CLARION, Pa. --- The Golden Eagle men's basketball team held the advantage after a low-scoring but entertaining first half, but it was Edinboro who came out on top on Saturday afternoon as the Fighting Scots beat Clarion 83-62 in Tippin Gym.
 
Clarion turned around the first half with a huge run midway through, rallying from a 20-12 deficit with an 18-2 run that put Edinboro on their heels and gave the Golden Eagles an eight-point lead of their own. Cam Kearney got the roll going with a thunderous dunk over Will Taylor at the 12:56 mark, drawing a foul and making the subsequent free throw to make it 20-15. Jayson Harris followed up with a three-pointer at the 11:16 mark to make it a two-point game, and the sophomore forward later tied it with a midrange jumper.
 
Later in the half, Gavin Cote sank a three-pointer at the 6:51 mark, giving his team a 26-24 advantage, and Connor Spratt forced the Fighting Scots into a timeout after driving to the hoop and scoring on the fast break 25 seconds later. Cote finished off the run with a short jumper on a second chance opportunity, giving Clarion a 30-22 advantage.
 
The Golden Eagles still held the lead heading into the halftime break, despite Madior Seye scoring with 35 seconds remaining in the first to make it 37-34. The start of the second half was lopsided in favor of the Fighting Scots, who outscored Clarion 26-4 over the span of the first 9:32 to open up a 19-point lead.
 
Clarion continued to battle, pulling to within 61-49 after Spratt converted a four-point play with a three-pointer made through a foul by Bernie Blunt. Kearney scored on the next trip down the floor as well, making it a 10-point game and punctuating a 10-0 run. Ten points was all the closer the Golden Eagles got, though, as the Fighting Scots held on through a choppy final seven minutes of action that saw frequent whistles and fouls from both sides.
 
Kearney scored a team-high 22 points to go with five rebounds and three assists, while Cote finished with 10 points. Steve Kelly – honored in a pregame Senior Day ceremony – finished with eight points, three assists and two steals.
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