ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball welcomes the Alfred State Pioneers in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest on Wednesday night in the Junker Center. Game time is 7 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes
* Last week, the Lions went 1-1 in AMCC action
* Behrend defeated Hilbert 77-69 before falling to Penn State Altoona on Saturday, 65-59
* Matthew McDonough (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) averaged 17.0 points last week, scoring a season-high 25 points against Hilbert, dropping five triples before adding nine points against Altoona
* Behrend is averaging 47.9 percent from the field in the eight wins this season, compared to 36.6 shooting in the nine losses
* The Lions are scoring 66.2 points per game, led by junior guard Tommy DiRienzo's (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) 14.7 points per game
* DiRienzo has double-digit points in all but five games this season
* On Saturday vs. Altoona, Stefan Milinkovic (Fairport, NY/Fairport) tallied his second double-double of the season with a game-high 18 points and 13 rebounds
Alfred State News & Notes
* The Pioneers are coming off a 78-55 win over Mt. Aloysius on Wednesday to improve to 5-12 overall
* The win marked the first AMCC victory this season for Alfred State
* Paris Jamison paced the Pioneers last week, averaging 30.5 points per game
* Jamison scored 33 points against Pitt-Bradford and led Alfred State again with 28 points vs. the Mounties
* Jamison ranks fourth in the AMCC with 16.4 points per game
* The Pioneers are averaging 72.8 points per game and shooting 42.2 percent from the field
Series History
* Behrend is 7-0 all-time against Alfred State dating back to the 2015-16 season
* In those seven meetings, the Lions have won by an average of 16.0 points per game
* Last year, Behrend posted an 81-67 win in the first game and then recorded an 81-69 victory to complete the season sweep
