Box Score Indiana, Pa. - The PSAC's best defense locked down the Millersville men's basketball team Tuesday night. No. 7-ranked Indiana (Pa.) held the Marauders to 28.3 percent shooting from the field and held off a late comeback in a 74-57 decision.
IUP (8-0) was a tough match-up for the Marauders on paper, and it played out that way on the court. Millersville (2-5) entered the game ranked 17th in the PSAC in team field goal percentage while IUP ranked No. 4 in Division II in scoring defense, allowing only 58.7 points per game. That average only got better Tuesday. Millersville shot a season-low 17-of-60 from the field and connected on a season-low 7-of-27 3-pointers.
Anthony Coleman scored 22 against IUP last season but had a rough night against IUP's smothering defense, going 0-of-7 from the field and going scoreless for the first time in 26 games.
Tavon Parker scored 12 points on 3-of-9 shooting, and
Jalen Lester's 12 points put in him in double figures for the fourth consecutive game. Marcel Souberbielle led four Crimson Hawks in double figures with 22 points.
Xavier Mumford scored the first four points of the game, giving the Marauders a quick lead 40 seconds into the game. Millersville, however, did not score again until
Tyree Smith's free throws more than 10 minutes later at the 9:57 mark. The Marauders were held without a field goal for nearly 13 minutes until Parker's lay-up at the 6:55 mark. Despite the offensive drought, the Marauders trailed only 21-11 at that point and reduced the lead to as few as seven before IUP took a 31-22 lead into the break.
The Marauders started the second half on another cold spell, missing six of their first seven shots. IUP pushed the lead to 46-24 before Millersville got hot from three.
Kyle Richardson, Parker and Lester all hit threes in a 16-5 run over the next five minutes. Millersville trailed 61-51 before the comeback stalled.
Millersville has a quick turnaround, playing at Seton Hill Wednesday evening. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m., and fans can listen live on
MSBN.
