PITTSBURGH, Pa.--Junior center Tyler Snoots tallied a career-high 21 points on 10-of-17 shooting for the Hood College men's basketball team (2-3) in a 77-67 loss to the Carnegie Mellon University Tartans (2-3) Sunday in the consolation final of the Radisson/Carnegie Mellon Tournament.

The Tartans used solid perimeter shooting early on to take a 14-6 lead 3:27 into the game. John Durling drilled back-to-back threes and Shane Rife also hit from distance for the hosts. But from there the Blazers used a 12-2 run, capped by a layup in transition by senior guard Anthony Bennett, to go up 17-16 midway through the period.

But in the final 9:49 of the first half, Hood connected on just 3-of-11 from the field in addition to turning the ball over six times and trailed 33-24 at halftime.

Jack Anderson gave CMU its largest lead of the day, 36-24, with a trey at the 18:42 mark. But the Blazers managed to trim the double-figure deficit down to just two when sophomore forward Herb Bowen buried his first of two three-pointers on the afternoon to make it 43-41 with 13:52 remaining, forcing the Tartans to call timeout.

Hood was unable to reclaim the lead however and the Tartans hit all six of their foul shots in the final 2:07 to keep the Blazers at bay.

Snoots, who represented Hood on the all-tournament team, also pulled down seven boards and blocked three shots in defeat. Junior Reco Siler finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds while senior J'Air Brady fouled out with 10 points and five caroms. Sophomore guard Brenden Straughn also fouled out with five points and a team-best six assists. Bowen provided a spark off the bench with nine points, three boards, a steal and a block.

Four of CMU's five starters reached double figures, led by Matthew Pettit's 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Hood opens Capital Athletic Conference action Wednesday when it travels to Salisbury University for an 8 p.m. tilt.