Box Score Vienna, W.Va. - The Millersville men's basketball team overcame an 18-point deficit only to see the lead slip away in the final minutes of Saturday's 81-71 loss to Glenville State. Larry Grant scored 26 points for the Marauders, but the Pioneers used red-shooting and a pestering defense to hand Millersville its second consecutive loss to start the season.

Millersville (0-2), now off to its first 0-2 start since 2001, weathered two early Glenville State (1-1) runs to stay in the game. Glenville State's trapping defense, which forced 10 first-half turnovers, and long-range accuracy (5-of-12 shooting on threes), ran its advantage to 42-24 on a Jamel Morris 3-pointer with 2:24 left in the first half.

Millersville's answer all game was Grant. He scored 56 points in the weekend's two games, and his 3-pointer 20 seconds later started a 10-2 run to close the half and slash Glenville's lead down to 44-34. Grant kept the Marauders rolling in the second, scoring five of the team's first seven points, and Brandon Belt's dunk at the 17:53 mark brought Millersville to within one at 44-43.

The clubs traded baskets until Nate Bollinger hit a 3-pointer with 13:37 to go, tying the game at 50. Xavier Mumford's dunk at the 12:19 mark gave Millersville a 54-52 lead--its first since early in the second half.

Glenville retook the advantage, but Grant's jumper with 7:46 remaining gave Millersville a 62-61 lead. J.J. Vazquez answer Grant with a three-point play and jumper on back-to-back possessions, and Millersville never again saw the lead.

Millersville trailed 70-68 after a Bollinger basket at the four minute mark, but the Marauders missed their next seven shots from the field. Glenville put the game away with near perfect free throw shooting.

The Pioneers, which shot 30-of-60 from the field, knocked down 16-of-18 free throws including 11-of-12 in the second half. Morris was 8-of-9 at the line and totaled 18 points. Joe Ballard shot 10-of-12 from the field and tallied a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Grant shot 10-of-21 from the field and also led the team with five assists. Belt and Anthony Coleman added nine points apiece. Elijah Obade pulled down 13 rebounds to go with eight points.

The Marauders make their home debut on Saturday, Nov. 17 against Wilmington and host USciences the following afternoon.