FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State ended the first half on a 16-3 scoring run to grab an 11-point halftime lead, and never looked back in a 103-81 victory over Frostburg State on Saturday afternoon at Dan Cava Court inside Joe Retton Arena.
 
The win allowed Fairmont State to end the regular season with a 22-6 overall record, including a 16-16 mark in Mountain East Conference play. The 22-6 regular season record is the best in school history for a first-year head coach. Joe Mazzulla went 21-7 during the 2017-18 regular season, and Jerrod Calhoun took over the program in 2012-13 and went 19-7 during his inaugural regular season.
 
Calhoun holds the school record for wins by a first-year head coach with 23 during the 2012-13 season (including postseason).
 
Fairmont State has locked up the No. 3 seed in next week's Mountain East Conference Tournament and will open tournament play against sixth-seeded Glenville State on Friday afternoon at Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling. Tip is set for 2:15 p.m. (View Tournament Central)
 
After leading by 11 at the half (46-36), the Falcons recovered from a 6-0 scoring run by Frostburg State to open the second half, and exploded for a 57-point scoring performance in the final 20 minutes of play. The Falcons shot 50 percent from the field in the second half, including 8-of-19 from three, and led by as many as 30 with four minutes remaining in the game.
 
The Falcons shot 46 percent (40-of-87) from the field, while the Bobcats were 35-of-77 from the field (45 percent). Fairmont State also outrebounded Frostburg 52-46 and held a 41-22 advantage in bench scoring. Twelve players recorded points for the Falcons in the win.

Fairmont was led in scoring by Isaiah Sanders for the fourth time in the last seven games, as the sophomore finished the afternoon with 17 points and five rebounds. Dale Bonner notched 16 points and five assists. Seth Younkin also chipped in 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while Kenzie Melko-Marshall (11) and Przemyslaw Golek (10) also reached double-figures for the Falcons.

Demetrich Williams led the way for the Bobcats (10-18, 7-15 MEC) with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Scott Kerr, Jr. also chipped in 13 points.
 
The game featured 11 lead changes and eight ties before Fairmont State took control of the game in the second half.
 
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