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EAST STROUDSBURG – Senior guard Robby Pines scored a career-high 13 points, including four clutch free throws down the stretch, to help East Stroudsburg University improve to 6-0 with a 61-57 win over UDC on Saturday night in the 45th Annual Pocono Classic presented by the Lehigh Valley International Airport at Koehler Fieldhouse.

The Warriors led throughout the second half until UDC's Dyrek Jones converted a three-point play with 3:19 left to give the Firebirds a 57-55 advantage, just their fourth of the game.

Pines was fouled at the other end and sank two free throws to tie the game, and freshman forward Duane Johnson had an offensive rebound and putback for a 59-57 lead with 1:59 left.

UDC had three chances to tie in the final two minutes, but Nigel Munson (18 points) missed a jumper, Johnson came up with a steal and Pines pulled down the rebound when Alex Frempong missed a shot in the final five seconds. Pines made two free throws with two seconds left for the final four-point margin of victory.

Pines also had five rebounds and four assists in the contest one night after posting eight points, seven rebounds and 10 assists as the Warriors beat Queens (N.Y.) 93-71. He was named to the All-Tournament team along with junior forward Mike Tobin, who produced two strong games with four points and a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Queens, and 11 points, eight boards and three steals against UDC.

The remainder of the All-Tournament team features two players from Slippery Rock in MVP Jabril Bailey and Michael Evans, Jr., Khalil McDonald form Queens and Nigel Munson of UDC.

The Warriors' win over UDC was marked by the contributions of Pines and Tobin, junior guard Micah Covert (12 points) and sophomore forward Eric Bryan (six points, career-high 11 rebounds), along with Johnson's defense on Munson down the stretch.

ESU jumped on the Firebirds early with a 10-0 run, sparked by six points from Tobin, in the first three minutes. UDC came back behind seven quick points from Munson, pulled within 17-16 on a three-pointer by Keith Brooks and took two brief one-point leads later in the half.

Covert hit a three-pointer with a minute left in the half to establish a 33-28 advantage at intermission, and the second half was just as close – ESU's seven-point lead after two free throws by senior guard Andy Heimbach to start the period was its largest of the half.

The score was within one possession for the final eight minutes, but ESU responded to every challenge. Tobin hit a pair of free throws with 4:00 left after UDC took its first lead of the second half, and the Warriors didn't allow a point in the final 3:19 to lock down the victory.

ESU hosts Penn State-Wilkes on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in its final game before breaking a week for finals.