CRESSON, Pa. -- The Mounties erased a twelve-point halftime deficit to edge visiting Hilbert College 89-88 Saturday afternoon.

Leaders
- Carlos Palacio (Bilbao, Spain, Phelps School) led all scorers with 30 points and also earned a double-double by adding 12 rebounds.
- Imil Britt (Johnstown, PA, Greater Johnstown) contributed 17 points and three assists.
- Dwayne Jones (Philadelphia, PA, Greater Johnstown) had 13 points, while Wesley Ayers (Independence, VA, Grayson County) was also in double figures with 10 points.
- Mike Harris (Hampton, Va., Peninsula Catholic) dished out a team-high four assists. 

How It Happened
- The Mounties stayed with Hilbert in the opening part of the game, with the score tied at 11 after about four minutes of play. Hilbert then went on a run to expand the lead to as much as 11 with about 12 minutes remaining. 
- The Mounties cut the lead to six shortly after, but that is the closest they would get in the half. Hilbert built a double-figure advantage and maintained it through the conclusion of the half, leading 51-39.
- Mount Aloysius made its move in the second half, going on a 10-0 run to start the period, with Palacio contributing eight points during the stretch, to make it 51-49. Hilbert still held the narrow advantage until Britt hit a fast break layup at the 15:10 mark to give the Mounties their first lead of the game, 61-60.
- The Mounties increased the gap to six points on a dunk by Jones with about thirteen minutes remaining. The Mounties continued their strong play and the lead widened a couple minutes later to 72-63. 
- Hilbert responded, however, and tied the game at 74. But the Mounties would not let Hilbert take back the lead and built back up the advantage to 88-80. Hilbert made a push in the final minutes and even had an opportunity at the last possession but the Mounties held on to win, 89-88.

Into the Box Score
- The Mounties led in field-goal percentage, 53 percent to 46.2 percent. 
- The majority of the scoring for the Mounties was done inside with 54 points-in-the-paint, compared to Hilbert's 32.
- Mount Aloysius had 20 assists and limited its turnovers to just 11.

Up Next
- Mount Aloysius continues conference play when it travels to La Roche University on Wednesday with a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.