EMMITTSBURG, Md. (AP) - Kelvin Parker scored 20 points and Mount St. Mary's used a second-half run to pull away from St. Francis (Pa.) 64-51 on Thursday night.
Parker, who scored 12 points in the second half, was 8 of 13 from the field and made four 3-pointers.
Both teams kept it close in the first half as there were five ties and six lead changes before St. Francis took a 29-25 lead into halftime.
But the Mountaineers (6-16, 4-7 Northeast Conference) opened the second half with an 18-11 run to take a 43-38 lead with 11:41 left to play. The Red Flash cut the deficit to 46-42 but Mount St. Mary's used another run, this time 11-3, to take the lead for good, 57-45, with 2:13 remaining.
Stephon Whyatt and Earl Brown led St. Francis (5-17, 4-7) with 12 points apiece.
Mount St. Mary's dominated the boards 34-19 and forced 18 turnovers.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| St. Francis (Pa.) (5-17) | 29 | 22 | 51 |
| Mount St. Mary's (6-16) « | 25 | 39 | 64 |
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| St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| E. Brown, F | 29 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| S. Eatherton, F | 26 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| K. Ritter, G | 34 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| A. Ervin, G | 33 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| O. Jackson, G | 31 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Whyatt | 27 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| T. Peters | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| S. Stanley | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 21-43 | 4-10 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 51 | |
| 48.8% | 40% | ||||||
| Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Krajina, F | 29 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| D. Thompson, F | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| J. Castellanos, G | 37 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| J. Norfleet, G | 37 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| K. Parker, G | 36 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Barber | 24 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| J. Wells | 9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| X. Owens | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Holley | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Kenny | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-55 | 6-10 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 64 | |
| 47.3% | 60% | ||||||
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