Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSA 3-22,2-14 United East

Valley Forge VF 11-16,6-10 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA

3-22,2-14 United East

Final

Feb. 15, 2025

Valley Forge VF

11-16,6-10 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Penn St.-Abington PSA	34	33	67
Valley Forge VF	42	37	79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/15/2025 12:00:00 AM

Abington Closes Out Season at Valley Forge

Phoenixville, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team closed out the regular season at the University of Valley Forge as the Nittany Lions dropped a United East Conference (UEC) contest by the score of 79-67 on Saturday afternoon at The Pit.

Score: Valley Forge 79, Penn State Abington 67
Records: Penn State Abington (3-22, 2-14 UEC) | Valley Forge (11-16, 6-10 UEC)
Location: Phoenixville, Pa. (The Pit)

How It Happened

* Abington started the game on a 7-2 run before Valley Forge came back to tie the game at 7-7. Both teams exchanged leads before the Patriots took the lead for good. With the game tied 14-14 at the 13:19 mark, the home team scored nine unanswered points and held a 23-14 lead by the midway point of the half.

* The Patriots lead hit double-digits later in the half when Yaone Badisang scored a layup to make the score 30-19 with 7:25 to play until halftime. The Valley Forge lead swelled to as many as 16 points on three occasions with the latter coming with two minutes on the clock at 40-24.

* In the final two minutes of the half, the Nittany Lions went on a 10-0 run capped by a three-pointer from senior Kolby Miller to make the score 40-34. The Patriots managed a basket before the half was up and let 42-34 heading into the locker rooms at halftime.

* Abington faced another large deficit in the second half with the Patriots leading 68-51 at the 7:45 mark. The Nittany Lions rallied and used a 10-2 run to cut the lead to single digits. Freshman Ryan Black connected on a three-pointer to make the score 70-61 with just over four minutes to play in regulation.

* Abington made it a two-possession game with 2:11 to play when freshman Jahad Marable scored a layup basket to make the score 70-65. However, back-to-back scores on the next two Patriots' possessions gave the home team a 74-65 lead in the final :50 seconds.

Inside the Box Score

* Marable led all scorers with a season-high 21 points (8-14 FG) to go along with 11 rebounds as he recorded his fourth double-double of the season.

* Black scored a season-high 17 points as he shot 6-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-8 from beyond the arc.

* Senior Kobe Devine also scored in double-figures as he totaled 10 points, four assists, three rebounds and a game-high four steals.

* For Valley Forge, Christian Renninger scored a team-high 17 points, while Nasir Bernard recorded a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 17 rebounds.

All-Time Series
Today marked just the second meeting between Abington and Valley Forge. The Patriots completed the season sweep of the Nittany Lions taking both the regular season match-ups.

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