Moore finished the game with 23 points, five assists and three rebounds. Sophomore guard Brad Bowman and freshman forward Joe Herrmann each had 14 while freshman forward Ross Watson added 10.
Phil Bushre had 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds to lead the Wolverines (13-10, 6-3). Shawn Carr and Mark Smith each added 11.
After a 23-23 tie with under four minutes to go in the first period the Tomcats (7-17, 3-6) closed the half on an 11-4 run to go into the break with a seven-point edge (34-27).
A Ryan Eller three brought the Wolverines back to within one (51-5) with under eight minutes, but Thiel was able to stretch its lead to nine (70-61) on a three by junior forward Stephen Laird at the 1:47 mark.
Carr's three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining closed the gap to four (74-70) before Moore was able to knock down one-of-two from the free throw line to seal the win.
Grove City held a commanding 44-24 edge on the glass and went 20-for-28 from the free throw line while Thiel made just 14 trips to the charity stripe, hitting eight of those.
Thiel returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 19 when they host PAC rival Washington & Jefferson College. Tip off is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Grove City College vs Thiel College (Pa.) 2-16-05 8 p.m. at Beeghly Gym - Greenville, Pa. At Beeghly Gym - Greenville, Pa. THIEL COLLEGE (PA.) 75, GROVE CITY COLLEGE 70 GROVE CITY COLLEGE (13-10, 6-3) Phil Bushre 5-8 5-8 15; Mark Smith 2-3 7-8 11; Shawn Carr 3-7 3-4 11; Ryan Eller 2-9 4-6 10; Matt Phillips 5-8 0-0 10; Mike Lukcic 4-11 0-0 9; J.D. Collar 1-6 1-2 4; Nick Mihalic 0-0 0-0 0; Chuck Cotherman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-53 20-28 70. THIEL COLLEGE (PA.) (7-17, 3-6) Daryl Moore 9-21 2-3 23; Brad Bowman 4-7 3-4 14; Joe Herrmann 6-14 0-2 14; Ross Watson 4-8 2-2 10; Max Slater 3-3 1-3 7; Stephen Laird 2-5 0-0 5; CJ Hunt 1-1 0-0 2; Gary Gates 0-1 0-0 0; Damien Williams 0-2 0-0 0; Jason Manningham 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Mihalik 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-62 8-14 75. Grove City College............ 27 43 - 70 Thiel College (Pa.)........... 34 41 - 75 3-point goals-Grove City College 6-20 (Shawn Carr 2-5; Ryan Eller 2-4; J.D. Collar 1-2; Mike Lukcic 1-6; Chuck Cotherman 0-1; Matt Phillips 0-2), Thiel College (Pa.) 9-26 (Daryl Moore 3-6; Brad Bowman 3-4; Joe Herrmann 2-10; Stephen Laird 1-3; Damien Williams 0-2; Ross Watson 0-1). Fouled out--Grove City College-None, Thiel College (Pa.)-None. Rebounds-Grove City College 44 (Phil Bushre 13), Thiel College (Pa.) 24 (Joe Herrmann 6). Assists-Grove City College 8 (Mike Lukcic 2; Mark Smith 2; Phil Bushre 2; Matt Phillips 2), Thiel College (Pa.) 13 (Daryl Moore 5). Total fouls-Grove City College 15, Thiel College (Pa.) 18. A-258