IMMACULATA, Pa. – Immaculata men's basketball was down by as much as 21 points on Thursday against the Marywood University Pacers, but the visitors won 73-70.

The Mighty Macs are 3-15 for the season. They are 2-5 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST MARYWOOD

• Five straight Marywood points to open the game was halted by a Christian Chambers triple. A Robbie Conyer jumper gave the Mighty Macs the lead for a moment, but the Pacers countered on the next possession. The Pacers slowly built a double-digit advantage with a 10-2 run. After two successful free throw attempts from Jeremiah Alexander, both teams went scoreless for the remaining 43 seconds in the half. Marywood was up 40-27 going into the locker room.
• The Pacers' offense came into the second half hot, scoring the initial eight points for either side. Immaculata took the next seven points to neutralize the Pacers. Duce Jackson checked into the game and made an immediate impact. He scored two buckets and had back-to-back steals. Dylan Crews would help lead the charge in Immaculata's comeback attempt, scoring 15 of his 20 points in the second frame. A 15-1 Mighty Macs outburst cut the visitors' lead to two, 68-66. Chambers and Crews combined for consecutive blocked shots, which turned into a Jackson fastbreak layup to tie the score at 70. With the clock winding down to potential overtime, a foul called as time expired forced Marywood's Joe Macciocco to the line for three foul shots. With one second left, an Immaculata heave at the buzzer was just off the mark. The Pacers escaped with a 73-70 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Crews led the Mighty Macs with 20 points. He had career-highs in both free throws made (12) and free throws attempted (14).
• Chambers came close to recording a triple-double, logging 12 points, seven rebounds, and a career-high six blocks.
• Jayden Williams had four steals.

UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs finish their three-game homestand on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. to host the Neumann University Knights.