NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's basketball team lost at home against Carnegie Mellon, 70-65, Thursday in the first night of the 17th Annual Buzz Ridl Classic held at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.

Junior forward Ryne Murray (Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair) led the Titans with a career-high 28 points on 10-16 shooting including 5-9 from 3-point range. Murray also led the Titans with a game-high 11 rebounds.

Senior guard Bobby Glass (New Castle, Pa./Neshannock) scored a career-high 12 points and sophomore guard Max Spinner (Boca Raton Fla./Boca Raton) bucketed 11 points. 

The Tartans took leads of 15 (23-8) and 16 (32-16) points before holding a 34-23 halftime advantage. Carnegie Mellon would lead by as many as 14 points (56-42 with 11:55 remaining) in the second half before Westminster whittled the lead down to one point, culminated by Spinner's 3-pointer with 6:50 to go that made it 60-59.

Westminster scored just two field goals after Spinner's 3-pointer and Carnegie Mellon hung on for the five-point victory.

Ryan Einwag led the Tartans with 21 points and Jack Anderson bucketed 12.

The Tartans held a 40-34 rebound advantage. Westminster shot 45.1 percent (23-51) from the field and CMU shot 33.3 percent (21-63) from the floor. The Titans committed 18 turnovers and induced 11 Tartan turnovers.

The Titans' record drops to 0-3 on the season while Carnegie Mellon wins its first game of the season to improve to 1-0.

The Buzz Ridl Classic continues Friday night when Wesley takes on Carnegie Mellon at 7:30. Westminster will play Wesley Saturday at 4 p.m. in the final day of the three-game classic.  

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked 15th among liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly 2007 Annual College Guide. Westminster is a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 368 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and was recognized by the Templeton Guide as a "Character Building College."

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.