BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College men's basketball team fell to visiting The University of Scranton, 89-62, in Landmark Conference action in Johnston Hall Tuesday evening.

How It Happened

• Scranton scored the first three points of the game before senior guard Matt O'Connor connected on a free throw to get Moravian on the scoreboard. Freshman forward Mike DiPietro hit a three-pointer for the Greyhounds first field goal of the contest to cut the deficit to 7-4 before the Royals ran off 10 straight points to build a 17-4 edge
• Scranton's lead reached 25 points before the Royals headed to the locker room with a 46-24 advantage as freshman guard Tyler Mish hit a late jumper for the Blue and Grey for the final points of the half
• Scranton kept its lead for the entire second half with Moravian getting within 20 points, 70-50, on two free throws from Freshman guard Alex Dietz with 7:35 to play

Firsts for the Hounds

• Freshman guard/forward Eric Shuttleworth scored the first five points of his collegiate career

Inside the Numbers

• Dietz led the Greyhounds with nine points
• Sophomore guard/forward Joe Paulillo had career-highs of seven points and five rebounds
• Sophomore guard Nate Dougherty grabbed a career-best six rebounds
• The Greyhounds forced the Royals into 20 turnovers while committing just 14 turnovers themselves 

Up Next for the Greyhounds

• Saturday, February 20 vs. Marymount (Va.) University, 3:00 p.m.
• Monday, February 22 at Cairn University, 7:00 p.m.