MILLERSVILLE Pa.- The Mansfield Mountaineers men's basketball team dropped their season opening game to Winston Salem State by a score of 65-53, on Friday Nov. 13.
Mansfield is playing in the Ron Wilson Classic hosted by Millersville University.
Jackson Henry was the leading scorer for the Mounties. He was 6-7 from the field and 34 from three-point range. Amir Cunningham scored 13 in his Mansfield debut, and Josh Franklin had seven assists and a pair of steals.
The Mounties looked for the deep shot to get the offense started. Franklin, Kelton Brown, and Henry gave the Mounties the early 9-5 lead.
That would jump start a 13-4 run for the Mountaineers over the next seven minutes of game time, highlighted by another pair of three point baskets from Henry. Mansfield had a 19-9 lead halfway through the first half.
Mansfield then got caught in a Rams run of 17-6. Winston-Salem shot 7-12 in this stretch, and the Mountaineers committed four turnovers. The Rams led 26-25 with 1:44 remaining in the half.
Mansfield scored the final four points of the half on layups from Cunningham and Henry, to take a 29-26 lead into halftime.
The Rams would open the second half on a 12-2 run, causing another four Mansfield turnovers. They led Mansfield 38-31 with 13 minutes remaining.
The Mounties would try to claw back in the next five minutes of game time, Henry would score five of the Mansfield 11 on the run but they trailed 45-42 with 7:15 remaining.
Winston Salem State would close the game out on a 20-11 run that included them shooting a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line. They would take the game by the final score of 65-53.
UP NEXT:
The Mansfield Mountaineers return for the final game of the Ron Wilson Classic facing D'Youville at 2 P.M.
