Tony Harding scored a season-high 32 points and Tre Fields added a double-double as the Misericordia University men's basketball team remained unbeaten in MAC Freedom play with an 85-78 win over King's, Wednesday night in the Anderson Center.

Fields had 13 points, including the 1,000^th of his career, and 12 rebounds and Jason Kenny added 19 points and eight rebounds.

Down 69-68 with 5:31 to play, Kenny's put back gave the Cougars the lead for good and Harding tipped in his own miss for 72-69 lead.

Fields followed with a pair of free throws to become the 25^th member of the 1,000^th point club at MU.

Brendan Leonard found Harding under the basket for a 76-70 lead with 2:11 to go.

After a King's bucket, Fields' drive-and-dish to Harding made it 78-72.

Kenny slashed from the top of the arc for an easy layup and an 81-72 lead with under a minute to play.

Harding sealed the win with a dunk from the left baseline.

After King's broke a 17-17 to take a 24-22 lead with 5:52 left in the first half, the Cougars and answered with 10 straight points in a little over a minute.

Alec Rodway drilled a three-pointer from the left corner and then used cross court pass to Fields in the right corner for another three-pointer.

Fields made two of three free throws on MU's next possession and Kenny finished a two-on-one break off a long outlet pass from Fields to give the Cougars a 29-24 lead with 4:51 to go in the first period.

Harding buried a three-pointer from in front of the King's bench to give MU a 34-29 lead, but the Monarchs cut the margin to 35-34 at intermission.

The Monarchs opened the second half on a 7-2 run to take a 41-37 lead, but the Cougars answered with a 9-0 run. 

Tyerell Mann took a long pass from Rodway under the basket and Harding tied the score, 41-41, off a lob pass from Rodway.  Mann's floater in the lane put MU in front and Kenny drained a three-pointer from the right corner to the Cougars up, 46-41, with 16:11 to go.

King's battled back and eventually took a 60-52 lead with 11:47 to go.  Harding drilled a three-pointer from the top of the key and Fields dunked off a long pass from Kenny to cut the deficit to 60-57.

The teams went back-and-forth over the next four minutes and Harding converted a short jumper in the lane off a loose ball scramble into a three-point play to pull the Cougars even, 66-66.

King's hit a three-pointer for a 69-68 lead, but Kenny's put back put MU in front for good.

The Cougars will visit DeSales, Saturday.