Hilbert Nips Behrend Men's Basketball in Overtime

HAMBURG, NY – Shaheem Ellis drained a three-pointer with time expiring in overtime to lift Hilbert past Penn State Behrend 86-84 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night.

Score: Hilbert 86, Penn State Behrend 84 (OT)
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-11, 4-5 AMCC), Hilbert (9-10, 6-3 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Hilbert evened the season series at one-game apiece
* The Lions had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation
* Hilbert fouled with no time left which sent Matthew McDonough (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) to the free-throw line for two
* McDonough couldn't get his shots to drop to send the game into overtime
* The Hawks kept a small lead in overtime until McDonough drained a layup with nine seconds left to make it 84-83
* Hilbert had one last possession; Eric Jackson found Shaheem Ellis for the deep three-pointer with 0.3 seconds remaining
* Behrend tried to inbounds the ball and get a quick shot off from beyond half court but it didn't fall
* The matchup brough 22 ties and 44 lead changes
* The Lions held the advantage in field-goal percentage, shooting 50.7 percent
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) had a career-high 32 points on 11-for-26 shooting and eight rebounds
* RJ Marsh (State College, PA/Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy) led on the boards with 11 while adding eight points
* McDonough finished with 17 points
* Hilbert's Ellis came off the bench to score 13 points

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Saturday against La Roche. Game time is 2 p.m.