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From Mirror, wire reports
LORETTO – Behind career nights by sophomore Cam Gregory, and freshmen Ace Talbert, Aidan Harris and Eli Wilborn, the Saint Francis men’s basketball team earned its first win of the season with a 77-63 victory against Pitt-Greensburg in non-conference men’s basketball action on Monday night.
Gregory registered a career-best 19 points, thanks to 8-for-11 shooting from the floor, 1-of-4 from behind the arc and 2-of-4 from the free throw line. Talbert (15 points), Harris (10 points) and Wilborn (10 points) each notched their first double-figure performance of the season.
“It’s a win. It’s a step in the right direction for these guys as they learn how to compete Division I level and play college basketball,” SFU coach Rob Krimmel said. ” I really like where this team is going in the foundation that they’ve set, but short-term memory got to come back in tomorrow and get ready for another opponent and we’ll be ready to compete for 40 minutes.”
The Red Flash used a 12-5 run in the first half to take the lead for good. Harris started the spurt with a 3-pointer at 17:08 before Gregory registered back-to-back baskets at 15:57 and 14:38. After a Bobcat 3-ball, Carlos Lopez, Jr. scored on an up-and-under layup at 13:48, and then Talbert capped the spurt with a trey at 12:24 for an 18-10 advantage.
Pitt-Greensburg cut the margin to three points three times before the Frankies ended the half on an 11-5 run to go into the locker room with a 36-27 lead. Talbert had five points and Wilborn added four points in the spurt.
Saint Francis started the second half on a 27-18 run to extend its lead to 63-45 with 8:35 left in the game. Gregory had five points while Wisler Sanon II added four points in this stretch to lead the Red Flash.
Saint Francis improved to 9-3 in home openers under head coach Rob Krimmel.
Saint Francis continues its three-game homestand over the Thanksgiving holiday on Wednesday against Franciscan. Game time is 7 p.m.
PITT.-GREENSBURG (0-1): Evans-Mcquay 2-4 1-2 5, Greggerson 4-6 0-0 8, Jones 0-7 3-6 3, Marinchak 6-15 1-1 18, Rozich 2-4 5-6 9, Byer 5-12 2-2 15, Crockett 0-2 0-0 0, Gaffney 0-2 5-5 5, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Mentzer 0-0 0-0 0, Watkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 17-22 63.
ST. FRANCIS (1-4): Harris 3-4 3-4 10, Wilborn 4-9 2-2 10, Gregory 8-11 2-4 19, Moncrief 1-3 1-2 3, Rosenberger 2-8 1-2 6, Talbert 6-8 1-1 15, Sanon 2-7 4-5 8, Lopez 1-4 0-0 2, Liberis 1-3 0-0 2, Webb 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 29-61 14-20 77.
Halftime–St. Francis 36-27. 3-Point Goals–Pitt.-Greensburg 8-27 (Marinchak 5-11, Byer 3-7, Crockett 0-1, Evans-Mcquay 0-1, Gaffney 0-2, Jones 0-5), St. Francis (5-17 (Talbert 2-3, Harris 1-1, Gregory 1-4, Rosenberger 1-4, Lopez 0-2, Sanon 0-3). Rebounds–Pitt.-Greensburg 33 (Jones, Rozich 7), St. Francis 28 (Wilborn 7). Assists–Pitt.-Greensburg 10 (Byer 5), St. Francis 7 (Rosenberger 3). Total Fouls–Pitt.-Greensburg 17, St. Francis 20. A–623