PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania -- WVU Tech men's basketball had four Golden Bears finish with double-digits but fell to River States Conference member Point Park University Saturday afternoon, 90-81. Tech is now 4-4, 1-1 (RSC) this season while the Pioneers improve to 5-3, 2-0 (RSC).
The Gold and Blue went into the locker room at the half with a 41-39 lead but were held to just 33.33 percent (12-for-36) shooting from the field in the final half compared to Point Park's 56.25 percent (18-for-32) second half shooting.
Junior
Ryan Atkins led the game with 22 points while pulling down eight rebounds. Senior
Ra'Shaud Kincaid and junior
Michael Scott both produced 13 points while junior
Elisha Boone finished with a double-double effort of a game-best 14 rebounds and 11 points to go with a game-high three blocks.
Senior
Patrick Gnagbo grabbed 11 rebounds, six offensive, to go with three points. Junior
Kievonn Banks and freshman
Junior Arrey posted seven points each in the loss.
Game totals included 49 rebounds for Tech which bested the Pioneers' 31 and eight forced Point Park miscues compared to the Golden Bears' nine. WVU Tech held advantages in second chance points (24-12) and points in the paint (28-22).
The squad will return to the court Tuesday, December 6 when they travel to play Kentucky Christian University for a 7 p.m. tipoff.