Spellman's Game-Winner Pushes Men's Basketball Past Lafayette, 64-62

Sunday, December 2

Easton, PA

2 pm

Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics

4-5

Lafayette

2-5

Sacred Heart

Lafayette

Spellman's Game-Winner Pushes Men's Basketball Past Lafayette, 64-62

12/2/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. - Jare'l Spellman's tip-in with three seconds remaining pushed the Sacred Heart University men's basketball team past Lafayette, 64-62, on the road Sunday afternoon at the Kirby Sports Center. The win improves the Pioneers to 4-5 on the year, while the Leopards fall to 2-5.

Spellman led the way with 18 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks for the Pioneers, all career-highs, while Kinnon LaRose added 15 points and nine rebounds in the win.

SCORE

SHU 64 / Lafayette 62

RECORDS

SHU (4-5) (0-0 NEC) | Lafayette (2-5) (0-0 Patriot League)

LOCATION

Kirby Sports Center / Easton, Pa.

PIONEERS STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Spellman 18, LaRose 15, Anosike 9
Rebounds: Spellman 13, LaRose 9, Anosike 7
Assists: Parker 4, Three tied with 2
Steals: Parker 2, Four tied with one
Blocks: Spellman 5

FIRST HALF

Trailing 6-5 early in the first half, the Pioneers went on an 14-10 run to take a 19-14 lead with 11:01 remaining in the half
Leading 25-24, the Pioneers closed the first half with a 10-3 run to take a 35-27 lead into halftime
Kinnon LaRose led all scorers with eight points at the break
The Pioneers shot 42.9% in the first half compared to Lafayette's 29.4%

SECOND HALF

After SHU pushed its lead to 37-27, Lafayette went on a 22-11 run over 10:38 of play to take a 49-48 lead over the Pioneers with 7:59 remaining in the second half
SHU cut the run with a LaRose three-pointer to take a 51-49 lead
The Leopards responded with an 11-3 run to push its lead over the Pioneers to 60-54 with 4:12 remaining in regulation
Trailing 60-56, the Pioneers went on an 8-2 run to tie the game at 62-62 with 42 seconds left in regulation, with Jare'l Spellman and LaRose tallying all eight points for the Pios
With three seconds remaining, Cameron Parker missed a layup but Spellman tipped in the rebound to give SHU a 64-62 lead
The Leopards were unable to convert on the other end as SHU held on for the win

NOTES

Jare'l Spellman led the way 18 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks, which were all career-highs
Spellman's five blocks marks the first time a Pioneer player had 5+ blocks in a game since Tevin Falzon recorded five blocks against Bryant on Jan. 24, 2015
Spellman has recorded multiple blocks in all nine games for the Pioneers
Kinnon LaRose added 15 points and nine rebounds
LaRose has scored in double-figures in four of the last five contests
SHU held the lead for 31:30 of the contest