Carnegie Mellon Too Much For Behrend Men's Basketball

ERIE, Pa. – The Carnegie Mellon men's basketball team never trailed after the opening tip and shot 53.4 percent from the floor to defeat Penn State Behrend 78-62 in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center.

Score: Carnegie Mellon 78, Penn State Behrend 62
Records: Penn State Behrend (2-3), Carnegie Mellon (5-1)

Key Moments:

* The Tartans grabbed a double-digit lead with 3:21 left in the first half off a triple by Evan Mirazimi at 36-24
* Carnegie Mellon kept the lead and pushed it to 13 points by halftime
* After the break, Behrend got within six points on two occasions with the last coming with 12:20 on the clock
* Janke Jenisch got a three-pointer to fall to make it 53-47
* Three minutes later, the Tartans got back the double-digit lead and got its largest margin with less than a minute to play at 78-60
* Nate Edwards had a team-best 11 points with three triples
* Jacob Dunkle and Mason Blankenberg each added 10 points
* Drew Hind dished out four assists to go with eight points off the bench
* Carnegie Mellon had two players with 18 points

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Tuesday at Allegheny. Game time is 7 p.m.