Box Score

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – A 12-0 run late in the first half helped propel the Susquehanna men's basketball team to an eventual 70-50 win over Goucher in Landmark Conference action on Friday night.

The Crusaders (6-7, 2-0) grabbed their third straight win and improved to 2-0 in conference play in the process. They were aided by a 43 percent showing from three-point range, including a 7-of-10 three-point performance from the game's leading scorer, Spenser Spencer (Seattle, Wash./Lakeside), who finished with 24 points. Spencer's seven treys were tied for second all-time in SU single-game history.

Joining Spencer in double figures was J.T. Wilson (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII Regional), who scored 13 points to go along with six rebounds.

Susquehanna boasted 16 assists to just 11 turnovers and also had seven steals. E.J. Duncan (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Pope John XXIII Regional) recorded a game-high five of those 16 assists while adding four points and one steal.

On the other end of the floor, SU's defense limited the Gophers (2-7, 0-2) to a 28.8 percent effort from the floor and just 23 second-half points.

The teams traded leads for the first 14 minutes, with Goucher holding a six-point edge, 22-16, with 7:42 on the clock. Spencer knotted the game at 22 one minute later, sparking that 12-0 run which put the Crusaders ahead 28-22 with five minutes left in the half.

Duncan's trey with 29 seconds on the clock marked the half's final points and gave SU a 34-27 advantage.

Five minutes into the second half, freshman Harley Sellinger's (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) tip-in handed Susquehanna a double-digit lead (43-32). Goucher was unable to bring the lead back to single digits for the remainder of the game.

With 24 seconds to play, Eric Angstadt (Wyomissing, Pa./Holy Name) put SU ahead by a game-high 22 points, 70-48, before the game ended in the 70-50 final.

Next game: Saturday, Jan. 8 vs. Catholic – 2 p.m.