NEWARK, N.J. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team saw their season come to an end on Saturday with a loss to Rutgers-Newark in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Semifinals.
Final Score: Rutgers-Newark 66, Penn State Behrend 50
Records: Penn State Behrend 19-7, Rutgers-Newark 19-9
Key Moments:
* The Lions received double-digit scoring from just two players, Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Twp., PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) and Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park)
* Fukon led the team with 13 points and DiRienzo finished with 11
* The 50 points scored was the lowest offensive output from Behrend this season
* The Lions were outscored 28-18 in the first half
* Quincy Rutherford had a game-high 24 points for the Scarlet Raiders
* Stefan Milinkovic (Fairport, NY/Fairport) scored a season and career-high five points for Behrend while collecting three rebounds and a steal
* The Lions lost the rebound battle 38-19 and shot just 24.0 percent from three-point range (6-25)
