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Pryor Leads Robert Morris Over Sacred Heart 73-63

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Rodney Pryor scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Robert Morris defeated Sacred Heart 73-63 on Thursday night.

Pryor was 8-of-15 shooting and 8 of 9 from the line. Billy Giles was 6 of 8 for 16 points and also had nine rebounds for the Colonials (10-20, 8-9 Northeast), who avenged a 69-65 loss to the Pioneers (11-17, 10-7) on Jan. 2. Isaiah Still added 13 points and Kavon Stewart had 11.

Cane Broome scored 21 points, Matej Buovac 16 and Eyimofe Edukugho 11 for the Pioneers, who had a three-game win streak snapped.

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The Pioneers led by one at halftime but trailed by 11, 66-55, with three minutes left in the game after a basket by Still and couldn't get closer than seven after that.

Sacred Heart is in a four-way, second-place tie, two games back of champion Wagner, with one regular-season game remaining.

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