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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Senior postman Denell Stephens delivered a 23-point, eight-rebound performance Saturday afternoon to lead The Rock to an easy 82-58 win over visiting Clarion in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division action in Morrow Field House.

Stephens (pictured above) was one of four Rock players who had double-digit scoring efforts in the game. Junior shooting guard Michael Evans Jr. pumped in 15 points, junior guard Maurice Douglas added 12 points and sophomore postman Maron Brown chipped in 10 points and eight rebounds.

Senior point guard Kyle Camper, the conference leader in assists, equalled his per-game average with 11 handouts.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for The Rock, improved the Green and White's season record to 11-6 and evened its PSAC-West mark at 2-2.

Clarion saw its record drop to 9-7 overall, 0-4 in division play.

The outcome was never in doubt once The Rock broke a 4-4 tie with a 10-0 run that put the hosts up by a 14-4 margin with 15 minutes left in the first half.

Clarion cut the margin to three points, 22-19, with 9:30 left in the opening stanza and trailed by only four, 27-23, with six minutes left before The Rock extended its lead to eight points, 44-36, at the intermission.

The guests scored the first basket of the second half to cut the gap to six points before SRU went on a 12-0 run to push the advantage to 18 (56-38) with 17:30 left in the game.

The Rock lead was never less than 15 points the rest of the game and reached a high-water mark of 28 points, 79-51, with 4:30 left to play.

SRU finished the game with a very respectable 49.1% (27 of 55) efficiency on its field goal attempts, made eight of 23 (34.8%) of its 3-point shots and canned 20 of 27 (68.2%) of its free throws.

Clarion, meanwhile, shot a frosty 35.5% (22 of 62) from the field, made only two of 13 (15.4%) from beyond the arc and sank 12 of 20 (60%) of its charity tosses.

The Rock enjoyed a 44-33 advantage in rebounds and was on the low end of a 19-18 turnover comparison.

SRU embarks on a two-game road trip Wednesday, when it travels to Lock Haven for an 8 p.m. division game. Next Saturday, The Rock invades Indiana (Pa.) for a 7:30 p.m. before returning home for a Feb. 4 date with California (Pa.) in Morrow Field House.

The Feb. 4 game will be part of the "Green-Out Night" event for which all Rock fans are urged to wear green.