Box Score

Gallaudet Gal 1-13,0-3 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 7-8,2-2 United East

Gallaudet Gal

1-13,0-3 United East

Final

Jan. 10, 2024

Penn St.-Abington PSA

7-8,2-2 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Gallaudet Gal	30	32	62
Penn St.-Abington PSA	38	30	68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM

Abington Holds Off Gallaudet, 68-62

Next Game:

Penn State Harrisburg

1/13/2024 | 1:00 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Jan. 13 (Sat) / 1:00 p.m.

Penn State Harrisburg

History

Recap
Roster

Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team picked up its first United East Conference (UEC) victory of the season after defeating Gallaudet University, 68-62, on Wednesday night at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Penn State Abington 68, Gallaudet 62
Records: Penn State Abington (7-8, 1-2 UEC) | Gallaudet (1-13, 0-3 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* The Nittany Lions led majority of the first half but found themselves trailing 23-22 after Gallaudet's Enow Otto hit a jumper at the 5:42 mark. On the next possession, senior Jake Schalki scored a quick layup that led to a 12-0 run as Abington grabbed its first double-digit lead of the game. Fifth-year Alex Podolski capped the run with a layup basket to make the score 24-23 with just over two minutes to play until halftime. Abington hit two big three-pointers during the run by Podolski and redshirt sophomore Christian Niles.

* Abington took a 38-30 lead into the locker rooms at halftime after junior Na'Kai Carew scored a layup basket just as time expired in the half.

* Gallaudet opened the second half with a 12-3 run to come within one point of the Abington lead at 42-41 after a layup basket by Brandon Chung. The Bison would eventually grab the lead at the 8:54 mark when a jumped by Alex Antsiferov made the score 50-49. Both teams would exchange baskets on their next two possessions with Gallaudet holding a 53-51 advantage.

* The Bison pushed their lead to seven with just over five minutes to play in regulation. A three-pointer by Blessed Mbogo gave Gallaudet a 58-51 edge.

* Abington cut the deficit down to one point on two separate occasions in the final three-plus minutes with the latter coming with 2:24 left on the clock. Junior Myles Haynes connected on a three-pointer to make the score 62-61. The Nittany Lions tied the game on their next possession when Podolski split a pair of free throws. After a defensive stop the Nittany Lions regained the lead on a Schalki layup with :49 seconds left to play. Abington converted 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the final seconds to hold off the Bison for the win.

Inside the Numbers

* Schalki recorded his 11^th double-double of the season after totaling 15 points to go along with a game-high 13 rebounds. He also had three steals on defense.

* Podolski also finished with 15 points while grabbing eight rebounds.

* Niles contributed 13 points while shooting a near-perfect 8-of-9 from the free throw line.

* Haynes and junior Kolby Miller each finished with eight points.

* For Gallaudet, Rory Lewis finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, while Antsiferov added 12 points off the bench.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 24^th meeting between Abington and Gallaudet since the start of the 2011-12 season. The Nittany Lions are now 13-11 versus the Bison in the all-time series and have won five of the last match ups.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 13 as the Nittany Lions play host to Penn State Harrisburg in a United East contest. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.

#WeAre

Print Friendly Version