Brian Giesler scored 24 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Slippery Rock to a 56-49 boys basketball victory at Sharpsville Saturday night.

Derrick Orloski added 12 points for the Rockets (8-9), who built a 48-32 lead through three quarters.

Josh Taylor paced Sharpsville with 15 points.

SLIPPERY ROCK 56Ethan Geisler 1 0-0 2, Ryan Gordon 1 0-0 2, Alec McDeavitt 3 1-1 7, Andrew Waryanka 1 0-0 2, Brant Sloan 3 0-1 6, Brian Giesler 9 1-2 24, Derrick Orloski 5 2-8 12, Mark Drake 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 5-14 56

SHARPSVILLE 49Chad Piczirilli 2 0-0 5, Eric Sike 1 1-1 3, Ben Davis 3 1-2 7, Jared Morrin 4 0-0 8, Josh Taylor 6 3-9 15, Joe Perriello 2 2-2 6, John Wilson 2 0-0 5. Totals: 230 7-14 49

Slippery Rock 21 16 11 8—56Sharpsville 12 18 2 17—493-point goals: Geisler 5; Piczirilli, Wilson

JV: Slippery Rock, 55-33

Tuesday: Oil City at Slippery Rock