Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSA 3-18,2-10 United East

Cairn Cairn 10-11,7-5 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA

3-18,2-10 United East

Final

Feb. 01, 2025

Cairn Cairn

10-11,7-5 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	43	37	80
Cairn Cairn	30	46	76

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

Abington Holds Off to Defeat Highlanders, 80-76

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at Notre Dame of Maryland University

2/5/2025 | 7:00 p.m.

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Feb. 05 (Wed) / 7:00 p.m.

at Notre Dame of Maryland University

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Langhorne, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team picked up an 80-76 victory on the road against Cairn University in United East Conference (UEC) action on Saturday afternoon at the Mason Activity Center.

Score: Penn State Abington 80, Cairn 76
Records: Penn State Abington (3-18, 2-10 UEC) | Cairn (10-11, 7-5 UEC)
Location: Langhorne, Pa. (Mason Activity Center)

How It Happened

* Abington trailed 18-13 midway through the first half but a quick 5-0 run by the Nittany Lions tied the game at 18-18 after freshman Gabe Swift knocked down a three-pointer. The 5-0 run turned into a 14-4 surge as Abington grabbed a 27-22 lead. Freshman Aiden Brown capped the run with a layup basket with 7:17 left in the half.

* The Highlanders made it a two-point game at 29-27 but Abington responded in a big way scoring 14 of the final 17 points of the half with a 14-3 run. The Nittany Lions pushed their lead to as many as 14 points (41-27) and finished the half with a 43-30 advantage.

* In the second half the Abington lead swelled to as many as 15 points on two separate occasions with the latter coming at the 15:43 mark. Freshman Jahad Marable made a pair of free throws which gave the Nittany Lions a 53-38 lead.

* Later in the half, with Abington leading 59-47, the Highlanders rallied and used a 10-0 run to come within two points of the Nittany Lions' lead. Isaiah Coleman capped a three-point play with a free throw to bring Cairn one possession away from tying the game with 9:27 left in the half.

* As the half progressed, Coleman knocked down a three-pointer to tie the game at 63-63. Two possessions later, the Highlanders regained the lead at 65-63 after Chris Eelman scored a basket at the 6:15 mark.

* Abington eventually regained the lead at 70-69 after senior Kolby Miller scored a layup with 3:17 on the clock. Cairn though would take the lead right back on its next possession as Coleman converted a pair of free throws. Both teams would exchange leads two more times down the stretch.

* Freshman Jeremiah Samuel tied the score at 74-74 with a layup basket with 2:00 minutes to play. On the team's next possession Samuel gave the Nittany Lions the lead after converting a pair of free throws.

* Free throws turned out to be the difference in the final 1:22 as the Nittany Lions converted 6-of-6 from the line to hold off Cairn. The Highlanders shot 0-for-4 from the field after Samuel gave the Nittany Lions the lead at 1:22.

Inside the Box Score

* Samuel led all scorers with a season-high 21 points off the bench. Samuel shot 5-of-9 from the field and was 11-of-14 from the free throw line. He also grabbed five rebounds and dished out two assists.

* Brown also shined off the bench for the Nittany Lions as he recorded his second double-double of the season with 12 points and a season-high 15 rebounds. Brown was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.

* Senior Kolby Miller scored a season-high 12 points (6-12 FG) to go along with four rebounds and a game-high four steals.

* Marable also scored in double-figures and finished the day with 11 points and seven rebounds.

* For Cairn, Coleman recorded a team-high 18 points off the bench, while Josiah Hardy finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

All-Time Series
Today marked the 11^th meeting between Abington and Cairn since the start of the 2012-13 season. The Nittany Lions are now 6-5 versus the Highlanders in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 5 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Notre Dame of Maryland University in a United East match-up. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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