Highlights 

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Spurred on by a near perfect performance from Jared Armstrong, the Slippery Rock University men's basketball team defeated Carlow University 108-70 Wednesday at Morrow Field House.
 
The non-conference win improved The Rock's record to 1-2 on the year overall. Carlow dropped to 1-5 on the season in the loss.
 
Slippery Rock jumped out to a 12-4 run over the opening seven minutes of the first half and never looked back as it extended its lead by as many as 23 points at 48-25 before taking an eventual 48-27 lead into the halftime break.
 
The second half was more of the same for The Rock as SRU grew its lead to as large as 44 points midway through the second half en route to the 38-point wire-to-wire victory.
 
Armstrong made his first 14 field goal attempts and finished the night with 38 points on 16-of-17 shooting overall, including a 6-for-7 effort from 3-point range.
 
Playing in just his third game in a Rock uniform, Armstrong's performance on Wednesday was one of the top single-game offensive efforts in program history. His 38 points are the fourth most in a single-game by a Rock player while his 16 successful field goals were the sixth highest total in a game at SRU.
 
Micah Till had another standout performance, scoring 21 points to go with nine rebounds overall, four of which came on the offensive glass, and five steals. Till's five steals were the most by any player in the PSAC this season.
 
In his third collegiate game, Amante Britt was 8-for-11 from the field for 17 points while also dishing out five assists and making four steals. Fellow starter Julius Palmer threw down several authoritative dunks on the way to an eight-point, six-rebound, four-block night.
 
Will Bounds came off the bench to grab 13 rebounds and tally six points. Vinny Lasley did a little bit of everything for The Rock as well against the Celtics with seven points, eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block.
 
Jason Fowlkes (four points, three assists), Nick Barney (two points) and Nolen Gerald (five points, six assists, four rebounds) rounded out Slippery Rock's top performers on Wednesday.
 
As a team, Slippery Rock shot 54.1 percent (46-for-85) from the field overall and 40 percent (10-for-25) 3-point range. For the game, SRU held advantages over Carlow in rebounds (50-42), blocks (8-1), points off turnovers (34-12) and fast break points (28-12).
 
The Rock's stifling defensive effort resulted in 22 Carlow turnovers and a Celtic shooting percentage of just 35.5 from the field overall.
 
Slippery Rock remains at home when it returns to NCAA Division II competition 3 p.m. Saturday to host the University of the District of Columbia at Morrow Field House. The Rock defeated UDC on the road a year ago, 79-70.
 
 
 
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