Men's Hoops Host Thiel Tonight at 6 pm
The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will be back in action tonight against Thiel College at 6 pm.
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Team Stats
Thiel
| Game Statistics | Thiel | Penn State Behrend |
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| Field Goals | (18-55) | (23-51) |
| Field Goal % | 32.7% | 45.1% |
| Rebounds | 37 | 33 |
| Assists | 5 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 11 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 13 | 13 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 12 | 2 |
| Pts in the Paint | 26 | 34 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 8 |
| Bench Pts | 24 | 12 |
ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will return to the hardwood again tonight when the Behrend Lions host Thiel College in the Junker Center at 6 pm.
Coverage
Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions opened the 2018-19 season on Saturday with an 81-72 victory over Carnegie Mellon.
* 15 of Behrend's 27 made field goals against CMU were threes. PSB shots 51.7% (15-29) from downtown against the Tartans.
* Andy Niland led Behrend with 23 points on Saturday night on the strength of 7-13 shooting from the floor. Niland connected on five of eleven triples and made all four of his foul shot attempts. He also dished out a game-high seven assists.
* Justin Gorny finished Saturday's contest with 15 points and five rebounds. Malike Brinson and Mike Fischer both finished with 10 points.
Thiel News & Notes
* The Tomcats are 2-2 this season.
* TC opened their season with a pair of close losses to NCAA Division II Edinboro (81-63) and Clarion (90-80).
* Thiel has won back-to-back games however, topping SUNY Geneseo on Friday 69-54 and beating Defiance College 66-48 on Saturday.
* Terrance Holloway is the leading scorer for the Tomcats, averaging 15.3 ppg.
Series History
* The all-time series began in 1974-75.
* PSB leads the all-time series with Thiel 29-18.
* Behrend has won three of the last four meetings with their regional opponent, including a 57-56 victory last season.