Box Score GREENSBURG, Pa. – DeMarius Miller broke out of his scoring slump with a game-high 23 points, but it wasn't enough for the Clarion University men's basketball team which dropped an 81-71 road decision to Seton Hill in Greensburg Wednesday night.
 
The Golden Eagles (4-16 overall, 2-10 PSAC West) led by one, 50-49, after Miller, who had gone three straight games without reaching double figures, got a steal and a dunk with 13:06 to play. But Seton Hill (14-9, 6-7) went on a 12-1 run led by eight points from Nate Perry, who had a team-high 21 points, to take a 61-51 lead with 11 minutes left.
 
Clarion answered with an 11-3 run of its own led by six points from Miller, who had his sixth 20-point game of the year, to get back within two, 64062, with 5 ½ minutes to play.
 
Again, though, Seton Hill had the answer this time in the form of a quick 6-0 spurt that got the lead back to eight, 70-62, with just under four minutes to play before the Golden Eagles climbed back within four, 72-68, on a Miller 3-pointer at the 2:07 mark. Malachi Leonard answered with a due to make it 74-68 with a minute and a half left before an Aaron Johnson putback got the Golden Eagles back within four, 74-70, one last time with just under a minute to play. Clarion had a chance to cut the lead to two, but BJ Andrews missed the front end of a one-and-one.
 
 Johnson had his second double-double of the season, both against Seton Hill, with 10 points and a season-high 14 rebound, while Marques Jones continued his strong play of late with 15 points and six rebounds and Mike Kromka added 13 points, six rebounds and three assists for Clarion.
 
David Windsor and Leonard each added 16 points for Seton Hill with Leonard having six rebounds, while Kameron Taylor had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds while adding four blocked shots.
 
Clarion shot well in the contest, 46.4 percent (26 of 56) but was hurt by poor free-throw shooting (11 of 22). Seton Hill shot 48.3 percent (28 of 58) and hit 17 of 25 free throws.
 
Seton Hill led 39-34 at halftime before getting the lead to eight, 47-39, early in the second half.
 
But an 11-2 Clarion run that featured a pair of Jones threes and four points from Miller capped with his dunk gave Clarion its only lead of the second half.
 
Clarion returns to action at 7:30 p.m. Saturday when it hosts California (Pa.).
 
NOTES – Jones now entered the game averaging 18.3 points per game over his last four contests … Kromka now has 690 career rebounds … This was Clarion's first-ever game at Seton Hill and the second time the Golden Eagles have played the Griffins, who joined the PSAC West this season. Clarion won 64-61 in January at Clarion.