hall bringing ball upcourt
Jeff Helsel
64
Seton Hill SHU-M 9-5, 4-4 PSAC
77
Winner California (PA) CAL-M 13-1, 7-1 PSAC
Seton Hill SHU-M
9-5, 4-4 PSAC
64
Final
77
California (PA) CAL-M
13-1, 7-1 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Seton Hill SHU-M 31 33 64
California (PA) CAL-M 36 41 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Matthew Kifer, Sports Information Director

Vulcans post victory over Seton Hill, 77-64

Hall, Lucas combine for 32 points, 26 rebounds in double-doubles; Cal posted 16-1 run in second half

CALIFORNIA (Jan. 10) – Led by a pair of double-doubles, the No. 13 Vulcans captured a 77-64 victory over Seton Hill on Wednesday night in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play at the Convocation Center.

RECORDS/SERIES
• The California (PA) men's basketball team improves to 13-1 overall with a 7-1 mark in conference action.
• The Griffins drop to 9-5 this season behind a 4-4 record in league play.
• The Vulcans have won nine-consecutive meetings in the series dating back to the 2018-19 campaign.

STATS
• Senior Jermaine Hall, Jr. registered his second double-double of the year with 18 points and 10 rebounds, plus added four assists and one block.
• Redshirt sophomore Bryson Lucas tallied a double-double with 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds (four offensive).
• He added five assists, two blocks and one steal while playing a career-high 35 minutes on Wednesday.
• Redshirt senior Zyan Collins totaled 15 points to surpass Brent Kincaid (1992-96) for ninth on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,515 points.
• He also collected four rebounds and five assists against the Griffins.
• Sophomore KJ McClurg finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists while playing all 40 minutes.

GAME ACTION
• The Griffins scored seven-straight points early in the first half to take a 15-8 lead at the 14:42-mark.
• Cal then countered with seven-consecutive points to tie the score at 15-15 with 13:08 left before halftime.
• The Vulcans later posted a 12-2 run over five minutes to take a 31-25 advantage with 3:08 remaining in the first half.
• Cal held a 36-31 lead at halftime after shooting nearly 52 percent from the floor.
• The Vulcans seized control of the game with a 16-1 rally in the early portion of the second half to take a 52-34 lead at the 13:37-mark.
• Seton Hill went six-plus minutes without a field goal before a 13-2 run cut the deficit to 54-47 with 9:54 left to play.
• Cal stretched the lead to double-digits multiple times before closing the game on a 12-6 rally over the final four minutes.
• The Vulcans held a plus-10 rebounding advantage (45-35) while posting their second-highest total of the year.
• Seton Hill was limited to 25.0 percent (7-of-28) from beyond the arc after ranking second in the PSAC in three-pointers per game.

NEXT
• Cal returns to the road on Saturday, Jan. 13, when it faces Slippery Rock in PSAC West play at 3 p.m.
 
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