RICHMOND, Ind. – The Manchester University men's basketball team used a late 17-9 push over the game's final five minutes to earn a gritty 75-71 win at Earlham College on Saturday afternoon.

First-year guard Ty Lynas (Crawfordsville, Ind./Crawfordsville) scored 5 points at the beginning of the late run that helped the Spartans retake the lead for good in Saturday's game. CJ Hampton (Hammond, Ind./Griffith) and Brandon Christlieb (Ashley, Ind./Prairie Heights) also made tough, contested baskets in the paint during Manchester's late surge.

Christlieb led all scorers with a career-best 28 points – 17 of which he scored in the 1^st half. Christlieb shot 11-23 from the field and added 4 rebounds. Lynas scored a career-high 13 points in just 10 minutes off the bench. Lynas finished 5-6 from the field.

Both CJ Hampton and Ian Snelling (Erlanger, Ky./Dixie Heights) scored in double figures for the Black & Gold. Hampton once again filled the stat sheet with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals while Snelling contributed 10 points and 8 rebounds in the winning effort.

The Spartans shot 41.5 percent (27-65) in Saturday's win while outrebounding the Quakers 41-29.

Earlham shot 42.6 percent (26-61) but were limited to just 22.7 percent (5-22) shooting from three-point territory.

Manchester (2-6, 1-1 HCAC) picked up its first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference win on Saturday. The Black & Gold will have a week to prepare for its next opponent – Franklin College – who will visit Stauffer-Wolfe Arena on Saturday December 11 at 3 p.m.

Earlham College (1-4, 0-1 HCAC) will travel to Rose-Hulman on Wednesday December 8 for a 7:30 matchup against the Fightin' Engineers.