IMMACULATA, Pa.- The men's basketball teams blew open a tie game at the half on Monday night against Marywood (12-6, 4-1) as they raced past the visitors by outscoring them, 46-25, after the break and finishing off a 76-55 win.  The Mighty Macs (8-10, 3-3) were excellent from three point range, knocking down 12-of-25 attempts.
 
Senior Mike Piekarski was outstanding with 29 points and 12 rebounds while sophomore Brandon McCullough netted 16.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The game was tight early on with the Pacers holding a 13-11 lead, but IU then went on a 9-0 run to take a seven point lead.  Piekarski supplied all nine points to propel the spurt and put IU up, 20-13
-That lead was the largest of the half for IU, but Marywood then tied it up heading to the half at 30-30
-The game was still close with 14:17 to go with IU holding a 40-39 lead.  Over the next six minutes, the Mighty Macs buried Marywood, going on a 24-7 run to take an insurmountable lead.  In the second half, the Mighty Macs went 9-for-15 from beyond the arc to take a 64-46 lead.  In the spurt, senior Morgan Bailey also provided some offense to get to nine points on the night
-From there, the Mighty Macs polished off the victory and evened their record in the Atlantic East at 3-3
 
TEAM COMPARISON
-The Macs shot the ball great from three point range, hitting 12-of-25 attempts, compared to 5-for-23 for Marywood
-The Macs were 28-for-61 from the field while the Pacers were 20-for-56
-IU forced 15 turnovers, and gave it up just 10 times, and IU held a slight rebound advantage, 36-34
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Points: Piekarski 29, McCullough 16, Bailey 9
-Assists: Ambrose 7, Piekarski 3, McArthur 2
-Rebounds: Piekarski 12, Bailey 7, Ambrose5
-Steals: Piekarski, McCullough 3, Ambrose 3
-Blocks: Cade 3
 
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will host Rosemont on Wednesday in their final non-conference game of the season.