PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team dropped an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest to the La Roche Redhawks on the road Wednesday night, falling by a score of 64-59.
Final Score: La Roche 64, Penn State Behrend 59
Records: Penn State Behrend 17-5 (12-3 AMCC), La Roche 13-11 (10-5 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Redhawks made back-to-back three-pointers to take a 62-57 lead with four minutes left and held on for the win
* The Lions had four starters tally 10 or more points
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Twp., PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) led Behrend with 12 points
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) and Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) each scored 11
* The Lions took a 32-31 lead into the intermission but were outscored 33-27 in the second half
* La Roche sank 47.4 percent of their shots from long distance
* Throughout both halves, the conference bout saw the score tied eight times and had 12 lead changes
Up Next:
* Behrend will host Penn State Altoona in the AMCC regular season finale on Saturday, February 19 at 4 p.m.
* The winner will decide the regular season champions as well as the host for the conference tournament
