Mike Hitchens came off the bench to score 18 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to lead the Knights (12-10, 9-6 PAC) who moved into a three-way tie with Gwynedd and Immaculata for third place in the league standings.
Haven Wroten netted 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Griffins who slipped to 11-11 and 9-6 in league play. Chris DelBrocco added 15 points and six assists while Lemeire Talley chipped in 13 off the bench.
Neumann seized the lead in the first stanza, thanks to nine first-half treys. Ronnie Fields hit four of them as the Knights built a 47-38 halftime lead. Fields finished with 14 points as the Knights hit 11 three-pointers on the night.
The Griffins found themselves down by as much as 19 as Hitchens gave Neumann a 64-45 lead with 11:08 remaining.
An 11-2 run later in the half rallied Gwynedd to just an 80-72 deficit wit 3:48 to play but back-to-back-to-back buckets from Hitchens and Fields restored a double-digit lead.
Newspaper Box Score 02/08/07 8 p.m. at Griffin Complex - Gwynedd Valley, Pa. NEUMANN COLLEGE 90, GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 75 NEUMANN COLLEGE (12-10, 9-6 PAC) Hitchens, Mike 7-9 10-12 26; Fields, Ronnie 5-10 0-1 14; Hitchens, Eli 5-7 0-1 11; Patrick, Derahn 4-14 0-2 9; Dales, Leon 3-4 3-5 9; Fritz, D.J. 3-4 0-0 8; Swiggett, James 2-9 2-2 6; Robinson, Ty 1-1 1-2 3; Bransford, Jalon 1-1 0-0 3; Linton, Nasheed 0-4 1-2 1. Totals 31-63 17-27 90. GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE (11-11, 9-6 PAC) Wroten, Haven 8-13 3-9 19; DelBrocco, Chris 5-12 3-4 15; Talley, Lemeire 5-10 2-2 13; Johnson, Matt 4-7 3-5 12; Forth, Jack 3-7 0-0 9; Santiago, Rashid 2-6 0-0 4; Keenan, Tom 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 28-58 12-22 75. Neumann College............... 47 43 - 90 Gwynedd-Mercy College......... 38 37 - 75 3-point goals-Neumann College 11-20 (Fields, Ronnie 4-8; Hitchens, Mike 2-2; Fritz, D.J. 2-3; Patrick, Derahn 1-4; Bransford, Jalon 1-1; Hitchens, Eli 1-2), Gwynedd-Mercy College 7-21 (Forth, Jack 3-6; DelBrocco, Chris 2-7; Talley, Lemeire 1-4; Johnson, Matt 1-3; Keenan, Tom 0-1). Fouled out--Neumann College-Dales, Leon, Gwynedd-Mercy College-Wroten, Haven; Santiago, Rashid. Rebounds-Neumann College 42 (Patrick, Derahn 8), Gwynedd-Mercy College 32 (Wroten, Haven 7). Assists-Neumann College 16 (Patrick, Derahn 4), Gwynedd-Mercy College 15 (DelBrocco, Chris 6). Total fouls-Neumann College 19, Gwynedd-Mercy College 18. A-200 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Game