SHILLINGTON, Pa. (Interstat) — Alvernia defeated visiting Wilson 97-76 on Tuesday in a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game at McCloskey Court. Max Shosa led Alvernia (1-0) with 31 points, five rebounds and three blocks. Rasheem Dearry added 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while Mason Jones had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Wolves, who led 51-44 at halftime. Alvernia shot 37 of 73 from the floor, made 10 of 32 3-point tries, held a 52-34 advantage in points in the paint and scored 19 points off turnovers before an attendance of 339. Jalen Pierce paced Wilson (0-3) with 20 points, three rebounds and three assists. Winston Raford scored 15 points, and Wilson shot 25 of 59 overall and 21 of 24 from the free throw line. Alvernia outscored Wilson 46-32 in the second half, had 11 offensive rebounds to Wilson’s two and committed eight turnovers to Wilson’s 12.