The Misericordia University men's basketball team picked up its first win of the season with an 85-74 win over Elmira in the consolation round of the Waynesburg Tip-Off Tournament, Saturday afternoon.
Jack Gallagher led the Cougars with 26 points and 16 rebounds while
Eli Stoute had 16 points and six rebounds.
Kayode Adebayo had 12 points and
D.J. Orloff added 11 points.
Orloff opened the scoring on a layup and Stoute followed with a three-pointer and the Cougars never trailed.
Back-to-back three-pointers by Nasuti gave the Cougars a 20-7 lead with 11:37 left in the first half.
Lay-ups from Stoute and Adebayo stretched the Cougars' lead to 45-27 late in the first half.
Gallagher scored six straight points for Misericordia to increase the advantage to 80-58 with just under five minutes to play.
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