ABINGTON, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team hosted nationally ranked Lancaster Bible College, but couldn't overcome a strong first half from the Chargers as they fell 76-54, Tuesday evening.

Abington fall to 3-14 for the season and 3-7 in the North Eastern Athletic Conference while Lancaster Bible remains undefeated at 18-0 and 11-0 in conference.

In the first half Lancaster Bible jumped out to an 8-2 lead, but the Nittany Lions fought for hard points off the boards and tied the game. In an exciting run of play both teams battled for the lead, with seven lead changes.

In the final five minutes the Chargers pulled away with a 13-6 run to finish the first half.

The Chargers opened the second half with a 13-4 advantage over the first five minutes. Freshman Kevin Pacheco (Bound Brook NJ) checked into the game and netted seven points in his 11 minutes on the court.

Senior Yusef Savage (Philadelphia, Pa.) led the Nittany Lions in scoring with 15 points.

Abington will return to the court when they host Bryn Athyn on Thursday February 4, at 6:00 p.m.