Penn College was edged, 85-80, by Rosemont College in a United East men’s basketball game Tuesday. The Wildcats fell to 3-9 UE, 4-19 overall, while the Ravens improved to 3-9, 4-16.

Trailing 45-41 at halftime, and 50-45 early in the second, Penn College used an 8-0 run to take a 53-50 lead on Cydae Joseph-Davis layup with 16:48 left in the game. After the Ravens pulled with one, Peyton Murphy drained two threes, and Octavio Alexander finished a layup, to give PCT its largest lead, 61-52, with 14:08 on the clock.

Rosemont rallied to tie the game at 61-61 four minutes later before five more deadlocks in the ensuing nine minutes of the game. Tied at 75, with 3:41 left in the contest, Rosemont outpaced the Wildcats 10-5 in the remaining minutes of the game.

Murphy led the Wildcats with 17 points, while Alexander added 14 and a team-best seven rebounds. Landon Reeder added 13 for PCT, Joseph-Davis finished with 12, and Jay Henry contributed 10 points.

Penn College returns to action Saturday, 1 p.m., at Gallaudet.

Rosemont 85, Penn College 80

ROSEMONT (4-16, 3-9 UE)

Zaki Gomes 12-20 1-2 29, Brandon Moore 8-16 6-7 26, Ty Jones 4-6 5-8 13, Chris Taylor 2-7 2-2 6, Tyler Jackson 2-5 0-0 5, Tyler Scarpulla 2-4 2-4 6, Dallas Wilder 0-1 0-0 0, Kobe Butler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-59 16-23 85.

PENN COLLEGE (4-19, 3-9 UE)

PeytonMurphy 4-5 7-8 17, Octavio Alexander 6-10 2-3 14, Cydae Joseph-Davis 6-8 0-1 12, Jay Henry 4-7 2-5 10, Owen Newcomer 3-7 0-0 8, Landon reeder 6-9 0-0 13, Colby Bost 2-5 0-0 6, Josh Shepherd 0-2 0-0 0, Neyshawn Mabry 0-0 0-0 0, Kris Hayes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-53 11-17 80.

Halftime: Rosemont 45-41. 3-point goals: Rosemont 9-26 (Gomes 4-11, Moore 4-9, Jackson 1-2, Taylor 0-2, Scarpulla 0-2), PCT 7-16 (Murphy 2-3, Newcomer 2-5, Bost 2-3, Reeder 1-2, Shepherd 0-1, Henry 0-1, Alexander 0-1). Technical fouls: Rosemont-none; PCT-none. Rebounds: Rosemont 26 (Moore 10), PCT 28 (Alexander 7). Assists: Rosemont 14 (Scarpulla 3, Jones 3, Gomes 3), PCT 20 (Henry 6). Fouled out: Rosemont-none; PCT-Henry. Total fouls: Rosemont 17, PCT 18. A: 47.