Frank Webb Jr
Frank Webb Jr. (above) netted 17 points against the Crimson Hawks on Saturday night.
83
Gannon GAN-M 12-11, 11-8 PSAC
85
Winner Indiana (PA) IUP-M 21-2, 16-2 PSAC
Gannon GAN-M
12-11, 11-8 PSAC
83
Final
85
Indiana (PA) IUP-M
21-2, 16-2 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon GAN-M 37 46 83
Indiana (PA) IUP-M 39 46 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Myles Johnson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon’s Upset Bid of No. 6/9 Indiana (Pa.) Falls Short, 85-83

Five Knights reached double figures in scoring.

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: No. 6/9 Indiana (Pa.) 85, Gannon 83
  • Records: Gannon (12-11, 11-8 PSAC), Indiana (Pa.) (21-2, 16-2 PSAC)
  • Location: Kovalchick Complex | Indiana, Pa.
  • The Short Story: DeAnte Cisero (Chicago, Ill./Montgomery County (Ky.)) locked the contest with 1:33 to play, but the Golden Knights could not hold off the high-powered Crimson Hawks and went on to drop the contest, 85-83.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Both teams traded baskets over the first four minutes of action to lock the contest, 6-6. Indiana then slowly built a six point edge, 18-12, after a layup from Armoni Foster. Javier Valeiras (La Gomera, Spain/IES Felo Monzon) answered for the Knights coming off the bench to knock down a triple, 18-15, with 11:36 on the clock.
  • The Crimson Hawks pushed back extending their lead into double figures, 32-20, after Foster connected on a pair of free throws. Gannon closed the half with a momentum swinging 17-7 run over the final seven minutes of the half. The run featured four points from Frank Webb Jr. Indiana held the slight edge at the break, 39-37. Webb paced Gannon with nine points, four rebounds and four steals.
  • The Crimson Hawks came out in the second half firing stretching their lead to seven, 44-37, after Malik Miller drained a layup. The Knights then settled in cutting the deficit down to one, 57-56, following a triple from Maximiliano Andreatta (Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina/Colegio Informático) with 12:49 to play. Gannon continued to push stealing its first lead of the second half after Victor Olawoye (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial) stepped in front of an Indiana pass and finished with a layup, 63-61, at the 10:15 mark.
  • The two teams then exchanged baskets until Kevin Dodds (Downingtown, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) found Chris Clancy (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter's Boys) on the perimeter to lock the contest, 72-72, with 5:31 to play. Following a Crimson Hawk three pointer, Cisero answered for Gannon with a layup to once again tie the contest, 78-78, with 1:33 to play. Miller then put the game out of reach for Indiana draining a three pointer and a pair of free throws, 83-78, with 18 seconds to play. The Crimson Hawks went on to hold off the Knights to steal the win, 85-83.
GAME NOTES
  • Gannon shot 51.7 percent (30-58) from the field. The Knights also shot 93.3 percent (14-15) from the free throw line.
  • Gannon generated a season-high 14 steals.
  • Five Knights reached double figures in scoring for the second time this season.
  • Cisero paced Gannon with a team-high 18 points with six rebounds, two steals, one block and one assist. It marked his team-leading 16th time hitting double digits in scoring this season.
  • Webb netted 17 points with five rebounds and two assists. He also generated a game-best and career-high seven steals. It marked the most steals by a Gannon player in a game since Adam Blazek registered nine against Malone on Dec. 29, 2011.
  • Andreatta posted a career-high 13 points to go along with a career-best seven rebounds. He shot 5-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from three.
  • Olawoye tallied 10 points and matched a career-best four steals. He also added four assists and one rebound to his stat line.
  • Johnson rounded out the top performers reaching double figures in scoring for the third straight game with 10 points. He also contributed three assists, three rebounds and one steal.
UP NEXT
  • Gannon returns to Hammermill Center hosting Clarion on Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
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