Carl Kosola

Box Score

Penn St.-Berks PSB 7-11,5-6 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 14-6,8-3 United East

Penn St.-Berks PSB

7-11,5-6 United East

Final

Jan. 31, 2023

Penn St.-Abington PSA

14-6,8-3 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Penn St.-Berks PSB	27	32	59
Penn St.-Abington PSA	28	36	64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/31/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Pulls Away Late to Defeat Berks, 64-59

Next Game:

at St. Mary's College

2/3/2023 | 7:00 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Feb. 03 (Fri) / 7:00 p.m.

at St. Mary's College

History

Recap
Roster

Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team matched the program record for most wins in a single season since joining NCAA Division III with a 64-59 triumph over visiting Penn State Berks in United East Conference (UEC) action on Tuesday night at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Penn State Abington 64, Penn State Berks 59
Records: Penn State Abington (14-6, 8-3 UEC) | Penn State Berks (7-11, 5-6 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* Senior Alex Salata III hit a clutch three-pointer while being fouled with 3:32 to play to give Abington a 53-52 lead. Salata went on to connect on the free throw for the four-point play increasing the lead to 54-52.

* Berks responded on its next possession to tie the game at 54-54 but Abington followed with a score of its own on the ensuing possession. Senior Alex Podolski hit a jumper to break the tie. Two possessions later Abington tacked on another basket to increase the lead to 58-54. After a defensive stop, a foul by Berks led Salata to the free throw line with 1:18 to play. Salata hit both attempts to give Abington a 60-54 lead.

* Another defensive stop by Abington forced Berks to foul with less than a minute to play. Sophomore Lexuus Fasce split a pair of free throws to give Abington its biggest lead of the game at 61-54.

* A quick three-pointer by Berks' Matthew Gingerich made it a four-point game at 61-57 with :46 seconds remaining in the regulation. Free throws down the final minute helped Abington hold off Berks as Salata converted 3-of-4 on his way to a 28-point performance.

* Abington trailed by as many as nine points early on in the first half when Berks held a 13-4 advantage at the 13:54 mark. Abington flipped the script the rest of the half and outscored Berks, 24-14, to lead 28-27 at the half. Senior Brian Randolph III drained a three-pointer to cap the scoring in the half with :29 seconds remaining.

Inside the Box Score

* Salata led all scorers with a game-high 28 points setting a new career-high in the process. It marked his ninth 20-plus point scoring performance of the season. Salata finished the night shooting 8-of-15 from the field, including 3-of-5 from deep range and a near-perfect 9-of-10 from the free throw line. He also totaled six rebounds and three steals.

* Fasce finished the night in double-figures as he totaled 12 points (5-10 FG) to go along with a season-high eight rebounds.

* Randolph added 11 points and filled the box score with eight rebounds and four assists.

* Podolski contributed seven points and six rebounds, while junior Jake Schalki grabbed seven rebounds with four points.

* For Berks, Darik Tannis-Harriet finished with 14 points (6-8 FG) to go along with six rebounds and three steals. Andre Ballard (12) and Jeff Lorah (10) each scored in double-figures.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 22^nd meeting between Abington and Berks since the start of the 2011-12 season. Abington is now 15-7 versus Berks in the all-time series and has won the last five matchups.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Friday, Feb. 3 as the Nittany Lions travel to face St. Mary's College in United East action. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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