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Penn State Abington University Athletics

Penn State Abington
MBB - Hairston
75
Winner Notre Dame (MD) NDMU 6-9,2-2 United East
57
Penn St.-Abington PSA 1-13,0-5 United East
Winner
Notre Dame (MD) NDMU
6-9,2-2 United East
75
Final
57
Penn St.-Abington PSA
1-13,0-5 United East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Notre Dame (MD) NDMU 43 32 75
Penn St.-Abington PSA 26 31 57

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Abington Falls to Gators in United East Contest

Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team dropped a United East Conference (UEC) contest to Notre Dame of Maryland University by the score of 75-57 on Wednesday night at the Abington Athletic Building.
 
Score: Notre Dame 75, Penn State Abington 57
Records: Penn State Abington (1-13, 0-5 UEC) | Notre Dame (6-9, 2-2 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)
 
How It Happened
 
* Abington trailed by as many as 20 points early in the second half.  The Gators led 54-34 after Amari Bell scored a tip-in basket at the 14:01 mark. 
 
* Over the next nine minutes the Nittany Lions chipped away at the lead and cut the deficit to single digits.  Freshman Don Hairston scored back-to-back layups to make the score 62-53 with just over five minutes to play in regulation.
 
* However, the Gators responded and went on an 11-0 run to push their lead back to double-digits.  Anthony Wright capped the run with a fastbreak basket to give Notre Dame a 73-53 lead with 1:16 left on the clock.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Hairston led all scorers with a game-high 18 points to go along with six rebounds.
 
* Freshman Aiden Brown recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.  He also had two blocks and four steals on defense.
 
* Redshirt-junior Christian Niles added eight points, while senior Kolby Miller finished with six points and five rebounds.
 
* For Notre Dame, Dylan Long finished with 15 points and seven rebounds, while Athony Wright added 12 points and five rebounds.
 
All-Time Series
Tonight marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and Notre Dame.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 11 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Penn State Brandywine in United East action.  Game time is set for 1 p.m.
 
 
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