ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will play on the road in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week against the Penn State Altoona Lions on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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Behrend News & Notes:
* The Behrend Lions are on an eight-game winning streak after defeating La Roche on Wednesday (75-74)
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Twp., PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) and PJ Gourley (Butler, PA/Knoch) both had 22 points to lead Behrend in the victory
* Fukon needs six points to become the 23rd player in Behrend history to hit the 1,000-point mark and is also averaging 22 points per game over the last four contests
* The Behrend defense has only allowed 70 or more points twice this season and are tied for 17th in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 62.0 points per game
* The Behrend Lions have not lost a game this season (7-0) when shooting better than their opponent
* Six different players have hit double-digits in scoring this season for Behrend
Altoona News & Notes:
* The Altoona Lions are also undefeated in conference play (6-0) and carry an 11-3 overall record
* Altoona is averaging 88.3 points per game, good enough for 18th in NCAA Division III
* In AMCC play, the Altoona Lions are averaging 98.8 points per game with a single-game high of 112 against Pitt-Bradford
* Four starters hold a scoring average in double-figures with Robbie Hicks leading the team with 14.3 points per game
* Last time out, Altoona lost to Salisbury, 102-81
* The Altoona Lions were picked to finish fourth in the preseason coaches' poll
Series History:
* Behrend holds a sizable advantage over Altoona with an all-time record of 47-6-1
* In 2019-20, the two split the season series
* Behrend has won six of the last eight matchups
