3-0 PAC) scored six straight points on the front end of a 12-2 streak that broke a 43-all tie and left the hosts with a 55-45 lead with 6:30 to play. The lead was down to five points a minute later, but pushed back to a dozen, 69-57, with 1:59 to play. Alvernia junior
Derrick Hogue (Philadelphia, Pa./Calvary Christian) converted a three-point play and
Terrence Shawell (Pottstown, Pa./Pottstown) followed with a 3 after a steal and the lead was six with at 1:28
Alvernia forced a second straight turnover on the next possession and sophomore
Matt King (Phoenixville, Pa./St. Pius X), who finished with a game-high 22 points, scored on a layup to make it eight straight for the guests. The Mighty Macs continued in the giving spirit with their third straight turnover, but Hogue missed a layup that would have cut the gap to two and Immaculata hit a free throw to close the scoring.
Shawell joined King in double-figures with 14 points and
Tyrone Bradley (Chester, Pa./Chester) posted his first double-double of the season with 10 points and a team-high 12 rebounds. Immaculata was led by a pair of double-doubles from Jayson Hyman (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Rob Jones (17 points, 13 rebounds). Leading scorer Kyle Finklea, who entered the game averaging better than 25 points per game, also reached double-figures with 14.
Immaculata worked the offense for 17 assists on 27 buckets while the Crusaders assisted on just four of their 26 field goals.
Alvernia is off for finals week and will return to action next Saturday, December 15, for a Coaches vs. Cancer tripleheader at the Sovereign Center.
Immaculata 70, Alvernia 65
