Boxscore
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Susquehanna University's freshman
guard/forward Harvey Pannell (Bloomfield, Conn./St. Thomas
More) scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed a team-high
seven rebounds to lead Susquehanna to a 69-55 Landmark Conference
men's basketball win over host Moravian College at Archibald
Johnston Hall on Feb. 13.
SU (14-10, 7-6 Landmark) surrendered the first five points of
the game but scored the next six to take its first lead. Moravian
(6-16, 2-9 Landmark) scored next for a 7-6 advantage, but the
Crusaders went on a 17-2 run after that to lead, 23-9, with 7
minutes, 29 seconds left in the first half.
The Greyhounds fought back enough to trail just 33-23 at the
break, but an end-to-end Susquehanna offense saw the visitors
eventually build a 20-point lead twice in the second period.
After the second 20-point lead, Moravian managed to get the
score to 60-51 with 3:27 remaining, but it was too little too late.
The Crusaders were lights-out from the free-throw line, making
their first 16 charity attempts and finishing 20-for-23.
Pannell finished with three steals in this
game. He made a game-high 10 field goals (on 16 tries). Junior
guard Rob Estep (York, Pa./West York) was the
other Crusader scoring in double figures with 14 points.
Estep made all five of his free throws and added
two boards. His three-pointer with 2:49 to play gave SU its final
double-digit lead.
Teammate and senior forward Marcus Burke (Hyde Park,
Mass./Brimmer and May) finished with six points-all in the
second half-before fouling out. Burke also had
five rebounds, three steals, a game-high-tying three assists and a
team-high-tying two blocked shots.
Junior forward Hunter McKain (Ligonier, Pa./Shady Side
Academy) blocked two shots as well as part of a
four-point, three-rebound effort. SU's senior guard Bryan
Majors (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg) made a game-high two
three-pointers (on two attempts) and finished with eight points,
two assists and a game-high five steals.
Like Burke, Majors scored all
of his points in the second half.
Moravian's junior center Chris Cullen (East Islip, N.Y./East
Islip) registered a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 11
rebounds. Cullen also handed out three assists. Freshman center
Blake English (Sussex, N.J./Vernon Twp.) led the Greyhounds with 15
points and four blocked shots and added four rebounds.
Teammate and sophomore guard Shane Painter (Bedminster,
N.J./Bernards) notched 10 points and five boards, while senior
forward Eric Weaver (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury) made a team-high
three steals to go with seven points and six boards.
SU's 24 points off of turnovers to just eight for the Greyhounds
may have been the difference. Sixteen of Moravian's 25 turnovers
were the result of steals.
Next Game: Saturday, Feb. 20, vs. Juniata (Landmark
Conference game - Senior Night/SU
Sports Hall of Fame Night), 7:30 p.m.
