WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Morrisville netted six unanswered points in the final two minutes to escape with a 76-71 win over Penn College in a North Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball game Sunday. The Wildcats fell to 2-10 overall, 0-3 NEAC, while the Mustangs improved to 6-6, 3-0.

Penn College senior Ben Sosa became the eighth player in program history to reach 1,000 career points.

How it Happened: The Wildcats erased a nine-point deficit in the second half with a 15-2 run to take a 60-56 lead on Corey Blackwell's jumper with 7:33 left in the game. The contest was tied three more times in the ensuing three minutes before Penn College took its final lead, 71-70, on a Jesse White jumper with 2:40 left in the game. The Mustangs finished the game with six unanswered points.

Following four lead changes, and three ties, in the opening five minutes, Penn College went on a 21-8 run to take its largest lead, 31-18, on a Trey McCullough layup with 6:35 on the clock. The Mustangs responded with a 17-4 run to tie the game at 35 with 1:34 before halftime. The Wildcats led 39-38 at the break.

Inside the Box: Sosa scored a team-high 17 points for Penn College, on 7 of 10 from the floor and 3 of 5 from line. Ryan Lockman and Carson Garvis both finished with 10 points, and Lockman grabbed a team-best nine rebounds.

Tyrin Miller led the Mustangs with 18 points, and two others finished in double figures for Morrsiville.

Outside the Box: "I am so proud of our team for how hard we competed and executed.  That was a fantastic game to see our growth as a program," Penn College coach Geoff Hensley said. "We just fell short one or two possessions down the stretch to close it out.  Morrisville is a great program with a championship pedigree.  I thought our defensive effort was fantastic when we had all five guys engaged and helping each other.  

"Ben Sosa had a very good offensive game being aggressive attacking the basket and Elijah Vazquez continued to expand his game as a playmaking guard leading us with six assists.  As a coach, I love seeing 20 assists, as that is a clear example of how unselfish our players are and team basketball we play.  Jesse White came off the bench with a great spark with other key contributors like Corey Blackwell and Damon Kreider.  Our depth on the bench was excellent tonight and something we need to build off of moving forward."
 
Up Next: Penn College returns to the court Wednesday, 5 p.m., hosting Penn State Harrisburg.