JOHNTOWN, PA. – The Virginia State University men's basketball has dropped their third-straight road game Sunday afternoon 74-63 to Pitt-Johnstown University.
 
Francis "BJ" Fitzgerald led the team in scoring yet again with 10 points on 4-10 shooting along with three rebounds. Antwan Miles and Terrence Hunter-Whitfield finished with eight while Hunter-Whitfield had a team-high 10 rebounds and Miles had a team-high four assists. Daryl Mackey and Ethan Wilson were key contributors off the bench. Mackey and Wilson ended with eight each while going 2-of-3 from three-point range. The VSU bench shined again this season outscoring the Mountain Cats 31-7. The Trojans were able to make 50% of their shots from the field in the first half.
 
How It Happened

• Through the first five minutes, Francis "BJ" Fitzgerald had five of the first nine points of the game for the Trojans as they held a slim 9-8 lead.

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• The next five minutes saw two lead changes and three ties as the Trojans were able to hold their lead 22-19 with 10:13 left in the first half.

 

• The two would continue to battle it out as the first half saw yet another tie ball game at 27-27 with 4:42 left to go.   

 

• To close the half, PJU took their first lead of the game 37-35 headed into the locker room.

 

• The Trojans shot 50% from the field and 38% from beyond the arc in the first half but missed all three of their free throw attempts.

 

• To start the second half, the Mountain Cats went on a crucial 9-4 run to extend their lead to 48-39 with 15:00 left in the game.

 

• PJU was able to keep the Trojans at arm's length through the second half with the score at 64-54 with 4:44 left in the game.

 

• The Mountain Cats were able to maintain their double-digit lead through the entirety of the second half taking the win 74-63.

 
Inside the Box Score

• The Trojans shot 45% from the field in the afternoon matchup while shooting 50% at the half.

 

• VSU forced 10 turnovers in the game.

 

• The Trojans had at least one steal from six different players.

 

• The VSU bench scored almost half of the team's points as the group scored 31 of the team's 62 points.

 
Up Next
Virginia State will compete in their first conference game of the year on the road at Fayetteville State University. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m.