Pitt-Greensburg Halts Behrend Men's Basketball

GREENSBURG, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball were edged by Pitt-Greensburg 66-63 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.

Score: Pitt-Greensburg 66, Penn State Behrend 63
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-8, 2-2 AMCC), Pitt-Greensburg (6-9, 2-2 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Jaylen Williams hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 4:38 left in the game to give the Bobcats a 64-59 lead
* That would be the last field-goal for Pitt-Greensburg, while JoJo France secured the win with a pair of free throws with 22 seconds remaining
* The Bobcats went 18-for-19 from the free-throw line while the Lions went to the line eight times and made five
* Behrend held the lead 58-55 with 5:57 left in the second half, but Pitt-Greensburg answered with a triple and then took the lead for good on the next possession
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) led all scorers with 24 points and eight rebounds
* Mason Blankenberg (Ontario, NY/Wayne) and Matt Niland (Erie, PA/Fairview) each contributed 12 points
* As a team, Behrend dropped 12 three-pointers while the Bobcats tallied eight

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Wednesday against Hilbert in the Junker Center. Game time is 7 p.m.