MEADVILLE, Pa. — The Wittenberg Tigers men's basketball team took one of its longest road trips of the season Saturday, and despite some struggles came away with a solid 72-66 win over Allegheny College.

Wittenberg improved to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference with the victory, the Tigers' fifth straight since a loss to nationally ranked Wheaton College on Nov. 17. Allegheny, which finished last in the NCAC last year but returned the core of a very talented young team this year, fell to 5-3 overall and 1-2 in the NCAC.

Leading the charge in this one was senior guard Greg Rustad (Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood), who filled it up for a career-high 27 points. He was 8-of-15 from the floor in the game, including 5-of-11 from three-point range. He also added seven rebounds in the game, the second-best total on the team.

The best total in the rebounding category was turned in by junior forward Kevin Longley (Vandalia, Ohio/Butler), who snared a career-high 16 rebounds, including six at the offensive end.

Next up for the Tigers are non-conference road games at Urbana and Thomas More on Dec. 12 and 22 respectively. All of the action can be heard live on WBLY, AM 1600 or on Wittenberg's Web site.