GWYNEDD VALLEY, Pa.- A slow start domed Immaculata men's basketball in an 86-61 setback against Gwynedd Mercy on Wednesday night.
Three different players scored in double figures for Immaculata (9-15, 4-7) with Asa Kitchen leading the way with 15 points while Tyler Tillery and Jordan Ambrose chipped in with 14 and 13 points respectively.
Gwynedd Mercy led wire-to-wire in the win and jumped out to an 18-5 lead in the early goings of the contest. Jeffrey Powell-Young hit a three to stop the run but Gwynedd responded with a 10-1 spurt to hold a 28-9 lead at the midway point of the first half.
Immaculata was held to only two field goals over the final 10 minutes of the first half as Gwynedd Mercy held a 43-18 lead at intermission. Â
The Griffins shot 46-percent in the first half while limiting the Mighty Macs to 5-of-20 (25-percent) from the field in the opening 20 minutes. Immaculata turned it over 15 times leading to 24 points for Gwynedd Mercy.
The Mighty Macs fought hard in the second half and opened up the second half with a 15-3 run to close the deficit to 13. Asa Kitchen and Tyler Tillery combined for 13 points during the spurt. Immaculata got the game to within 12 following the 11th point of the second-half for Kitchen as Gwynedd Mercy led 50-38 with 13 minutes remaining.
Gwynedd Mercy put the Mighty Macs away with a 16-1 run spanning over four minutes of action and extended its lead to as much as 29 in the second half. The Mighty Macs shot 59-percent in the second half but couldn't overcome the large deficit.
Rich Dunham led all scorers and poured in 27 points for the Griffins (18-6,9-2) as Donaven Spence tallied 17 points in the win. Â
Immaculata concludes regular season action on Saturday against Cabrini at 3 p.m.