Box Score

104

Cairn Cairn 14-5,6-1 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 3-15,3-4 United East

Cairn Cairn

14-5,6-1 United East

104

Final

Jan. 21, 2026

Penn St.-Abington PSA

3-15,3-4 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Cairn Cairn	48	56	104
Penn St.-Abington PSA	39	44	83

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/21/2026 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to Cairn in United East Action

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University of Mary Washington

1/24/2026 | 12:00 p.m.

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team dropped a United East Conference (UEC) contest against Cairn University by the score of 104-83 on Wednesday afternoon at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Cairn 104, Penn State Abington 83
Records: Penn State Abington (3-15, 3-4 UEC) | Cairn (14-5, 6-1 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* Junior Tyler Fox gave Abington a 28-27 lead after hitting a jumper at the 6:42 mark of the first half. However, the Highlanders answered with a 9-0 run to lead 36-28 with less than four minutes to play until halftime. Cairn pushed its lead to double-digits at 45-35 before taking a 48-39 advantage into the locker rooms at halftime.

* Early in the second half, the Highlanders increased its lead to 17 points (58-41). The Nittany Lions cut the deficit down to single digits on four separate occasions with the latter coming with less than nine minutes to play. Junior Tamir Powell completed a three-point play with a free throw to make the score 76-69.

* Over the next five minutes, the Highlanders used an 18-4 run to put the game out of reach. Corey Baldwin scored a basket to make the score 94-73 with only 4:18 to play in regulation. Cairn led by as many as 26 points (104-78) before game's end.

Inside the Box Score

* Senior JoJo Kelly led the Nittany Lions with a team-high 21 points (7-15 FG) to go along with five rebounds.

* Sophomore Tyler Meinel recorded his second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

* Fox finished the game with 17 points and five rebounds.

* Junior K'Mari Smith also scored in double-figures as he totaled 11 points.

* Powell added nine points and four rebounds.

* For Cairn, Ron Ayers scored a game-high 22 points, while Jaylon Simpson finished the game with 21 points.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 12^th meeting between Abington and Cairn since the start of the 2012-13 season. The Nittany Lions are now 6-6 versus the Highlanders in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 24 as the Nittany Lions host nationally ranked No. 6 University of Mary Washington in a non-conference contest. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.

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