Box Score

Wells Wells 8-7,3-2 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 10-5,4-2 United East

Wells Wells

8-7,3-2 United East

Final

Jan. 14, 2023

Penn St.-Abington PSA

10-5,4-2 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Wells Wells	35	32	67
Penn St.-Abington PSA	33	32	65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/14/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Edged by Wells, 67-65

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1/17/2023 | 7:00 p.m.

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team came up short against Wells College by the score of 67-65 in United East Conference (UEC) action on Saturday afternoon at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Wells 67, Penn State Abington 65
Records: Penn State Abington (10-5, 3-2 UEC) | Wells (8-7, 3-2 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* It was a classic back-and-forth matchup between Abington and Wells in the second half. The final 20 minutes featured 20 lead changes with neither team holding an advantage greater than two possessions. In fact, the largest lead of the second half was four points held by Wells twice with the latter coming with less than two minutes to play in regulation as the Express led 64-60.

* Prior to that, Abington grabbed the lead at 58-57 when senior Alex Podolski drained a three-pointer at the 5:47 mark. After a defensive stop, the Nittany Lions increased their lead to 60-57 when senior Brian Randolph III came through with a basket.

* Two possessions later, the Express tied the game with a three-pointer from Ty McBride with 4:13 to play. Wells would follow with four more unanswered points to push its mini run to 7-0 as Terrance Clayton-Murphy capped the run with a pair of free throws.

* Senior Alex Salata III connected on a three-pointer to make the score 64-63 on Abington's next possession before Wells scored a jumper by Billy McCrae to bump its lead back to three at 66-63 with a minute to play. After a missed opportunity, the Nittany Lions forced a turnover as Randolph grabbed the loose ball and found sophomore Lexuus Fasce for a quick layup to make the score 66-65.

* Forced to foul, Abington sent Wells to the line with 12 seconds left on the clock. Clayton-Murphy made the first attempt but missed the second as Fasce grabbed a key defensive board to give Abington a chance to tie or win the game. With about seven seconds left on the clock outside a timeout, the Nittany Lions were unable to get off a clear shot as a three-pointer at the buzzer fell short.

Inside the Box Score

* Randolph finished with a game and season-high 23 points; one shy of his career-high to lead the Abington offense. He shot 8-of-15 from the field, including 5-of-10 from beyond the arc. Randolph also tallied three rebounds, three assists and three steals.

* Salata finished the game with 21 points marking his fifth straight 20-plus point scoring performance.

* Podolski finished with six points and a team-high seven rebounds, while Fasce added five points, six boards and four assists.

* For Wells, Jalen Feliz scored a team-high 21 points to go along with a game-high eight rebounds. Clayton-Murphy added 20 points and five rebounds.

All-Time Series
Today marked the 13^th meeting between Abington and Wells since the start of the 2011-12 season. The Nittany Lions are now 6-7 versus the Express in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Tuesday, Jan. 17 as the Nittany Lions play host to Gallaudet University in a United East contest. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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