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ST. DAVIDS, Pa. — The Eastern
University men's basketball forced
the Marywood Pacers into 31
turnovers, and outscored their
guests 35-21 in the second half to
cruise to a 71-51 home win. Tyrone
Coleman led a balanced Eagle attack
with 15 points.
The Pacers jumped to a quick 6-0
lead on three pointers from Adam
Wildasin and Jeff Moen, but the
Eagles responded with a 12-0 run to
take the lead for good. The Eagles
took the lead on a Mike Johnson
three pointer from the right wing,
and bumped the advantage to six when
Volpe hit his only three pointer of
the game. The Pacers hung around for
much of the first half thanks to six
of 12 three point shooting. The
Pacers, who had 15 turnovers in the
opening period cut the Eagle lead to
34-30 with a minute to go on a Karl
Anderson three from the corner.
Kevin Raab finished the half with a
putback basket to bump the Eastern
lead back to six.
The Eagles shot just 42% for the
first half, and seemed to be out of
sync in the half court, but their
defense was able to prevent the
Pacers from getting an inside attack
going. The second half saw Mike
Johnson assert himself on the glass
almost immediately. The 6'5 forward
grabbed nine rebounds, dished out a
pair of assists, block three shots,
and pick up a pair of steals as the
Eagles began to control the inside.
The Pacers, who had been red hot
from the perimeter in the first
half, found fewer open looks and
finished the second half 0-8 from
behind the arc.
Eastern assistant coach Ryan
Livingston said of the game, "We
were not pleased with our first half
execution or effort at the defensive
end, but we put together a solid
second half. Mike Johnson was
dominant in the second half."
Eastern got double figure scoring
from Coleman, Matt Flanagan with
eleven, and Matt Malloy with ten.
Malloy influenced the game again by
forcing the Marywood guards away
from the basket and tipping numerous
balls. The Eagles, who never led by
less than eight in the second half,
move to 11-8 overall and 8-6 in PAC
play.
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