Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSA 0-8,0-1 United East

St. Joseph's (Brkln) SJCBK 3-4,0-0 Skyline

Penn St.-Abington PSA

0-8,0-1 United East

Final

Nov. 30, 2024

St. Joseph's (Brkln) SJCBK

3-4,0-0 Skyline

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	36	25	61
St. Joseph's (Brkln) SJCBK	32	32	64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 11/30/2024 12:00:00 AM

Abington Edged by Bears, 64-61

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Brooklyn, N.Y. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team dropped a non-conference contest at St. Joseph's University Brooklyn by the score of 64-61 on Saturday afternoon at The Hill Center.

Score: St. Joseph's Brooklyn 64, Penn State Abington 61
Records: Penn State Abington (0-8, 0-1 UEC) | St. Joseph's Brooklyn (3-4, 0-0 Skyline)
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. (The Hill Center)

How It Happened

* The Bears' Colin Mills drained a three-pointer with less than 10 seconds showing on the clock to break a 61-61 tie. Prior to his three, Mills grabbed a key offensive rebound off a miss on a one-and-one free throw attempt by Nazareth Warren. Mills quickly called a timeout and outside the :30 second breather hit what turned out to be the game-winner.

* Abington tied the game at 59-59 after redshirt-junior Christian Niles split a pair of free throws at the 2:57 mark. On the next possession, senior Kobe Devine gave the Nittany Lions the lead with a layup basket that made the score 61-59 with about two minutes to play.

* St. Joseph's tied the game at 61-61 on its ensuing possession thanks to a pair of free throws by Justin Nazon. Both teams came up empty on their next three possessions before Mills scored the games final basket. Abington was unable to get a shot off to potentially tie the game and force overtime in its last possession.

* Abington held the game's only double-digit lead midway through the first half. Freshman Gabe Swift scored on a fast-break to give the Nittany Lions a 25-15 lead. The Bears rallied and used a 13-4 run to come within one point of the lead at 29-28 with three minutes to play until halftime. However, the Nittany Lions pushed their lead to six when freshman Anthony Pineda drained a three-pointer to make the score 36-30 in the final minute of the half. Abington led, 36-32, heading into the locker rooms at halftime.

Inside the Box Score

* Niles scored a game-high 13 points and was one of three players to finish in double-figures. Senior Myles Haynes added 11 points and five boards, while Pineda contributed 10 points to go along with three rebounds and three assists.

* Senior Kolby Miller totaled seven points and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.

* Devine and junior Dylan Shead each had six points.

* For St. Joseph's, Mills finished with a game-high 23 points to go along with five rebounds. Noah Gray grabbed a game-high 11 boards while scoring seven points.

All-Time Series
Today marked just the second meeting between Abington and St. Joseph's. The Nittany Lions are 1-1 versus the Bears after winning the inaugural match up last season at the Abington Athletic Building.

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