IMMACULATA, Pa.- Four Mighty Macs scored in double figures as the Immaculata men's basketball team snapped their five-game skid defeating Pratt Institute 80-60 on Thursday night at Alumnae Hall.
Mandon Seapoe led all scorers with 17 points and had five steals.
John Proctor registered his second consecutive double-double with 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
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With the win, Immaculata improves to 7-16 overall, and 2-8 in Atlantic East Conference play. With the loss Pratt falls to 2-20 overall, and 2-8 in Atlantic East Conference play.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Tym Richardson hit an early three-pointer to give Immaculata a 5-3 lead. John Proctor increased Immaculata's lead to 9-4 on a layup with 16:14 remaining in the half. Pratt responded by scoring six straight points and played tough defense on Immaculata as Pratt took a 10-9 lead with 12:32 remaining in the half. Pratt increased their lead to 18-13 on a three-pointer with 9:02 remaining.
- Dylan Crews and Robbie Logan hit three-pointers as Immaculata cut the Pratt lead to 21-19. Samuel Jankowski scored on a layup, and Kevin Telesford hit a three-pointer as Immaculata took a 25-21 lead with 5:30 remaining in the half. John Proctor, Samuel Jankowski, and Mandon Seapoe all scored on layups as Immaculata increased their lead to 33-25. Ryan Straub hit a three-pointer in with 1:03 remaining as Immaculata took a 36-25 lead into the halftime break.
- Tym Richardson and Dylan Crews each hit early three-pointers as Immaculata increased their lead to 42-27 in the first minute of the second half. John Proctor scored on a layup with 14:01 remaining as Immaculata increased their lead to 53-35. Pratt responded going on an eight-point run to cut Immaculata's lead to 53-43 with 11:43 remaining.
- Samuel Jankowski and Mandon Seapoe both scored on layups, and Ryan Straub hit a pair of free throws as Immaculata went up 60-44 with 9:17 remaining. John Proctor, Samuel Jankowski, Dylan Crews and Mandon Seapoe all scored on layups for Immaculata as the Mighty Macs would go on to close out the win 80-60.
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TOP PERFORMERS
- Mandon Seapoe led Immaculata scoring 17 points, with five rebounds, six assists, and five steals. He was a plus 20 in the game.
- John Proctor registered his fifth double-double of the season with 14 points, a career-high 16 rebounds, and five assists. Proctor was a plus 26 in the game.
- Dylan Crews scored 14 points, two rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot, and three steals.
- Samuel Jankowski scored 13 points, with three rebounds, and one blocked shot.
- Tym Richardson scored six points and had three rebounds.
- Ryan Straub scored five points, with one rebound and one blocked shot.
- Kevin Telesford scored five points, with one rebound.
- Robbie Logan scored four points.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Immaculata shot 50.8% (30-59) from the field, 43.8% (7-16) from behind the arc, and 56.5% (13-23) from the stripe. They scored 20 second chance points, 44 points in the paint, and 11 points off turnovers.
- Pratt shot 41.1% (23-56) from the field, 22.2% (4-18) from behind the arc, and 76.9% (10-13) from the stripe. They scored eight second chance points, 36 points in the paint, and 10 points off turnovers.
- The score was tied two times, and there were four lead changes.
UP NEXT
- Immaculata will be back in action on Saturday, when they travel to play at Centenary (10-13, 4-6 AEC) at 3:00 p.m.