Posted: Jan 03, 2024
BRADFORD, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team dropped an AMCC contest, 79-64, at Pitt-Bradford Wednesday night.
Score: Pitt-Bradford 79, Penn State Behrend 64
Records: Pitt-Bradford (8-4, 4-1 AMCC), Penn State Behrend (7-5, 2-3 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The first 15 minutes of the first half were back-and-forth as neither team could get ahead by more than three points
* The Panthers were able to gain some breathing room in the final five minutes of the period, taking a 12-point lead into halftime
* A Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) made three-pointer and converted three-point play cut the Lions deficit to three (54-51) with 13:09 left in the contest
* The Lions would only trail by a point (54-53) when Stefan Milinkovic (Fairport, NY/Fairport) delivered a layup with 12 minutes remaining
* However, the Panthers would go on an 11-6 run in the next six minutes to take a 70-59 advantage and continued to extend their lead
* Pitt-Bradford controlled its largest lead of the game (17) in the final two minutes of the game en route to its fourth conference win of the season
* For the game, the Panthers shot 51.8 percent from the field and 8-18 (44.4 percent) from three
* DiRienzo and Matthew McDonough (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) each recorded a team-high 14 points for the Lions
* Off the bench for Behrend, Shawn Mason (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) added 10 points, while Milinkovic chipped in nine points
* Pitt-Bradford had four players in double-figures with Jamarion Butler and Coby Farley leading the way, each scoring a game-high 19 points
* Butler also notched a game-high 11 rebounds and five assists, while Trey Davis collected seven rebounds to go along with 14 points for the Panthers
Up Next:
* The Lions return home on Saturday, Jan. 6 against Penn State Altoona. The men's game is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. and will follow the women's game which tips at 2:00 p.m.
Key Moments:
* The first 15 minutes of the first half were back-and-forth as neither team could get ahead by more than three points
* The Panthers were able to gain some breathing room in the final five minutes of the period, taking a 12-point lead into halftime
* A Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) made three-pointer and converted three-point play cut the Lions deficit to three (54-51) with 13:09 left in the contest
* The Lions would only trail by a point (54-53) when Stefan Milinkovic (Fairport, NY/Fairport) delivered a layup with 12 minutes remaining
* However, the Panthers would go on an 11-6 run in the next six minutes to take a 70-59 advantage and continued to extend their lead
* Pitt-Bradford controlled its largest lead of the game (17) in the final two minutes of the game en route to its fourth conference win of the season
* For the game, the Panthers shot 51.8 percent from the field and 8-18 (44.4 percent) from three
* DiRienzo and Matthew McDonough (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) each recorded a team-high 14 points for the Lions
* Off the bench for Behrend, Shawn Mason (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) added 10 points, while Milinkovic chipped in nine points
* Pitt-Bradford had four players in double-figures with Jamarion Butler and Coby Farley leading the way, each scoring a game-high 19 points
* Butler also notched a game-high 11 rebounds and five assists, while Trey Davis collected seven rebounds to go along with 14 points for the Panthers
Up Next:
* The Lions return home on Saturday, Jan. 6 against Penn State Altoona. The men's game is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. and will follow the women's game which tips at 2:00 p.m.
