PHILADELPHIA, Pa. --- The Moravian University men's basketball team posted a 76-56 victory in the final game of the Landmark Conference Day at The Palestra Sunday as the Greyhounds earned their second straight conference win.

How It Happened

• The Hounds opened the scoring with a pair of free throws by sophomore forward Marquis Ratcliff. The Royals would respond and go out to a 9-4 lead just about four minutes into the contest. Ratcliff tied the score at 9-9 with a three-pointer, and Ratcliff scored Moravian's first nine points. Junior guard/forward Michael Leonardo connected on a three-pointer to put the Blue & Grey back in front, and sophomore guard Porter Kelly hit a free throw at the 12:11 mark to cap a 13-0 run that had the Greyhounds' leading 17-9
• Moravian pushed the advantage to double digits at 21-11 on a lay-up from junior forward Gary Francis with just under ten minutes left in the first half. However, Scranton got back within a point at 25-24 three minutes later. The Blue & Grey extended the lead back to seven points at 33-26 on a lay-up from senior guard Mark Howell while the Royals scored the final three of the first half to send the squads to the locker room with the Hounds up 33-29
• Scranton opened the second half with a 5-0 run to take a 34-33 lead. Moravian moved back in front for good at the 17:28 mark on a three-point play from Ratcliff, which started a 39-7 run from the Greyhounds that has the Blue & Grey holding a 72-41 advantage with just over four minutes to play as senior guard Alex Dietz connected on a three-pointer
• Moravian's final points of the game came on a three-pointer by freshman Elijah Blackwell for the first points of his career 

Inside the Numbers

• Moravian had a pair of double-doubles in the contest with Ratcliff netting a game-high 31 points to go with 14 rebounds and two blocked shots. It was Ratcliff's fourth 30-plus point contest of the season, and he also recorded his sixth double-double of the winter and 14th of his career
• Leonardo posted his second straight double-double and the fourth of his career with 11 points and 10 rebounds to go with six assists
• Kelly finished with nine points and three rebounds while Howell contributed eight points, six assists and three boards
• Dietz tossed in five points and grabbed five rebounds while Francis and senior forward Mike DiPietro both had four points with Francis adding three boards
• Blackwell registered three points while freshman forward Brendan Shannon had Moravian's other point on a free throw
• The Greyhounds had 18 players see the court at the historic Palestra, considered the Cathedral of College Basketball with three players seeing their first action of the season
• Moravian shot 27-for-56 from the field, 8-for-21 on three-pointers and 14-for-16 at the foul line with Ratcliff making all ten of his free throw attempts
• The Hounds had a 42-37 edge on the boards while the teams combined to commit just 20 turnovers in the game

Up Next for the Greyhounds

• Wednesday, January 17 vs. Wilkes University, 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, January 20 vs. Susquehanna University, 2:00 p.m. – Alumni Game at 11:00 a.m.