Men's Basketball Falls to La Roche on the Road
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 | 1 | 2 | T |
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32 | 27 | 59 |
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31 | 33 | 64 |
Team Stats
La Roche

Game Statistics | Penn State Behrend | La Roche |
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Field Goals | (22-55) | (25-55) |
Field Goal % | 40.0% | 45.5% |
Rebounds | 35 | 28 |
Assists | 15 | 11 |
Turnovers | 6 | 4 |
Pts off Turnovers | 5 | 8 |
2nd Chance Pts | 3 | 3 |
Pts in the Paint | 24 | 26 |
Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 15 |
Bench Pts | 6 | 8 |

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