The Wolverines sealed the victory by making five of six free throws in the final 22 seconds. Two free throws from sophomore guard Bobby Glass with 2.3 seconds left sealed the victory. Glass finished with a season-high 11 points.
Senior center Phil Bushre paced the Wolverines with a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double while sophomore forward Mark Smith tossed in a career-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
Grove City trailed by as many as six in the second half, 39-33. However, three-pointers from senior Ryan Eller and Glass helped tie the game at 41. Grove City then surged ahead as junior forward Ryan Nellenback drilled a three with 11:43 left.
The lead changed hands five times before Grove City took the lead for good with 4:14 left as Bushre scored from close range. Grove City shot 24 of 46 (52 percent) from the floor. The Wolverines also went 8 of 9 at the foul line while Behrend did not attempt a free throw. Grove City also had a season-low 10 turnovers while Behrend had just nine turnovers.
Doug Merski led the Lions with 13 points while Tom Lulich added 12. Grove City will host La Roche Nov. 30.
Official Basketball Box Score
Penn St. Behrend vs Grove City
11-23-04 7:30 PM at GCC Arena - Grove City, Pa.
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VISITORS: Penn St. Behrend 1-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
41 Clough Jared........ f 4-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 8 5 1 1 0 33
22 Buczynski Kevin..... c 5-10 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 1 10 1 1 0 0 23
04 Lulich Tom.......... g 5-9 2-5 0-0 1 0 1 1 12 2 0 0 0 32
10 Jennings Justin..... g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 28
33 Merski Doug......... g 5-11 3-7 0-0 0 3 3 1 13 0 2 0 1 29
03 Lucas Joe........... 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 20
23 Mascara Cam......... 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 16
30 Gahan David......... 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 8
42 Zeigler Dan......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
44 Ferguson J.J........ 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 8
TEAM................ 3 3 1
Totals.............. 26-54 6-19 0-0 5 20 25 12 58 10 9 1 2 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd Half: 14-26 53.8% Game: 48.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 31.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 0.0% 0
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HOME TEAM: Grove City 3-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 Matt Phillips....... f 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 19
24 Ryan Eller.......... f 2-3 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 7 1 3 1 0 25
42 Phil Bushre......... c 7-10 0-0 1-2 2 9 11 1 15 2 2 1 0 29
12 Bobby Glass......... g 4-9 1-6 2-2 0 3 3 0 11 1 0 0 0 32
20 Mike Lukcic......... g 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 28
03 Nick Mihalic........ 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 9
22 Shawn Carr.......... 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 11
35 Ryan Nellenback..... 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 8
40 Mark Smith.......... 5-8 1-3 1-1 1 2 3 2 12 1 0 0 0 22
50 Chuck Cotherman..... 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 14
54 Eric O'Brien........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
TEAM................ 3 3
Totals.............. 24-46 6-18 8-9 3 22 25 7 62 10 10 2 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-21 52.4% 2nd Half: 13-25 52.0% Game: 52.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-1 100 % 2nd Half: 7-8 87.5% Game: 88.9% 0,1
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Officials:
Technical fouls: Penn St. Behrend-None. Grove City-None.
Attendance: 500
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Penn St. Behrend.............. 26 32 - 58
Grove City.................... 25 37 - 62
Mark Smith (Peters Township) career-high 12 points
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