ERIE, Pa. - Senior forward Tyler Gates (Titusville, PA/Titusville) drained a career-high 21 points and six blocks to lead Penn State Behrend past Medaille 81-74 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 81, Medaille 74

Records: Penn State Behrend (15-7, 12-5 AMCC), Medaille (10-13, 8-10 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Gates shot 80 percent from the floor (8-for-10) and went 5-for-8 from the charity stripe for his best outing in a Behrend uniform
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) tallied his third 20+ point game with exactly 20 to go with a team-best seven rebounds
* It marked the third game this season the score was tied at halftime (35-all)
* The difference in the second half was Derrick Clark's (Erie, PA/Central) 16 points off the bench
* Clark went 5-for-10 with two triples, three rebounds in 25 minutes of work
* Medaille had the edge in rebounds (44-32) while Behrend shot 51.7 percent from the floor and held the Mavericks to 44.3 percent
* The Lions were sent to the foul line 25 and converting 15 for 60 percent
* It was the second straight single-digit turnover game for Behrend
* Medaille's Kendall McGill led all scorers with 30 points

Up Next:

* The Behrend Lions return to action on Saturday against Altoona. Game time is set for 2 p.m.