Behrend Basketball Falls in Double Overtime at La Roche

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The La Roche men's basketball team outscored Penn State Behrend 12-8 in the second overtime to post a 96-92 victory in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.

Score: La Roche 96, Penn State Behrend 92 (2OT)

Records: La Roche (15-6, 15-1 AMCC), Penn State Behrend (14-7, 11-5 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Redhawks drained 11 three-pointers, knocking down seven in the first half to take a 44-34 lead
* The Lions came back to outscore La Roche by 10 in the second to send the game into overtime
* Still tied after the first extra period, the Redhawks went 4-for-5 from the field and Darius Lawrence made the first of two free throws with 15 seconds left for the win
* Darrell Barron scored all seven points in overtime, going 3-for-3 from the floor
* The is the second overtime game this season for the Lions
* Behrend had six players with double-figure points, including a career-high 15 points by Nick Wright (McLean, VA/Flint Hill)
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) led with 19 points, while Derrick Clark (Erie, PA/Central Tech) added 15
* The Lions held the advantage in turnovers (9-16) and shot 76.5 percent from the free-throw line
* La Roche held Behrend to 26.3 shooting from three-point range and held a 40-34 edge in rebounds
* The win marks the second in the series for the Redhawks

Up Next:

* The Behrend Lions return to action on Wednesday against Medaille. Game time is set for 6 p.m.