DiRienzo Scores 34; Behrend Men's Basketball Falls in Overtime to Altoona

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball fell 76-69 in overtime to Penn State Altoona in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.

Score: Penn State Altoona 76, Penn State Behrend 69 (OT)
Records: Penn State Behrend (10-13, 5-7 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (15-7, 11-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Altoona outscored Behrend 9-2 in overtime for its second win over the Lions this season
* The Behrend Lions went 1-for-7 from the field in overtime
* In regulation, Behrend erased a seven-point Altoona lead in the final four minutes of play
* RJ Marsh (State College, PA/Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy) drained a three-pointer with 15 seconds left to send the game into overtime
* After a Behrend timeout, Mason Blankenberg (Ontario, NY/Wayne) fed Marsh the ball behind the arc to knot the game at 67-all
* Altoona's last second shot at the end of regulation did not go in
* Andruw Harman and Saivon Word registered four and five points, respectively, in overtime
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) set new career highs with 34 points and 13 field goals
* DiRienzo shot 72.2 percent from the floor and was 6-for-7 from the charity stripe
* It marks the second overtime game for Behrend in the last two weeks
* The Behrend Lions held a 34-29 lead at halftime thanks to DiRienzo's 19 points
* Marsh had a team-high nine rebounds and added six points
* Overall, Altoona tallied a 49-32 advantage on the boards

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action Wednesday night at Alfred State. Game time is set for 7 p.m.