Precious Idiaru
Isaac Petkac
112
Winner Gannon Gannon 17-2,10-1 PSAC
86
Pitt.-Johnstown Pitt-J 10-9,4-7 PSAC
Winner
Gannon Gannon
17-2,10-1 PSAC
112
Final
86
Pitt.-Johnstown Pitt-J
10-9,4-7 PSAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon Gannon 61 51 112
Pitt.-Johnstown Pitt-J 37 49 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Taylor Brown, Associate Director of Sports Information & Media Relations

No. 10 Men’s Basketball Stays Hot, Defeats Pitt-Johnstown in PSAC Road Action

Fresh off its statement win over No. 2 Daemen, the No. 10 Gannon men's basketball team showed no signs of slowing down Saturday afternoon, racing past Pitt-Johnstown 112-86 on the road for its fourth consecutive victory.

The Golden Knights exploded for 61 first-half points and never looked back, earning their 10th PSAC win of the season while topping the 100-point mark for the seventh time this year.


THE GAME FACTS
Score: No. 10 Gannon 112, Pitt-Johnstown 86
Records: Gannon (17-2, 10-1 PSAC), UPJ (10-9, 4-7 PSAC)
Location: Sports Center – Johnstown, Pa.
Date: January 24, 2026

THE KNIGHT CAP
  • Fast Start Sets the Tone: Gannon opened the game on a 15-2 run and led 61-37 at halftime after shooting 57% from the floor in the opening 20 minutes.
  • Efficiency & Pressure: Gannon finished the afternoon shooting 53.9 percent from the field, forced 30 turnovers, and turned that pressure into 44 points off turnovers.
  • Century Mark, Again: The Golden Knights eclipsed 100 points for the seventh time this season.
  • Balanced Scoring Attack: Six players scored in double figures, led by Precious Idiaru's (Speyer, Germany/LA Premier Prep) career-high 19 points as Gannon's leading scorer for the third straight game. Layne Sarver (New Madison, Ohio/Tri-Village) added 19 off the bench. 
  • Playmaking Clinic: Pace Prosser (Berlin, Pa./Berlin Brothersvalley) finished with 11 points, seven assists, and five rebounds, while Lucas Sekasi (Washington, DC/Jackson-Reed) also dished out seven assists to fuel Gannon's 26-assist performance.
  • All-Around Contributions: Lucas Morgan (Sydney, Australia/Marist Catholic College North Shore) added 16 points, Sekasi scored 14, Mackenzie Morgan (Sydney, Australia/Marist Catholic College North Shore) chipped in 12, and Prosser rounded out the double-figure scorers.
  • Bench Production: Gannon's depth was on full display with 52 bench points in the win.
Up Next 
Gannon returns home to host Clarion on Wednesday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. inside the Highmark Events Center.
 
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