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Athletics Site of the Mount Union Purple Raiders
Athletics Site of the Mount Union Purple Raiders
Collen Gurley
Collen Gurley
89
Winner Mount Union MTU 1-0,0-0 OAC
82
Gwynedd Mercy GM 1-1,0-0 Atlantic East
Winner
Mount Union MTU
1-0,0-0 OAC
89
Final
82
Gwynedd Mercy GM
1-1,0-0 Atlantic East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Mount Union MTU 30 48 11 89
Gwynedd Mercy GM 41 37 4 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Brendon Reese

Men's Basketball: No. 5 Raiders Complete Comeback in Season Opening Win over Gwynedd Mercy

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The No. 5 nationally ranked Mount Union men's basketball team beat Gwynedd Mercy 89-82 in overtime on Friday evening.

The Purple Raiders (1-0) had four players score in double figures, with senior Collen Gurley (Akron / Hoban) leading the way with a game-high 23 points. Senior Christian Parker (Canton / GlenOak) added a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double, with freshman Jahlil Graham (Canton / McKinley) adding 15 points and sophomore Corey Hudson (Columbus / Pickerington) scoring 11 to round out the Raiders in double figures.

The Griffins (1-1) were led by Aziz Parker, who scored a team-high 16 points. Dom Thomas added 14 points and JoHaan Vinson scored 13 points.

The Raiders jumped out to a quick 8-2, before the Griffins would go on a massive 20-1 run over the next 4:05 to take a 22-9 lead with 10:57 to play in the first half. A little over two minutes later a layup by sophomore Caleb Laurich (Akron / Copley) sparked a quick 10-4 run for Mount Union to cut the lead to eight with five and a half minutes remaining in the first half. Both teams would trade baskets over the remainder of the half as Gwynedd Mercy would take a 41-30 lead into the break.

Mount Union would open the second half on a 7-0 run to cut the lead down to four early in the second half. However, the Griffins would answer with an 11-2 run of their own over the next 5:12 to push the lead back out to 58-41 with 11:21 to play in the game. A little over two minutes later the Raiders would answer with an 8-2 run to cut the lead back to 11 with a little over six minutes remaining. Mount Union would then go on a 20-6 run over the final 3:40 of game time to tie the game at 78 and force overtime.

Both teams would trade baskets over the first three and a half minutes of overtime before a layup by Parker and a three-pointer by Gurley gave the Raiders a six-point lead with 32 second left in the overtime period and Mount Union would go on to win 89-82.

The Raiders are back in action again tomorrow for the second day of the Chatham Tip-Off Classic when they take on host Chatham at 2 p.m. in Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
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