PURCHASE, N.Y. – Entering halftime with a 35-28 lead, the Wilkes University basketball team was outscored 45-28 in the second half as Manhattanville College snapped the Colonels' five game win streak by a 73-63 final on Saturday evening.

Wilkes fell to 15-6 overall and 8-2 in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play.

The Valiants secured the first extended lead, jumping out to a 6-2 advantage through the initial 85 seconds.

After Manhattanville reached a five point advantage at 11-6, the Colonels battled back to tie the score at 13 with 14:04 on the clock, taking their first lead after a Marcus Robinson (Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional) three pointer at the 13:02 mark to make the score 16-13. That bucket was in the middle of a 12-0 run that saw Wilkes reach a 21-13 lead that lasted until the 11:46 point following a Rob Pecorelli (Huntington, NY/Harborfields) three-pointer.

The Valiants battled back to take a 26-23 lead after a 13-2 run that was ended after Robinson hit another three with 3:43 until halftime. The Colonels finished the half on a 12-0 run as they entered half with a seven point advantage.

Wilkes started the second half on a 5-2 run to reach a 40-30 lead with 19:22 lead following a Mark Mullins (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) layup and following free-throw, nut Manhattanville closed the gap with a 14-4 run to tie the game at 44 with 15:32 remaining. The Colonels commenced a 6-0 run to regain the lead at 50-44 after a Mason Gross (Pittston, PA/Pittston) layup, but were unable to put the game away.

Wilkes remained ahead with a 58-54 lead and 8:43 on the clock, but the Valiants finished the game outscoring the Colonels 19-5 to take the contest.

Mullins led Wilkes with 22 points to go with five rebounds. Robinson added 15 points and three steals while Pecorelli finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Shawn Smith paced Manhattanville with a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds while Jojo Cobbs contributed 18 points and three assists.

The Colonels return to the court on Wednesday when it heads to Center Valley for a showdown with DeSales, which is the only remaining team with two losses in conference other than Wilkes. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.