SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University men's basketball team lost a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division home game to No. 1 Indiana University (Pa.), 72-57, Wednesday night at Morrow Field House.
 
With the loss, Slippery Rock's record drops to 12-7 overall and 6-7 in league games while the Crimson Hawks remain undefeated at 19-0 overall and 13-0 inside the conference.
 
IUP jumped out to a 14-4 lead through the first media timeout and while Slippery Rock did score six straight points coming out of the timeout, Indiana closed a defensive-oriented opening 20 minutes by accounting for 25 of the final 39 points in the first half to take a 15-point advantage at 39-24 heading into the break.
 
Slippery Rock and the Crimson Hawks traded mini runs throughout the duration of the second half with each side ultimately scoring 33 points on the way to IUP's 72-57 victory.
 
Khalid Gates and Jonathan McFall combined to score 34 points for The Rock with Gates recording his fourth double-double of the season by way of an 18-point, 11-rebound game. McFall added 16 points, one block and one steal.
 
Lashon Lindsey had a solid all-around game as well, finishing with nine points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks. The trio of Gates, McFall and Lindsey combined to shoot 15-of-33 from the field.
 
Jomo Goings came off the bench to chip in eight points and six rebounds while Amante Britt scored six points to round out The Rock's top contributors.
 
As a team, Slippery Rock closed the game shooting 38.9 percent (21-of-54) from the field overall, 21.4 percent (3-of-14) from 3-point range and 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from the free throw line while holding a +5 (35-30) rebounding margin over IUP.
 
The Crimson Hawks shot 44 percent (22-of-50) from the field, 26.1 percent (6-of-23) from 3-point territory and 84.6 percent (22-of-26) at the free throw line. Indiana also held a slight edge in turnovers after committing 10 while forcing The Rock into 13 miscues. Shawndale Jones led all players with a game-high 24 points.
 
Slippery Rock closes out the opening half of its round-robin PSAC West schedule when it hits the road to take on Clarion 3 p.m. Saturday.




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