Men's Basketball Downs Penn State Altoona

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team held Penn State Altoona to 58 points for a 13-point win in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center.

Score: Penn State Behrend 71, Penn State Altoona 58

Records: Penn State Behrend (16-7, 13-5 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (14-8, 10-7 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Behrend drained 11 three-pointers, the most since Jan. 8 against Pitt-Bradford
* The Behrend Lions held Altoona to 17.6 percent from behind the arc
* Altoona went on a 10-point run in the first to grab its biggest lead with 7:18 remaining in the first half
* Behrend managed to regain an eight-point advantage at halftime (40-32) and stay out front for the entire second half
* The Behrend Lions tied a season-low with being sent to the free-throw line only five times
* Dorian Connors (Girard, PA/Girard) led all scorers with 16 points and a team-best six assists and five steals
* Mitchell King (Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin) drained a career-high five triples to put him one point away from his career high
* Two other players had double-figure points, including 15 from Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic)
* Fukon led on the boards with seven rebounds
* As a team, the Behrend Lions dished out 20 assists

Up Next:

* The Behrend Lions return to action on Wednesday in their final home game of the regular season against Hilbert. Game time is 6 p.m.