Men's Basketball Faces Pitt-Greensburg in AMCC Semifinals Friday

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 3 Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. and La Roche University to take on the No. 2 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats in the 2020 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Semifinals on Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.

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No. 3 Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions defeated Mt. Aloysius 65-52 in the first round of the AMCC Tournament on Tuesday night
* Eight first-half three pointers helped the Lions take the early lead
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) led with 20 points and Derrick Clark (Erie, PA/Central Tech) added 12
* The Behrend Lions have qualified for the AMCC postseason in each of the conferences 23 seasons
* The Lions enter the tournament the defending AMCC Champions and are looking to secure their seventh championship this weekend
* Behrend has a 24-17 all-time record in the AMCC Tournament
* The winner of this game will face the winner of No. 1 La Roche and No. 4 Penn State Altoona for the championship on Saturday at 1 p.m.

No. 2 Pitt-Greensburg News & Notes

* The Bobcats earned the No. 2 seed and received a first-round bye in the championships
* Pitt-Greensburg is making its first tournament appearance since 2016, when they last claimed the AMCC title
* The Bobcats turned around a 4-14 conference mark from a year ago to a 16-4 record this season
* Pitt-Greensburg has five players averaging double-digit points, led by guard Matt Johnson (15.8 ppg)
* The Bobcats fell 79-75 to La Roche in the regular-season finale over a week ago

Series History

* Behrend holds a 35-13 overall record against Pitt-Greensburg, dating back to the 1997-98 season
* The Lions and the Bobcats split games during the regular season
* Pitt-Greensburg snapped a six-game losing streak with a 71-69 victory on Nov. 30
* Behrend posted a 66-64 revenge win at home on Jan. 29