Behrend Lions Host Penn State Altoona Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will take on the Penn State Altoona Lions in the Junker Center on Saturday afternoon in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week, beginning at 2 p.m.

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Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions are looking to avenge a 74-63 loss to Altoona back on Jan. 18
* Behrend bounced back from a road loss on Saturday to defeat Medaille 81-74 on Wednesday
* Senior forward Tyler Gates (Titusville, PA/Titusville) shot 80 percent from the floor for a career-high 21 points vs. the Mavericks
* Derrick Clark (Erie, PA/Central Tech) helped the Lions break the 35-all halftime deadlock with 16 second-half points
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) had his third 20+ point game, scoring exactly 20 while adding a team-best seven rebounds
* Behrend has clinched an AMCC playoff spot with three games remaining
* The Lions have the best scoring defense in conference play, holding opponents to 64.8 ppg in 17 contests
* Behrend is 7-1 in AMCC games when playing at home

Penn State Altoona News & Notes

* The Altoona Lions are 7-3 in their last 10 games
* The Lions fell to non-conference Grove City on Wednesday night (78-68)
* Altoona finished 4-1 in non-conference play this season
* Andruw Harman scored a game-high 23 points vs. the Wolverines
* Harman is second on the team with 14.3 ppg
* Altoona is tied for fourth with Hilbert in the AMCC standings (14-7, 10-6 AMCC) 

Series History:

* The Behrend Lions hold an impressive 46-6-1 overall record against Altoona
* The Lions have won 19 of the last 21 contests
* Altoona took the first game of the series back in January (74-63)