A.J. Jackson scored 21 points and was among four players in double figures as Robert Morris won at Quinnipiac, 86-79, in Hamden, Conn., yesterday in the Northeast Conference.
The Colonials (10-5, 2-1) made five of their first seven 3-point attempts to take a 32-21 lead in the first half. Quinnipiac (6-8, 2-1) responded with a 10-0 run to close the gap to 32-31.
Robert Morris then scored five consecutive points. The Colonials carried a 42-39 lead into the intermission despite the Bobcats shooting 63 percent.
Robert Morris shot 54 percent for the game, including 11 of 18 from 3-point range.
Byron Davis scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures as Youngstown State (6-7) defeated visiting Loyola of Chicago (5-9), 71-61. ... Senior Ron Banks scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as California (Pa.) defeated Mansfield, 80-71, in a PSAC crossover game. ... Edinboro upped its overall record to 8-4 with a 65-63 home win against Cheyney (4-4). Gilmore Cummings led the Scots with 20 points. ... IUP (7-4) dropped a 94-65 decision to Kutztown (6-4) in a PSAC crossover game at Kutztown. Darryl Webb scored 19 points for IUP. ... Daniel Waajid grabbed 16 rebounds and scored 10 points, and Darnell Hampton and Ed Montgomery scored 17 points apiece as Pitt Greensburg (4-7) defeated visiting Mt. Union (3-9), 75-67, in overtime. ... Five Waynesburg players scored in double figures, led by Tim Drakeley's 18 points, as the Yellow Jackets (6-5, 1-2 PAC) defeated visiting Thomas More (6-6, 3-1), 91-83. ... Josip Lucic-Jozak scored 25 points and Wahab Owolabi added 21 as Washington & Jefferson (3-10, 1-2) won at Westminster (3-8, 0-2), 78-64, in a PAC game. ... Bryan Hill made eight 3-pointers and scored 31 points in leading Geneva (7-5) to a 92-88 overtime win against Saint Vincent (8-3). ... Grove City shot 52 percent (13 for 25) in the second half to win at Briarcliffe (3-8), 83-68. Andy O'Keefe led Grove City (8-4) with 18 points. ... Dan Muto made an 18-foot jumper at the buzzer to give Point Park (9-7) at 76-75 win at Rio Grande, Ohio, (5-9). Muto had 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Chivas Whipple and Brad Fusco had 16 points apiece for Point Park. ... Shane Dickert scored 17 points as Westmoreland County Community College (7-5, 2-1) beat CCAC-Allegheny (4-9, 1-2), 68-55.
Brianne O'Rourke scored 23 points as Penn State (11-4, 2-1 Big Ten) won at Michigan State (9-7, 1-3), 69-57. ... Lacey Claar led IUP (12-1) with 13 points in an 80-58 win at Kutztown. ... Kayla Smith had 17 points and 15 rebounds as California (10-2) won at Mansfield, 71-47. ... Geneva upped its record to 10-1 with a 53-45 win against visiting Saint Vincent (3-8) as Allyson Clarke had 18 points and 12 rebounds. ... Barb Petty scored 14 points as Chatham (4-5) beat visiting Grove City (3-8), 66-60. ... Maggie Gibson scored 19 points to lead W&J (9-2) to an 80-49 win at Westminster (7-3). ... Westmoreland CCC beat CCAC, 62-60, on Tessa DeMary's shot.