Carl Kosola

Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSA 13-6,7-3 United East

Wells Wells 10-9,5-4 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA

13-6,7-3 United East

Final

Jan. 28, 2023

Wells Wells

10-9,5-4 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	31	29	60
Wells Wells	41	21	62

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/28/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls Short at Wells, 62-60

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Penn State Berks

1/31/2023 | 7:00 p.m.

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Aurora, N.Y. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team dropped a United East Conference (UEC) contest at Wells College by the score of 62-60 on Saturday afternoon at the Frances Tarlton Farenthold Athletic Wing.

Score: Wells 62, Penn State Abington 60
Records: Penn State Abington (13-6, 7-3 UEC) | Wells (10-9, 5-4 UEC)
Location: Aurora, N.Y. (Farenthold Athletic Wing)

How It Happened

* Abington erased a 15-point deficit in the second half to tie the game at 60-60 with 1:11 to play in regulation. The Nittany Lions found themselves 51-36 at the 16:11 mark of the half. From there, Abington went on a massive 24-9 run over the next 15 minutes to tie the game.

* A three-pointer by senior Alex Podolski with 1:46 to play brought the Nittany Lions to within one point of the Wells' lead. On the team's next possession, sophomore Lexuus Fasce tied the game at 60-60 after splitting a pair of free throws.

* However, a costly turnover by the Nittany Lions in the final seconds led to Wells' Terrance Clayton-Murphy being fouled on a fast-break after recording a defensive steal. Clayton-Murphy made both free throws with just 3.1 showing on the clock. Outside a timeout, Abington managed to get off a last second shot, but the attempt came up empty as time expired.

* Abington was playing catch-up majority of the game as the Nittany Lions trailed by as many as 16 points late in the first half. Wells led 39-23 with 3:44 to play until halftime. However, Abington was able to cut into the lead and made it a 10-point game heading into halftime. Randolph drained a three-pointer on the team's final possession of the half to make the score 41-31.

Inside the Box Score

* Podolski scored a season-high 20 points to lead the Abington offense. He connected on four three-pointers and grabbed eight rebounds throughout the game.

* Senior Brian Randolph III recorded his third double-double of the season with a 16-point/10-rebound performance. He also had two steals and blocked a shot on defense.

* Fasce finished the game with nine points, while junioe Jake Schalki grabbed seven rebounds and totaled four points.

* For Wells, Clayton-Murphy totaled 20 points, while Jalen Feliz came off the bench to grab a game-high 12 rebounds.

All-Time Series
Today marked the 14^th meeting between Abington and Wells since the start of the 2011-12 season. The Nittany Lions are now 6-8 versus the Express in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Tuesday, Jan. 31 as the Nittany Lions host Penn State Berks in United East action. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. from the Abington Athletic Building.

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