Box Score

Penn College PCT 5-7,3-0 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 0-11,0-3 United East

Penn College PCT

5-7,3-0 United East

Final

Jan. 02, 2025

Penn St.-Abington PSA

0-11,0-3 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Penn College PCT	42	38	80
Penn St.-Abington PSA	37	24	61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/2/2025 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to Penn College

Next Game:

Cairn University

1/4/2025 | 3:00 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Jan. 04 (Sat) / 3:00 p.m.

Cairn University

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team returned to action after a three-week break to host Penn College in a United East Conference (UEC) contest on Thursday evening at the Abington Athletic Building. The Nittany Lions fell to the Wildcats by the score of 80-61.

Score: Penn College 80, Penn State Abington 61
Records: Penn State Abington (0-11, 0-3 UEC) | Penn College (5-7, 3-0 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* Abington trailed by as many as 12 points on multiple occasions in the first half with the latter coming at the 11:10 mark after a Livingston Cross layup basket gave the Wildcats a 26-14 lead.

* Over the next five-plus minutes, the Nittany Lions chipped away at the Wildcats' lead and came within four points of tying the game with just under six minutes to play until halftime. After a three-point basket by freshman Anthony Pineda, senior Kobe Devine forced a turnover on defense leading to a fastbreak basket making the score 32-28.

* Penn College pushed its lead up to nine points (37-28) after a Cross layup made the score 37-28 with less than four minutes remaining in the opening half. Abington responded with a 7-0 run capped by a Devine basket to bring the Nittany Lions within two points at 37-35 with just over two minutes left. The Wildcats finished the half with a 42-37 advantage.

* In the second half, the Nittany Lions came as close as one possession of tying the game at the 13:43 mark. Devine scored another layup basket to make the score 50-47. However, that would be as close as the home squad would get at tying the game. The Wildcats went on a 15-4 run to swell their lead to 14 points. A Gavin Barrett three-pointer gave Penn College a 65-51 lead with 8:46 to play.

* The Wildcats led by as many as 21 points late in the half with a 76-55 advantage. Penn College outscored Abington, 38-24, in the second stanza.

Inside the Box Score

* Devine led the Nittany Lions with 17 points as he converted 7-of-8 from the free throw line. He also had four rebounds and a pair of steals on defense.

* Junior Dylan Shead also scored in double-figures as he totaled 11 points and five rebounds off the bench. Shead's 11 points set a new season-high.

* Redshirt junior Christian Niles added eight points and five rebounds.

* For Penn College, Barrett registered a triple-double as he filled the box score with 18 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists. Cross recorded a double-double with a game-high 30 points and 11 boards.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 17^th meeting between Abington and Penn College since the start of the 2014-15 season. The Nittany Lions are now 12-5 versus the Wildcats in the all-time series.

40^th Anniversary Celebration
During halftime of the Abington/Cairn game on Saturday, the Nittany Lions will welcome back the 1984-85 championship team to campus with a special celebration. The team finished that season with a 27-3 record capped off with the championship title!

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 4 as the Nittany Lions host Cairn University in United East action. Game time is set for 3 p.m.

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