SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst men's basketball team dropped a 62-60 decision to PSAC opponent 25th-ranked Shippensburg on Saturday.

MiyKah McIntosh led the Lakers (8-2, 3-2) with 20 points while Nelson Maxwell and Jason Massey chipped in with 14 and 13, respectively. Patrick Smith had 11 rebounds and three steals, Maxwell made four assists and Derrick Ellis Jr. finished with three steals.

Lamar Talley led the host Raiders with 20 points. John Castello had a double-double, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

MU led by as many as six points in the first half before Ship took a 30-28 advantage into halftime.

During the second half, the Raiders (11-2, 5-1) went on a 21-5 run to build a 57-42 lead.

Trailing 60-48 with 4:09 left, Mercyhurst ended the game with a 12-2 run. McIntosh and Maxwell buried 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions before a layup by Maxwell closed the deficit to 60-57. After that, Manny Span made a tip-in for the Raiders, but was answered by a McIntosh layup.

The Lakers were behind, 62-59, with four seconds left when Ellis was fouled. He made one free throw before missing the second. A tip by Smith missed its mark before an offensive rebound by Maxwell. Maxwell missed a 3-point attempt after the buzzer, although it was deemed the shot would not have counted.

Mercyhurst, which had its four-game winning streak snapped, will play next on Saturday, Jan. 5, when it hosts Slippery Rock at 3 p.m.

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