GREENVILLE, Pa. (Jan. 30) -- Trailing 33-23 at the half, the Thiel College men's basketball squad outscored visiting Thomas More College 41-28 in the second en route to the 64-61 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory Wednesday evening at Beeghly Gymnasium.

Senior forward Joe Herrmann (Hartstown/Jamestown) (Hartstown/Jamestown) led all scorers with 23 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Junior forward Keebo Dowe (Martinsburg, W. Va./Edison Twp.) (Martinsburg, W. Va./Edison Twp) added 11 points and four rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench, while sophomore guard Nick Sefcsik (Allison Park/Shaler) also chipped in with 11. Thiel (8-9, 4-4) shot 41.2 percent (21-51) from the field and finished tied with the Saints in rebounds with 33.

Thomas More (8-11, 4-4) was led by Eddie Brown's 15 point effort off the bench. Mark Tinklenberg added 13 while Matty Owens finished with 10 and five rebounds. The Saints shot 42.1 percent (24-57) from the floor and hit 38.1 percent (8-21) of their three-point attempts.

Thomas More, leading 33-23 at the half, watched Thiel put together a 14-3 run to assume a 44-43 lead with 10:40 to play. Brown's layup with 20 seconds remaining trimmed the Tomcat lead to four, 62-58, and Johnny Bovard's three-pointer with 15 seconds to go cut the led to one, 62-61. After junior guard Brandon Mirizio (West Middlesex/Kennedy Catholic) (West Middlesex/Kennedy Catholic) knocked down a pair of free throws with 15 seconds remaining, Thomas More watched Tinklenberg's three-point attempt rattle out, only to be corralled by Brown with four seconds to go. Brown's attempt at the buzzer beater went wide left, preserving the Tomcat win.

Thiel will host Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio) on Friday, Feb. 1 at Beeghly Gymnasium. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.