ERIE, Pa. – Sophomore guard Devin Pope (Ripley, NY/Chautauqua Lake) made the go-ahead layup with 1:53 left to help the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team past Pitt-Greensburg 66-64 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday.
Score: Penn State Behrend 66, Pitt-Greensburg 64
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-5, 10-3 AMCC), Pitt-Greensburg (15-4, 11-3 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Lions avenge a three-point loss on the road to the Bobcats with a two-point win at home
* It came down to the end of the game that had 16 lead changes and eight ties
* Pope hit the go-ahead layup with under two minutes to play and then hit the front end of a pair of free throws for a two-point lead with 19 seconds left
* The Behrend defense denied Pitt-Greensburg on a pair of chances with time expiring to secure the win
* Neither team led by more than four points in the last 10 minutes of the second half
* Pope finished with a team-best 16 points, while Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) tallied 15 points and three blocks
* Dorian Connors (Girard, PA/Girard) tied his career high in rebounds (11) and added nine points, five assits, two blocks and a steal
* The win marks the third straight for the Lions
* Cam Seigfreid paced the Bobcats with 17 points, while three others tallied double-digit points in the loss
Up Next:
* The Behrend Lions return to action on Saturday at Franciscan. Game time is 2 p.m.