CLARION, Pa. – After trailing by as many as 15 points midway through the second half, the Clarion University men's basketball team couldn't claw its way back to a win, dropping an overtime whodunit 90-86 on the road versus Edinboro, Saturday afternoon.

With just 1:58 remaining, the Golden Eagles trailed by just three points until big man Jonathan Williams hit a three pointer to knot the score at 70 all. The Blue and Gold would take the lead with just over one minute left in the matchup, but the Fighting Scots Jaryn Simpson hit a pair of free throws to send the game into overtime.  
 
With the score 73-72 in favor of Clarion with just 30 seconds remaining, Eliijah Cottrill knocked down a pair of free throws to put the Golden Egkes up by three. Harris hit a three pointer with just 11 seconds left to tie the ballgame at 75 all. While the Fighting Scots were celebrating the trey, Cottrill raced down the floor and made a layup to put Clarion up two, but a RJ Laugand foul sent Simpson to the line for the free throws that evened the match.
 
It was all Edinboro in overtime as they took over the game and ultimately shutdown the Golden Eagle offense building a lead as big as five, never looking back.

The Golden Eagles fall to 5-19, 3-16 in the PSAC on the season while Edinboro improves to 9-15 overall and 6-13 in league play.

It was certainly a saga of two halves for Clarion as the Golden Eagles struggled from the floor in the first half, shooting just 39% from the field and 27% from three point range. The second half proved to be much restored, as the Blue and Gold shot at a 59% clip, while shooting 50% from beyond the arc.

Cottrill finished with a team-high 24 points and nine rebounds, while Khari Williams added 23 points and five assists. Lawrence Lemon notched a double-double scoring 12 points, while grabbing 12 boards.

J. Williams contributed 17 points, dished out three assists and grabbed three rebounds. Brandon Williams played a solid 22 minutes, adding five points and and one assist.

For the Fighting Scots, Simpson led Edinboro with 25 points and four boards, while Trey Staunch added 23 points and 12 boards.

The Golden Eagles will return home to the Student Rec Center to play their final two games of the season this Wednesday, February 27^th, when they host Gannon University at 3:00pm before closing out the season against Cal U on March 2^nd.