GLENVILLE, W.Va. – The Glenville State Men's Basketball fell short in an effort to come back from a 21-point deficient as Concord took the 92-85 win tonight in their first matchup of the season. The Pioneers fall to (9-9, 4-7 MEC) as their losing streak reaches three.

In the first half, the Mountain Lions would start the game off on a 7-2 run. The Pioneers fought back to make it a two-point game with twelve minutes left in the half. At the eight-minute mark, GSU finally tied the game back up. The Pioneers and Mountain Lions would go back and forth with neither team able to grab a big lead until a 12-0 run from the Mountain Lions gave them the biggest lead of the half. Glenville State closed the half on a 9-4 run while a buzzer beater three from Ammar Maxwell made it a 46-38 game at the break.

In the second half, Concord quickly turned their eight-point lead into a 21 point lead. The Pioneers, while down big, stayed relentless as they tried to dig themselves out of a hole. GSU started to make things interesting again after going on a 21-5 run to decrease the Mountain Lions lead to only five points with eight minutes left in the half. For the rest of the half, it seemed like every time the Pioneers hit a big shot, Concord would answer right back. However, the Pioneers managed to make their deficient four points with just a minute left in the finial half. GSU had a chance to get closer after a turnover in the back court but a missed three from GSU and made free throws by the Mountain Lions closed out the 92-85 win for CU.

Final Stats
Concord
The Mountain Lions were powered by Corey Boston's 20 points, six rebounds and six assists. Kollin Tolbert added 19 points, nine rebounds, and six assists in their victory tonight. Amare Smith (13 points), Josiah Rickards (11 points) and Ken Sallee (10 points) also contributed on offense for the Mountain Lions. Rene Diop did the dirty work for the Mountain Lions, grabbing nine rebounds and swatting away four shots.

Glenville State
Devin Collins led the Pioneers with 26 points, seven three-pointers, four rebounds, and one block. The freshman did their thing again tonight as Ammar Maxwell ended the game with 19 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and two steals; Don Colon-Lewis, who was a big part of the Pioneers' effort to come back tonight, contributed 16 points, five rebounds, one steal, and one block and finally, Elijah Redfern, who saw another start tonight, had 13 points, two assists and one steal. Prince Mosengo pulled down seven boards and scored six points in the loss.

Up Next For The Pioneers
Glenville State looks to get back in the win column when they travel to Frostburg State on Wednesday (Jan. 29) Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.