LATROBE, Pa. - The Hood College men's basketball team ran into another hot-shooting team to wrap up its two-game trip to western Pennsylvania with an 87-73 loss at Saint Vincent. 

Inside the Box Score

• Mason Wang shot 8 of 12 from the field and finished with 21 points and four steals.
• Evan Wang scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds. 
• Anthony Pearson came off the bench for 10 points and eight rebounds.  

How it Happened

• The Bearcats came out on fire, knocking down their first six 3-point field goal attempts and built a 23-5 lead in the opening five minutes and 20 seconds. David Stephen hit threes on St. Vincent's first three possessions to fuel the strong start. 
• The Blazers regrouped and went on a 14-7 run that cut the deficit to nine when a Mason Wang layup made it 30-21 with 6:31 to go in the half. 
• Josh Duda hit back-to-back 3-pointers to stop the Blazers' momentum and start a 19-8 run to give Saint Vincent a 49-28 lead at halftime. 
• Hood chipped the Bearcats' lead to 12 on two occasions in the second half, including on a layup by Wang with 9:15 left to make it 63-51. Saint Vincent responded with a 13-4 run that pushed the lead over 20, 76-55, on a pair of free throws by Andrew Reed with just over six minutes to play. 

Notes

• David hit six 3-pointer in the first half and finished the game 7 of 11 behind the arc on his way to 24 points. He led a perimeter attack that hit 15 of 27 3-point field goals (56 percent).
• Shemar Bennett went 5 for 5 shooting off the bench and scored 15 points, while Mike Simmons scored 14 points. Tom Kromka added nine boards and three blocks. 
• Hood slid to 7-6, while Saint Vincent improved to 10-2.

Up Next

The Blazers host Hampden-Sydney in a non-conference contest on January 2.