SLIPPERY ROCK – Mansfield scored 51 second-half points, but a slow start proved costly as Slippery Rock held on for an 82-75 win in PSAC crossover play at Morrow Field House on Saturday.
 
Cedrick Powell topped four Mounties in double-figure scoring with his season-high 19 points. Powell also recorded four assists and four steals in the game.
 
Malik Carter connected on three 3-pointers on his way to 18 points with Jeremiah Worthem adding 11 points and Gerasimos Koutoufas 10 points. Tyler Moffe pulled down a team-best eight boards to go along with seven points. Dan Ransom also had a season-best seven points.
 
Slippery Rock (14-3, 8-3 PSAC) was led by Micah Till's 29 points on the day. Brandon Simmons collected 18 rebounds to go along with 18 points.
 
The Rock got off to a 20-3 start over the first eight minutes of the game. Mansfield (4-10, 3-8 PSAC) would trail 39-24 at halftime.
 
Slippery Rock maintained a big lead throughout much of the second half and held a 19-point advantage at 62-43 with over 10 minutes to play. Back-to-back trifectas by Koutoufas aided Mansfield in a 9-0 run to bring the deficit down to 10 points.
 
The Mountaineers brought the SRU lead down to single digits three times but could not close the gap.
 
Mansfield hosts Shippensburg on Wednesday at Decker Gymnasium.