Men's Hoops Falls at Franciscan
Matt Trent hit the game-winning jumper with four seconds remaining in the game to lift Franciscan past Penn State Behrend 54-52 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Matt Trent hit the game-winning jumper with four seconds remaining in the game to lift Franciscan past Penn State Behrend 54-52 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.
Score: Franciscan 54, Penn State Behrend 52
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-6, 10-4 AMCC), Franciscan (7-11, 6-8 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Barons won their second-ever game against the Lions
* The win is the first for Franciscan since 2010
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) led the Lions in points and rebounds
* Fukon knocked down a career-high 26 points and pulled down nine boards
* Behrend shot 21.9 percent from behind the arc (4-for-19)
* Fukon tallied half of Behrend's points, including 18 in the second half
* Franciscan shot 50 percent from the floor and held the Lions to 40.7 percent
Up Next:
* The Behrend Lions return to action on Wednesday at Alfred State. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m.