ARLINGTON, Va. – The Neumann University men's basketball team erased a large deficit, but eventually fell at Marymount University 82-77 on Wednesday evening in an Atlantic East Conference contest.
 
Jalen Vaughns led the Knights with 29 points. Last week the junior scored his 1,000^th career point. Tonight, he scored his 1,0000^th point at Neumann at the 2:58 mark of the second half. Vaughns also grabbed 10 rebounds for another double-double.
 
Kyle Thompson netted 12 points and Tony James added 10.
 
The Saints started off on fire, scoring the first 14 points of the game. A jumper by TJ Lewis put the Knights on the board at the 16:12 mark of the first half. Midway through the half, a three-pointer by Thompson pulled Neumann to within eight, 24-16. Marymount caught fire again and built a 19-point lead, 51-32, heading into halftime.
 
Marymount built a lead as large as 25, 63-38, with 15:40 left in regulation. A basket from downtown by Ryan Starr with 7:06 on the clock pulled Neumann to within six, 67-61. A layup by Vaughns with 4:29 left in regulation brought the Knights even with the Saints at 69.
 
After trading baskets, Marymount hit a three-pointer for a 74-71 edge. The Saints went 6-of-7 from the line down the stretch to hold off the Knights completing the comeback.
 
Neumann (11-4, 1-1 Atlantic East) will look to start a new winning streak when it travels to Immaculata on Saturday. Tip-off is slated for 3:00 PM.