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Cresson, PA - The Mount Aloysius men's basketball team got their season off on the right track with a 92-86 overtime victory at home over Frostburg State on Monday evening.

Dillon Bender scored 28 points and hit 5 of 9 shots from behind the arc to lead Mount Aloysius. Arin Wade scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Joe Dziabo registered 17 points and nine boards. Tre Brown recorded six points, 10 assists and two steals from the point guard position.

The first half was an even battle throughout as the Mounties jumped out to leads of 11-3 and 17-10 before Frostburg worked its way back into the game and took their first lead at 18-17 with 9:03 remaining in the period. Frostburg went on to take a 37-34 advantage into the break.

Frostburg expanded its lead to 45-37 a minute and a half into the second half, but the Mounties responded with a 10-0 run capped by a Brown layup to take a two-point lead with 16:21 remaining. The game stayed extremely close for the remainder of the contest as neither side led by more than four points in regulation. Chad Eisenhuth hit a jumper and Bender followed with two free throws on the next possession to hand the Mounties a 81-79 lead with 1:08 left. After a Frostburg bucket, Mount Aloysius wasn't able to convert on its last possession and the two sides went into overtime.

Wade hit back-to-back jumpers to give the Mounties a 85-82 lead, and Bender drilled a three-point shot the next time down to expand the advantage to 88-84 with 1:53 to go. The Mounties used strong defense and Bender made a layup and two free throws down the stretch to give Mount Aloysius a big opening win.

Mount Aloysius will return to the court this weekend with the Coaches v. Cancer Classic at Juniata College.