ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will host the La Roche Redhawks in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* Behrend completes its three-game homestand with the Redhawks in the Game of the Week
* The Lions extended its win streak to five straight on Wednesday
* Behrend defeated Pitt-Bradford 78-47 in its last outing
* Mitchell King (Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin) led Behrend against the Panthers with a career-high 16 points
* PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) also added 16 points and Nolan Nuara (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) had a season-best eight rebounds
* Sophomore Trent Walker (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) had a career-best eight points on the night
* The Lions are 8-2 in their last 10 contests
* Behrend leads the AMCC in field-goal percentage (49.3) and has given up the least amount of points (777)

La Roche News & Notes

* The Redhawks are first in the AMCC with an unblemished 7-0 conference record
* La Roche won its sixth straight game with a 75-62 win over Alfred State on Wednesday
* Tyler Frederick was named the USBWA National and AMCC Player of the Week
* Frederick recorded his fifth straight double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds vs. the Pioneers
* Frederick leads the league in scoring and rebounds per game, averaging 20.8 points and 12.2 boards

Series History:

* This contest is a rematch of the 2019 AMCC Championship game
* Both teams have met in the title game the last two seasons
* La Roche swept the Lions last year during the regular season
* Behrend won the AMCC Championship over the Redhawks, 67-65
* The Lions lead the all-time series 46-29, dating back to the 1977-78 season