Box Score

Notre Dame (MD) NDMU 14-9,7-2 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 3-18,3-6 United East

Notre Dame (MD) NDMU

14-9,7-2 United East

Final

Jan. 31, 2026

Penn St.-Abington PSA

3-18,3-6 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Notre Dame (MD) NDMU	42	41	83
Penn St.-Abington PSA	27	48	75

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/31/2026 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls at Home to Gators

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at Penn State Berks

2/4/2026 | 5:00 p.m.

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Feb. 04 (Wed) / 5:00 p.m.

at Penn State Berks

History

Roster

Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team dropped a United East Conference (UEC) contest against Notre Dame of Maryland University by the score of 83-75 on Saturday afternoon at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Notre Dame (Md.) 83, Penn State Abington 75
Records: Penn State Abington (3-18, 3-6 UEC) | Notre Dame (Md.) (14-9, 7-2 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* Notre Dame opened the game on an 11-3 run and held a double-digit lead at the 13:45 mark when Marlon Lewis scored a layup basket to give the Gators a 10-point (15-5) advantage.

* Abington answered and used a 15-2 surge to grab its first lead since leading 2-0 off the opening tip. Senior JoJo Kelly and junior Tyler Fox hit back-to-back threes before junior Mike Byfield scored a layup basket to cap the run for a 20-17 advantage midway through the half.

* Notre Dame answered back with a run of its own outscoring Abington 21-7 over the next eight minutes of game time. The Gators led 38-24 after Anthony Wright drained a three-pointer with 3:12 to play until halftime. Notre Dame went on to lead 42-27 at the half with its biggest lead of the game to that point.

* In the second half, Abington cut the deficit down to eight points after Byfield knocked down a three-pointer to make the score 49-41 at the 14:27 mark. However, a 15-2 run pushed the Gators lead back to double-digits at 64-43 for their biggest lead of the game with less than eight minutes remaining.

* Abington chipped away at the Gators' lead and came within single digits however time was also against the Nittany Lions. Byfield registered a three-point play in the final seconds to make the score 83-75.

Inside the Box Score

* Fox had a career day as he scored a season-high 29 points after shooting 11-of-21 from the field, including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc. He scored 22 of his 29 points in the final seven minutes and 24 seconds of the game that featured 8-of-11 shooting.

* Byfield tied his season-high as he totaled 18 points (7-13 FG) for the second straight game. He also grabbed five rebounds.

* Kelly finished with nine points, while sophomore Tyler Meinel added eight points and seven rebounds.

* Junior K'Mari Smith set season-highs with 10 assists and nine rebounds.

* Sophomore Jeremiah Samuel scored a season-high five points to go along with four rebounds.

* For the Gators, Marlon Lewis finished with 26 points (12-17 FG) and five blocks, while Jahbreco Dacosta recorded a double-double off the bench with 13 points and 11 boards.

All-Time Series
Today marked just the third meeting between Abington and Notre Dame. The Nittany Lions are now 0-3 versus the Gators in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 4 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Penn State Berks in United East action. Game time is set for 5 p.m.

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