GREENSBURG, Pa. - Five players reached double-figure points, but the Hilbert College men's basketball team went cold offensively the last five minutes of the game and slipped in defeat, 84-81, to Pitt.-Greensburg

THE BASICS

AMCC Game of the Week
⦁    Final Score: Pitt.-Greensburg 84|  Hilbert 81
⦁    Location:  Chambers Hall, Pitt.-Greensburg
⦁    Records: Hilbert College 11-7 (7-6 AMCC) Pitt.-Greensburg 15-3 (11-2 AMCC)

HIGHLIGHTS
The Hawks trio of seniors led offensively with Masia Phillips knocking in 16 points.  Alex Karamanos adding 15 points and Hunter Martineau tossing in 14 points while leading with seven assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Hawks got on board first and held onto the lead for the game's first 7.5 minutes.  
• Christian Przybyla and Alex Karamanos drilled back-to-back threes maintaining the Hawks lead as the game progressed but at 12:34, the Bobcats' 3-pointer gave them their first advantage (13-12).
• Each team traded scores before Karamanos went on a 5-point run swinging the score in the Hawks favor.  
• Martineau (3), Karamanos (2) and Phillips (5) built a three-point spread (27-24).
• The hosts rallied, took their fourth, one-point lead at 5:44 (28-27).  The Bobcats stretched the margin to four, forcing the Hawks to play catch-up again.
• Lazar Jovanovich struck from deep at the start of the rally and then closed the half with another dagger at 1:22 setting the 39-36 half-time score.
• Karamanos led all scorers with 10 points at intermission, shooting 4-for-4 from the floor, with two from downtown.
• The Hawks made 63.6-percent of the 3-point shots (7-of-11) while the Bobcats offensive focus was to pound the ball in the paint to their two big men.
• Greensburg took the floor after the break, attacked from beyond the arc and knotted the game on their second attempt.  They went back inside to their big man for a 3-point play taking a three point lead. 
• The Hawks responded with one from the charity stripe and bucket from the block which started another Hilbert run.
• Karamanos BATTLED on the offensive glass, fighting to maintain possession of an offensive rebound and lifted Hilbert back on top with a strong effort under the rim.
• Jovanovich struck from deep again, forced a Bobcat timeout at 16:33 with a 47-42 margin.
• Richardson went right at Greensburg's big man with a very nice up-and-under move for two more while Karamanos corralled another offensive rebound which led to a Martineau bucket off an out of bounds play.
• Greensburg finally found two points at 13:30 but trailed 54-46.
• The Bobcats went 4-for-4 at the foul line on the same trip, and turned that offensive possession into a six-point play after they scored in the lane after an inbounds pass.
• Greensburg forced a 70-all from the foul line at 5 minutes and then both teams went cold until the Bobcats sank a pair of freebies at 3:35 going back on top 72-70.
• Phillips break-away layup set a 72-all at 2:51 yet, Hilbert went 0-3 on their next three trips and quickly found themselves down 78-72 with 0:52 left
• Phillips made a pair at the charity stripe trimming the difference to four  with 0:48.
• Greensburg went 6-for-10 down the stretch from the line, while the Hawks added only seven points from the floor in the final 40-seconds of the game.
• Phillips connected deep, Martineau with two at the foul line and one in the paint.  
• With :03 on the clock, the Hawks had a chance to knot the game with a full court play, but the Bobcats got a hand on the ball and broke up the desperation attempt.

GAME NOTES

• Lazar Jovanovich went 4-of-6 from deep adding 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals while Warren Richardson tossed in 12 points hitting 5-of-10 from the floor.
• Hilbert shot 48.3-percent from the floor (28-of-58) hitting 11-of-22 from downtown.  They made 14-of-17 from 15-feet out.
• Greensburg closed the game hitting 54.0-percent from the field (27-of-50) making only 4-of-12 from beyond the arc.  They converted 26-of-32 from the foul line to pull out the win.
• The Hawks dominated the offensive glass, finishing with a 14-5 advantage with a 35-22 lead.
• Greensburg's big man, Cody Spaid, led all scorers with 24 points, going 10-for-11 in the paint and 4-for-5 from the charity stripe.

WHAT'S NEXT

Hilbert returns to the Hafner Center next week playing host to Alfred State College (5-12, 3-9) January 25th with a 6pm tip.  The Hawks earned a 96-84 victory on the road December 18th. 

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