READING, Pa. - Hood College's Mason Wang had 28 points and 10 rebounds but Alvernia defended its home court in a 71-68 final in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth play. 

Inside the Box Score

• Wang finished the game with 999 career points. He shot 5-of-10 from 3-point range and made all seven of his free throw attempts. The 10 rebounds were a career-best and he added four assists to his afternoon. 
• Evan Wang scored 15 points. 
• Christopher Smalls went 4-of-7 overall, including 3-of-5 from 3-point land, to finish with 11 points. 
• Lual Chol had seven rebounds. 

How it Happened

• Hood trailed early, 12-9, before Smalls tied the game with a 3-pointer with 10:47 remaining in the first half. The bucket sparked a 14-2 run as an Evan Wang 3-pointer made it 23-14 at the 7:02 mark. The Golden Wolves scored the next six points and pulled 23-20 on a Mickeel Allen 3-pointer with 4:53 on the clock. Ryan Hollwedel stopped the Alvernia run with a 3-pointer 35 seconds later. His long range shot started a 16-3 run to close the half that included three 3-pointers by Mason Wang for a 39-23 lead at the break. 
• Hood shot 50 percent in the first half, including a robust 7-of-10 from 3-point range. Alvernia, meanwhile, connected on only 7-of-36 first half field goals (19 percent). 
• Another 3-pointer by Smalls gave Hood its biggest lead 42-28 just over a minute into the second half. A 17-6 run followed for the Golden Wolves, who trailed just 48-45 with 13:22 left in the game on a Keon Taylor layup. 
• Hood extended the lead back to nine on a Wang layup midway through the half for a 56-47 edge. Alvernia responded with a 10-0 run to take its first lead since the game's opening minutes. Steve Pierce hit a 3 to tie the game and a free throw by Justin Thomas made it 57-56 with 7:03 left. After the Blazers tied the game, Thomas sank a 3-pointer for a 60-57 lead that was quickly erased as the teams jockeyed back and forth. Wang scored four straight points to put Hood ahead 61-60 with 5:25 on the clock before another 3-point field goal by Pierce reclaimed the advantaged for the Golden Wolves. 
• Wang scored Hood's final 11 points of the game with the Blazers and Alvernia exchanging the lead six times in the final seven minutes. Hood led 68-67 with 2:19 left after a pair of free throws from Wang. Allen scored on the Golden Wolves' next trip to give Alvernia the lead for good. A jumper by Thomas in the game's final minute put the game out of reach. 

Notes

• Pierce led the Golden Wolves with 16 points, while Thomas and Allen added 14 apiece. Allen added 13 boards for a double-double. 
• Hood finished 11-of-24 from 3-point range (46 percent). 
• Alvernia had 22 offensive rebounds in the contest and turned them into as many points. 
• The Blazers, playing without Tyler Evans and Michael Riley, dropped to 8-4 overall and 1-2 in the conference. The Golden Wolves inched to 6-6 and 2-2. 

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Hood looks to get back in the win column on January 8 at Lebanon Valley.