Saint Mary-of-the-Woods dropped a fifth straight men's college basketball game Thursday at West Virgina University Institute of Technology, falling by a score of 80-69.
The Pomeroys put four players in double figures but fell to 1-8 in River States Conference action. Tarik Dixon and Keith Germain had 14 points apiece. Davin Miller had 11 off the bench in 14 minutes, while Aaron Collins chipped in 10 points, along with three assists, off the bench.
Miller and Collins helped key a 7-0 run to pull SMWC within 60-59. Collins connected on a 3-pointer, and Miller slammed home an alley-oop dunk tossed by Tarik Dixon during the spurt.
But WVU Tech rebounded quickly with seven unanswered points.
The Pomeroys shot 6 of 12 from 3-point range, with five different players hitting from long range. SMWC shot 45.1 percent (23 for 51) overall.
But the Golden Bears' offensive performance was impressive. They made 28 of 44 from the field (63.6 percent) and 7 of 13 from 3-point range. Ashton Parker made 11 of 13 from the field on his way to 32 points.
SMWC returns to action Saturday at Alice Lloyd.