SLIPPERY ROCK — Maron Brown's rebound saved Slippery Rock's season — at least for now.

SRU's 6-foot-5 senior forward snared a rebound of a second missed Edinboro shot from close range just before the buzzer sounded on a 78-77 Rock men's basketball victory Saturday at Morrow Field House.

The Rock (14-9, 3-7) is two and a half games out of a PSAC Tournament berth with four conference games remaining.

Jabril Bailey scored SRU's final six points of the game. He sank a pair of free throws to knot the contest at 74, then gave his team the lead for good on a layup with two minutes left. A second Bailey layup gave The Rock a 78-74 edge with 1:15 to play.

Byron Knight's fourth trey of the game pulled the Fighting Scots (9-14, 3-7) within a point, but The Rock held on despite missing three shots on the offensive end with less than a minute to play.

Bailey led SRU with 23 points and added nine rebounds. Brown had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Mike Evans Jr. 15 points, Cecil Brown 13 points and seven assists.

Knight paced Edinboro with 26 points. Former SRU player Cory Somerville added 14.

Edinboro 79, SRU 52 (women) — Senior guard Samantha Reimer scored 22 points and became Edinboro's all-time leading scorer with 1,851 points as the Fighting Scots cruised to victory.The Rock (5-18, 2-8) never led in the game. The loss virtually eliminates SRU's tournament hopes.Kelsey Conklin added 13 points and eight rebounds for Edinboro (15-8, 6-4). Grove City High product Julie Molloy had 12 points and four assists while freshman Bethany Caudill added 12 points for The Rock.

MenEDINBORO 77Cory Somerville 5-8 4-9 14, Justin Moore 4-11 3-4 11, Byron Knight 9-14 4-4 26, Danny Walsh 5-12 0-0 12, Bobby Stauffer 1-3 0-0 3, Al Muteba 1-3 0-1 2, Chris Klimchock 1-2 0-0 3, Anthony Lytle 0-1 0-2 0, Chris Bess 2-3 0-0 6.

Totals: 28-57 11-20 77.

SLIPPERY ROCK 78Maron Brown 5-12 4-5 14, Jabril Bailey 7-15 7-8 23, Cecil Brown 3-8 6-7 13, Bryen Spriggs 0-1 0-0 0, Andre Tarver 1-3 0-0 2, Gary Satterwhite 1-2 1-2 3, Mike Evans Jr. 6-11 0-0 15, Maurice Douglas 2-11 1-3 6, Tommy Kelly 1-1 0-0 2, Jade Burka 0-2 0-0 0.

Totals: 26-66 19-25 78.

Halftime score: Edinboro, 38-37

3-point goals: Edinboro 10 (Knight 4, Walsh 2, Stauffer, Klimchock, Bess 2), SRU 7 (Bailey 2, Brown, Evans Jr. 3, Douglas).

Wednesday: SRU at Lock Haven

WomenEDINBORO 79Kelsey Conklin 6-16 1-2 13, Renee Brown 3-6 0-0 6, Raven Metz 3-4 0-0 7, Shawayna Morel 4-5 0-0 9, Samantha Reimer 6-12 6-6 22, Kerry Connolly 1-1 0-0 2, Amanda Coressel 0-0 0-0 0, Casey Heller 2-5 2-2 6, Micki Cerchiaro 2-2 2-2 6, Samantha Blazetic 4-6 0-0 8.

Totals: 31-57 11-12 79.

SLIPPERY ROCK 52Emilee Vitez 2-8 1-4 5, Amanda Mikatavage 1-4 0-0 2, Julie Molloy 5-10 2-4 12, Nikki Presto 3-3 1-3 7, Chere' Marshall 1-3 44-4 6, Kara Kazauskas 0-0 0-0 0, Bethany Caudill 5-10 0-2 12, Sandra Busser 1-2 0-0 2, Grace Palucis 0-2 0-0 0, Alex Beatty 0-2 0-0 0, Katelyn Griffin 1-1 0-0 2, Tynesha Lee 1-3 2-3 4.

Totals: 20-48 10-20 52.

Halftime score: Edinboro, 42-24

3-point goals: Edinboro 6 (Metz, Morel, Reimer 4); SRU 2 (Caudill 2).

Wednesday: SRU at Lock Haven