Behrend Men's Basketball Drops Hilbert in AMCC Action

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball battled Hilbert in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action, earning a 77-69 victory on Wednesday night in the Junker Center.

Score: Penn State Behrend 77, Hilbert 69
Records: Penn State Behrend (8-8, 3-2 AMCC), Hilbert (7-8, 4-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Behrend dropped the Hawks from the undefeated ranks with an eight-point win
* The Lions never trailed and Hilbert tied the score once in the first two minutes of the game
* The Lions were hot from three-point range from the start, going 3-for-3 and ending with 13 triples
* Behrend ended the first half with a nine-point lead behind Matt McDonough's (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) 12 points
* In the second half, back-to-back three pointers pushed the lead to 16 points with 14:58 left
* Hilbert made it a five-point game with two minutes left
* Behrend went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe in the final 26 seconds to secure the victory
* McDonough finished with a season-high 25 points behind thanks to a season-best five three-pointers
* Matt Niland (Erie, PA/Fairview) was one-point shy of his season high, scoring 18 points
* Stefan Milinkovic (Fairport, NY/Fairport) had his second double-digit rebounding game of the season with 10 boards

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Saturday against Penn State Altoona. Game time is 2 p.m.