ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team keeps the winning streak alive with a 78-47 victory over Pitt-Bradford in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night.
Score: Penn State Behrend 78, Pitt-Bradford 47
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-3, 6-1 AMCC), Pitt-Bradford (1-11, 0-7 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Lions never trailed in the game for their fifth straight win
* Behrend held the Panthers scoreless for over seven minutes in the first half to take a 25-8 lead
* The Lions led by as much as 36 with 7:16 left in the game
* Mitchell King (Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin) had a career-high 16 points, dropping 14 in the first half
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) tied King with a team-best 16 points
* Sophomore Trent Walker (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) came off the bench to score a career-best eight points in just seven minutes
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) led on the boards with nine rebounds, while Nolan Nuara (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) had a season-best eight rebounds
* Behrend drained 11 triples, the third best showing from behind the arc this season
* Pitt-Bradford scored the least amount of points on the Lions this season
Up Next:
* The Behrend Lions return to action on Saturday against La Roche in the AMCC Game of the Week, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Junker Center.
