Abington Falls to Pratt on Final Day of Wild Goose Classic

Box Score

Pratt Pratt 2-2,0-0 Atlantic East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 0-4,0-0 United East

Pratt Pratt

2-2,0-0 Atlantic East

Final

Nov. 14, 2026

Penn St.-Abington PSA

0-4,0-0 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Pratt Pratt	39	46	85
Penn St.-Abington PSA	39	45	84

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Chestertown, Md. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team fell short to Pratt Institute by the score of 85-84 on Saturday afternoon on the final day of the Wild Goose Classic hosted by Washington College at the Penny J. Fall Gymnasium.

Score: Pratt 85, Penn State Abington 84
Records: Penn State Abington (0-4, 0-0 UEC) | Pratt (2-2, 0-0 AEC)
Location: Chestertown, Md. (Fall Gymnasium)

How It Happened

* Pratt converted a three-point play with :30 seconds remaining to take an 85-84 lead. Thomas Prendergast made his first free throw of an one-and-one but missed the second, however Kurt Thomas grabbed the offensive board and scored a layup to give the Cannoneers the lead.

* Abington called a timeout after a foul by Pratt. With a chance to take the lead, the Nittany Lions put up a three-pointer with seven seconds remaining but came up short. Prendergast grabbed the defensive board and was quickly fouled. He went on to miss the front end of a one-and-one as junior Harrison Lewis corralled the board. The Nittany Lions called a timeout to set up one last play but outside the timeout they were unable to get off a shot before the buzzer as Pratt held on to the one-point win.

* Abington overcame a nine-point deficit after trailing 64-55 at the 11:24 mark of the second half. Over the next three minutes, Abington used a 13-4 run to tie the game at 68-68. Sophomore Shaun Murphy Jr. drilled a three-pointer to cap the run.

* As the half progressed, Abington broke a 77-77 tie with a pair of free throws after a technical foul was issued to Pratt with 2:35 to play in regulation. Junior CJ Hayes converted both to give Abington a two-point lead. Hayes then knocked down a three following the tech to increase the Nittany Lion advantage to five (82-77); the team's largest of the game.

* Pratt went on to outscore the Nittany Lions, 8-2, the final two minutes of the game.

* In the first half, neither team held a lead larger than two possessions. The Cannoneers had a six-point advantage after Thomas Graetz hit a jumper to make the score 25-19 at the 8:31 mark. Later in the half, senior Jamze Johnson tied the game at 30-30 after knocking down a three-pointer with 3:24 to play until halftime. Both teams closed out the opening half exchanging free throws ending the half tied at 39-39.

Inside the Box Score

* Senior Mike Byfield set a new season-high in his second straight game after scoring a team-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. He also had three rebounds in the game.
* Johnson also came off the bench to score a season-high as he finished the game with 14 points (5-7 FG). He knocked down 4-of-6 from deep range.

* Hayes also scored in double-figures as he totaled 11 points to go along with a team-high five assists, while senior K'Mari Smith added 10 points (5-8 FG).

* For Pratt, Prendergast scored a game-high 25 points (10-15 FG) to go along with seven rebounds and six assists. Roman Hughes added 18 points, while Thomas and Elijah Fermaint each scored 14 points.

All-time Series
Today marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and Pratt.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 17 as the Nittany Lions travel to face the University of Mount Saint Vincent in a non-conference contest. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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