Baldwin Wallace Defeats Behrend Men's Basketball

Courtesy of John Leisering

ERIE, Pa. –  The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team suffered its third successive loss, all at home, bowing to the Yellow Jackets of Baldwin Wallace 69-55 on Tuesday night.

Score: Baldwin Wallace 69, Penn State Behrend 55
Records: Penn State Behrend (2-3), Baldwin Wallace (2-2)

Key Moments:

* After an early 8-2 led for Baldwin Wallace, the Yellow Jackets settled for a 36-34 advantage at the break
* Senior guard Anthony Mazzeo was a one-man show for the visitors, cashing 19 points on seven-of-ten shooting including 3-of-5 from long distance. He ended with a game-high of 28
* Freshman Mason Blankenberg (Ontario, NY/Wayne) came off the Lions' bench to score a team-best 10 in the first twenty minutes, the only non-starter to factor in Behrend's scoring. He finished with 14 of the team's 16 bench markers. 
* Both teams executed well, combining for only five turnovers in the first twenty minutes
* Field-goal percentage favored Baldwin Wallace (43.8 to 40 percent), while the Lions had a slight 20-19 advantage on the boards in the first half
* The Yellow Jackets opened a 48-41 lead five minutes into the second half, forcing a Behrend timeout
* The Lions scored 10 of the next 16 to draw within three at 54-51 with just over nine minutes left
* Baldwin Wallace stretched the lead to 62-53 with 4:40 left, necessitating another PSB stoppage
* The Yellow Jackets then notched seven of the game's final nine points
* RJ Marsh (State College, PA/Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy) added 13 points and seven rebounds, while Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) chipped in 12
* BW shot better (47.5 to 34.5), had more rebounds (38-31), and totaled more points in the paint (40-28). Ashton Price supported Mazzeo with 14 points

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Sunday at home against Allegheny. Game time is 2 p.m.