Mount Union men's basketball defeats Gettysburg 82-61 at Land of Magic Classic
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ― Christian Parker and Jeffery Mansfield narrowly missed double-doubles as No. 4-ranked Mount Union defeated Gettysburg (Pa.), 82-61, at the Land of Magic Classic on Thursday.
Parker finished with 16 points and Mansfield scored 14, and both players had nine rebounds for the Purple Raiders (10-1), who pulled away late in the first half and won easily.
Collen Gurley added 14 points for Mount Union, which trailed 26-23 with 8:27 remaining in the first half, then finished the period with a 21-6 run to lead 44-32 at the intermission.
Parker had eight points in that stretch while Gurley scored six.
Gettysburg (4-5) got as close as eight points (52-44) with 14:55 remaining but the Purple Raiders went on a 15-4 run over the next 3½ minutes to lead by 19 (67-48).
Rassoul Abakar and Carl Schaller led Gettysburg with 12 points and six rebounds apiece. Ryan McKeon added 11 points and Jordan Stafford finished with 10.
This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Mount Union men's basketball defeats Gettysburg College
