Damon Miraud
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Junior Damon Miraud was one of five Golden Knights in double digits, finishing with 11 points and five rebounds.
72
Winner Indiana (Pa.) IUP-M 19-2, 14-1 PSAC
62
Gannon University GAN-M 13-6, 11-4 PSAC
Winner
Indiana (Pa.) IUP-M
19-2, 14-1 PSAC
72
Final
62
Gannon University GAN-M
13-6, 11-4 PSAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Indiana (Pa.) IUP-M 40 32 72
Gannon University GAN-M 23 39 62

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Men's Basketball Team Falls to No. 6 Indiana (Pa.) During Hall of Fame Game (Video)

THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: No. 6 Indiana (Pa.) 72, at Gannon 62
  • Records: Gannon (13-6, 11-4 PSAC), Indiana (Pa.) (19-2, 14-1 PSAC)
  • Location: Erie, Pa. - Hammermill Center (Gary Miller Court)
  • The Short Story: The Gannon men's basketball team fell behind by 22 points during the first half and was unable to fully recover during a 72-62 loss to No. 6 Indiana (Pa.) Saturday afternoon at the Hammermill Center.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Indiana (Pa.) held a 13-12 lead before extending its advantage with an 8-1 run. Anthony Glover's three-pointer gave the Crimson Hawks a 21-13 lead midway through the first half.
  • A 15-0 IUP run later in the first half bolstered the visitors' lead to 38-17 with 2:22 remaining. The Crimson Hawks' defense held the Golden Knights scoreless for six minutes and one second.
  • Overall, Gannon went 11 minutes and 11 seconds without a field goal until senior Marcus Jones (Brantford, Ontario/Athlete Institute) hit a jumper from the right baseline with 1:22 showing on the clock. The Golden Knights missed 12 straight shots and turnover the ball over seven times during the drought.
  • A lay-up by senior Matthew Dogan (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex) right before the buzzer sent Gannon into the intermission with a 40-23 deficit.
  • Gannon cut the difference to 46-34 with eight straight points early in the second half. Four different players scored during the run, capped by junior Damon Miraud (Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth)'s lay-up at the 14:07.
  • With the crowd starting to make some noise and the deficit down to 12 points after the Miraud lay-up, IUP's Dante Lombardi drilled an open three-pointer 15 seconds later to silence the crowd and the run.
  • Gannon was never able to close within single digits the rest of the way, before junior Zay Jackson (Queens, N.Y./Westside)'s lay-up right before the final horn accounted for the final 72-62 score.

GAME NOTES
  • All five Gannon starters reached double digits in scoring, accounting for all by three points and 185 of the 200 playing minutes.
  • Dogan led the Gannon scoring attack with 16 points and five rebounds.
  • Sophomore Evan Phoenix (Stevensville, Md./Calvert Hall), Jackson and Miraud added 11 points each. Phoenix also had 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season.
  • Freshman Jimmy Berger (Medina, Ohio/Saint Ignatius) finished with 10 points, four assists and three steals.
  • Gannon shot 38 percent (19-50) from the field, 37.5 percent (6-16) from three-point range and 58.1 percent (18-31) from the free throw line.
  • Lombardi headlined the Indiana (Pa.) scoring attack with 19 points and seven assists, hitting four three-pointers.
  • Devon Cottrell was the only other Crimson Hawk in double digits with 15 points, five rebounds and five blocks.
  • Seven IUP players scored at least six points with eight playing at least 16 minutes.
  • Indiana (Pa.) shot 50 percent (24-648) from the floor, 44.4 percent (12-27) from behind the arc and 75 percent (12-16) from the charity stripe.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Indiana (Pa.) is ranked No. 6 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Top 25 Poll.
  • Gannon's season-high eight-game win streak ended. It was the program's longest win streak since winning eight straight (Feb. 11-March 8, 2015) en route to the 2015 PSAC Championship.
  • Jackson has reached double digits in scoring during 18 straight games, reaching the 20-point plateau six times during the last nine games.
  • Dogan netted double-digit points for the 16th consecutive game.
  • IUP completed its second consecutive season sweep of Gannon while improving to 8-0 on the road this season.
  • Saturday was Gannon's Annual Athletics Hall of Fame Game. The Class of 2017 was honored at halftime and later inducted during a banquet Saturday night.
  • The 2017 inductees included men's basketball standout Darryl Freeman '91; wrestling great Doug Joseph; softball standout Jackie Mozga '99; men's soccer great Colin Petersen '01; football standout Sterling Pierce '03; women's soccer great Amanda (Sharbaugh) Spaeder' 12, '13M; women's basketball standout Tonya (Treharne) Kline '89 and men's basketball great Mel Witherspoon '68. Joe Mattis '69 will be inducted as the 2017 Distinguished Service Award recipient.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon concludes a three-game homestand Wednesday, February 1 against Pitt-Johnstown at the Hammermill Center.
  • Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
  • The contest can be heard live on Jet Radio 1400 and via the 90.5 WERG online stream at www.wergfm.com.
  • Gannon will play four of its final six regular-season games on the road after the Pitt-Johnstown match-up.
  • Wednesday's contest will be the Gannon Student-Athlete Advisory Committee's annual Make-A-Wish Game. The Gannon Student Government Association (SGA) will also be sponsoring a "Black Out." More information on both promotions will be released early next week.
  • Gannon posted a 105-97 overtime victory at Pitt-Johnstown on January 9, forcing overtime on Dogan's 30-foot three-pointer that banked in at the buzzer. The Golden Knights went the length of the court in three seconds, before Dogan fired the game-tying shot.
  • Reilly's squad will attempt to complete its first season sweep of Pitt-Johnstown since the 2013-14 campaign which was the Mountain Cats' first year as a PSAC member.
  • Pitt-Johnstown is 4-12 all-time at the Hammermill Center, but earned a 60-56 victory last season in Erie. The decision snapped UPJ's six-game losing streak on the Hammermill Center floor.
  • Gannon leads the all-time series against Pitt-Johnstown 19-5.
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Matthew Dogan

#15 Matthew Dogan

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6' 7"
Senior
Physician Assistant
Marcus Jones

#1 Marcus Jones

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6' 2"
Senior
Psychology
Jimmy Berger

#21 Jimmy Berger

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6' 2"
Freshman
Mechanical Engineering
Zay Jackson

#3 Zay Jackson

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6' 0"
Junior
Criminal Justice
Damon Miraud

#23 Damon Miraud

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6' 5"
Junior
Criminal Justice
Evan Phoenix

#2 Evan Phoenix

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6' 9"
Sophomore
Marketing

Players Mentioned

Matthew Dogan

#15 Matthew Dogan

6' 7"
Senior
Physician Assistant
G
Marcus Jones

#1 Marcus Jones

6' 2"
Senior
Psychology
G
Jimmy Berger

#21 Jimmy Berger

6' 2"
Freshman
Mechanical Engineering
G
Zay Jackson

#3 Zay Jackson

6' 0"
Junior
Criminal Justice
G
Damon Miraud

#23 Damon Miraud

6' 5"
Junior
Criminal Justice
F
Evan Phoenix

#2 Evan Phoenix

6' 9"
Sophomore
Marketing
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