Box Score

Lancaster Bible LBC 6-6,3-0 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 10-4,4-1 United East

Lancaster Bible LBC

6-6,3-0 United East

Final

Jan. 11, 2023

Penn St.-Abington PSA

10-4,4-1 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	OT 1	F
Lancaster Bible LBC	29	36	15	80
Penn St.-Abington PSA	35	30	8	73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to Lancaster Bible in Overtime

Next Game:

Wells College

1/14/2023 | 3:00 p.m.

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Jan. 14 (Sat) / 3:00 p.m.

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team suffered its first United East Conference (UEC) setback after falling to Lancaster Bible College, 80-73, in overtime on Wednesday night at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Lancaster Bible 80, Penn State Abington 73
Records: Penn State Abington (10-4, 4-1 UEC) | Lancaster Bible (6-6, 3-0 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* Lancaster Bible scored the first eight points in overtime to lead 73-65 with 2:35 remaining in the extra period. A pair of free throws by senior Alex Salata III ended the drought for the Nittany Lions, however the Chargers responded with a three-pointer on their next possession to increase the lead to 76-67. The Chargers' lead swelled to as many as 12 points at 80-68 in the final minute.

* Abington trailed 65-59 with 1:43 remaining in regulation. Salata drained a three-pointer to bring the Nittany Lions to within three at the 1:23 mark. Two possessions later, Salata drilled another three to tie the game at 65-65 with :34 seconds to go. The Nittany Lions forced a turnover on the Chargers' ensuing possession to set up a final shot. However, the team's shot fell short at the buzzer with the game tied at 65-65.

* Late in the first half, Abington trailed 27-22 at the 5:35 mark. From there the Nittany Lions went on a 13-0 run to grab a 35-37 lead with less than a minute to play in the half. Lancaster Bible managed a couple of free throws in the final :30 seconds to make it a 35-29 game heading into halftime.

* The momentum carried over into the second half as Abington swelled its lead to double-figures. A layup basket by senior Brian Randolph III made the score 42-31 at the 17:14 mark of the half.

Inside the Box Score

* Salata, the United East Player of the Week, scored a season-high 26 points to record his fourth straight 20-plus game. He shot 7-of-14 from the field, including 4-of-8 from beyond the arc. He also converted 8-of-11 from the charity stripe. Salata dished out four assists.

* Randolph finished with 18 points (6-12 FG) as he knocked down 2-of-3 from deep range and all four of his free throw attempts. He also totaled three rebounds and four assists.

* Senior Alex Podolski also finished in double-figures as he totaled 14 points to go along six rebounds and two steals.

* Sophomore Darrion Harris contributed 10 points and had a pair of steals on defense.

* Junior Jake Schalki led the team with 10 rebounds.

* For Lancaster Bible, Jordan Shewbridge finished with a team-high 25 points to go along with five assists. Andrew Zentner came off the bench and recorded a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 16 boards.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 22^nd meeting between Abington and Lancaster Bible since the start of the 2011-12 season. The Nittany Lions are now 6-16 versus the Chargers in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington will look to bounce back on Saturday, Jan. 14 as the Nittany Lions host Wells College in United East action. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.

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