MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The Morrisville State College men's basketball team picked up a North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) win Saturday afternoon,  as they topped visiting Bryn Athyn College 89-72 in Morrisville.

With the victory, Morrisville State improves to 8-13 overall, 5-9 in conference play, while the Lions fall to 5-17, 5-10 within the NEAC.

Six different Mustangs posted double digits in the high scoring affair, including junior Jared Donalson (Syracuse, N.Y.) who paved the way with a double-double behind his 18 point, 10 rebound performance. Five of Donalson's rebounds came on the offensive glass as Morrisville State dominated the boards 47-24.

Qwuhail Barlow (Cortland, N.Y.) added 16 points and three assists, while teammate Ibrahima Toure (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 13 points and four assists.

Trent Ward (Auburn, N.Y.) registered 12 points and dished out a season best nine assists, while teammates Joe Hulbert (Duanesburg, N.Y.) and Tyler Bliss (Liverpool, N.Y.) each added 12.

Joseph Keho led Bryn Athyn with 17 points15 of which came in the second half, while teammate Troy Steed registered 15.

Austin Nyekan posted 12 with teammates Deion Boyer and Devante Laws adding 11 and 10, respectively in the Lion efforts.

Morrisville State led 43-30 at the half before Bryn Athyn was able to climb within seven midway through the second period. A 10-3 run by the Mustangs regained the double digit lead with just under four minutes remaining in the second, before putting the game away with an 11-2 run over the final three minutes of the contest for the victory.

The Mustangs hit 50.7% from the floor on 36-of-71 shots, while holding the Lions to 43.1% on 25-of-58 attempts on the day.

Morrisville State returns to the court tomorrow, hosting Penn St. Abington at 2 p.m. in the home finale.

Morrisville State's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.

In addition to being named to the 2014 President's Higher Community Education Service Honor Roll, the college was recognized by U.S. News and World Report as an institution in the top tier of the Best Regional Colleges list and ranked second among regional colleges nationwide for outperforming its anticipated graduation rate. For more information visit www.morrisville.edu.