WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.—Perhaps flipping the calendar over to 2012 is what the doctor ordered as the Mount Union's men's basketball team ended a six-game skid with a 77-46 win over Immaculata (N.Y.) at the Louis Fleming Basinger Memorial Tournament. Senior Jimmy Wood (Wintersville/Indian Creek) scored 29 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to lead the Purple Raiders (4-7), who will face host Lycoming at 4 pm Tuesday afternoon.

A combination of efficient offense and stalwart defense were keys to the rout of the Mighty Macs. The Raiders shot 50.9-percent from the field and made a season-high 13 three-pointers on just 24 attempts. Immaculata had a difficult time getting good looks at the basket and shot just 30.2-percent from the field on the night. The Raiders also held a 26-21 advantage on the galss.

A three-pointer by T.J. Klinger brought the Mighty Macs within four points at 11-7 with 14:02 remaining in the first half, but would never get any closer. The Raiders then tallied 9 straight points and allowed a lone field goal by Immaculata the rest of the half to take a commanding 29-14 lead at halftime.

Wood, who was five-of-seven on three-point attempts, led a trio of Raiders with at least a pair of trifectas. Freshman Nate Jacubec (Struthers/Struthers) made three while fellow freshman Stevie Griffin (Canton/Massillon Jackson) connected twice from beyond the arc. Jacubec finished with 13 points and Griffin finished with eight points.

Wood's 29 points set a Basinger Memorial Tournament record. He recorded his second double-double of the season and scored at least 29 points for the fourth time and third time in the last four games.

Junior point guard Justen Little (Galion/Galion) was scoreless but continued to provide a steady hand as the quarterback of the offense for first-year head coach Mike Fuline. Little, who ranks second in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio, recorded six assists while turning the ball over just once.

Immaculata (3-8) dropped their fourth consecutive game. Junior Nelson Torres paced the Mighty Macs with 11 points and Kendall Peters added nine points. They will face Penn State-Abington in the consolation game tomorrow afternoon at 2 pm.

Mount Union will face unbeaten Lycoming (11-0) in the championship game after the Warriors defeated Penn State-Abington, 106-73, in today's other semifinal matchup. LIVE STATS and AUDIO will be available for the championship game.

Newspaper Box Score

Immaculata vs Mount Union
01/02/12 8 p.m. at Williamsport, Pa. (Lamade Gym)

MOUNT UNION 77, IMMACULATA 46

IMMACULATA (3-8)

Torres, Nelson 5-10 1-2 11; Peters, Kendall 3-6 0-0 9; Hayes, Harold 1-9 5-88; Klinger, T.J. 2-5 2-3 7; Stokley, Todd 1-6 3-4 6; Siter, Rob 1-4 1-6 3;Davenport, Mark 0-1 2-2 2; McGinn, Sean 0-0 0-0 0; DeSantis, William 0-0 0-00; Cain, Jerod 0-0 0-0 0; Lyde, Michael 0-1 0-0 0; Leatherbury, Shakir 0-10-0 0. Totals 13-43 14-25 46.

MOUNT UNION (4-7)

Jimmy Wood 12-21 0-2 29; Nate Jacubec 4-9 2-2 13; Stevie Griffin 3-4 0-0 8;Matt Kiger 1-2 4-7 6; Clayton Patton 2-3 0-0 5; Colton Troyer 1-1 2-2 4;Matt Wier 2-6 0-0 4; Cy Guertal 1-1 0-0 3; T.J. Gillespie 1-6 0-0 3; T.J.Peatross 1-2 0-0 2; Jimmy Darnley 0-0 0-0 0; A.J. Shadrach 0-0 0-0 0; KyleCurry 0-0 0-0 0; Justen Little 0-0 0-0 0; Keith Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals28-55 8-13 77.

Immaculata....................   14   32  -   46
Mount Union...................   29   48  -   77

3-point goals--Immaculata 6-21 (Peters, Kendall 3-4; Stokley, Todd 1-3;Hayes, Harold 1-7; Klinger, T.J. 1-4; Lyde, Michael 0-1; Leatherbury, Shakir0-1; Torres, Nelson 0-1), Mount Union 13-24 (Jimmy Wood 5-7; Nate Jacubec3-8; Stevie Griffin 2-3; Cy Guertal 1-1; T.J. Gillespie 1-4; Clayton Patton1-1). Fouled out--Immaculata-None, Mount Union-None. Rebounds--Immaculata 21(Torres, Nelson 7), Mount Union 46 (Jimmy Wood 16). Assists--Immaculata 8(Siter, Rob 3), Mount Union 24 (Justen Little 6). Total fouls--Immaculata14, Mount Union 22. Technical fouls--Immaculata-None, Mount Union-None.A-220

Opening round of the Louis Fleming Basinger Memorial TournamentJimmy Wood sets Basinger Tournament record of 29 points.