The Susquehanna University men's basketball rallied for an 88-82 win over Misericordia, Tuesday night in the Anderson Center despite four MU players in double figures.

D.J. Marlow led the Cougars with 20 points and Griffin Sponaugle added 13.  Tyler McGarry had 12 points and Jason Kenny added 10.

Darren Davy had eight points and a team-high eight rebounds.

The Cougars led throughout the second half and held their last lead, 71-70, with under six minutes to play.

MU held the Crusaders without a field goal over the last four minutes, but the visitors were 13-14 from the foul line during that decisive span.

Down 44-39 at halftime, the Cougars used an 8-0 run early in the second half to take a 53-52 lead as McGarry sandwiched two of his four three-pointers around a pair of free throws from Jesse Urich.

Earl Chang's breakaway dunk gave MU a 59-55 lead and Jalen Armstead followed with a spin-move layup for a 61-55 edge with just under 11 minutes to play.

Kenny drained a three-pointer from the left wing for a 67-63 lead with 7:24 left, but the Crusaders rallied to taka 73-71 lead with 5:02 remaining.

James Hawk's layup tied it 73-73, but Susquehanna answered with a layup for its final field goal and held the lead over the final 4:20.

In a back-and-forth first half, Mike Brunson's three-pointer gave MU an 18-11 lead seven minutes into the game.

The Crusaders chipped away and took a 27-23 lead six minutes later, but Davy scored five straight points to pull MU even.

Davy's layup gave the Cougars a 38-37 lead with 1:27 left in the half, but Susquehanna closed on a 7-0 run.

The Cougars shot 50.05% (29-58) from the floor, including 11-28 from three-point range, but the Crusaders shot 85.3% (29-34) from the foul line.

Misericordia, 1-2, will face Summit in the opening round of the 24^th annual McCarthy Tire Laurel Line, Friday at 8:00 p.m.