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Penn State Abington
MBB - Tyler Fox
84
Penn St.-Abington PSA 0-1,0-0 United East
88
Winner Arcadia ARC 1-0,0-0 MAC Freedom
Penn St.-Abington PSA
0-1,0-0 United East
84
Final
88
Arcadia ARC
1-0,0-0 MAC Freedom
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn St.-Abington PSA 34 50 84
Arcadia ARC 42 46 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Abington Edged by Arcadia in Season Opener

Glenside, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team fell short in the season opener at Arcadia University as the Knights defeated the Nittany Lions, 88-84, in a non-conference contest on Friday evening at Alumni Gymnasium.
 
Senior Tyler Fox and junior CJ Hayes each scored 20-plus points to lead the Abington offense.  Fox scored a team-high 21 points, while Hayes finished the game with 20 points.
 
Score: Arcadia 88, Penn State Abington 84
Records: Penn State Abington (0-1, 0-0 UEC) | Arcadia (1-0, 0-0 MAC Freedom)
Location: Glenside, Pa. (Alumni Gymnasium)
 
How It Happened
 
* Abington trailed 78-68 with less than five minutes to play in regulation.  Fox drained a three-pointer to cut the deficit to seven points (78-71) but a quick basket by the Knights pushed the lead to 80-71.  The Nittany Lions answered with scores on their next two possessions with a steal by Fox leading to a basket by senior K'Mari Smith to make the score 80-75 with less than three minutes on the clock.
 
* A quick 4-0 run doubled to another basket by Fox and a steal by senior Mike Byfield leading to a fastbreak basket to make it a one point game at 80-79.  Down the stretch the game remained a one possession game until Arcadia's Tony Pope split a pair of free throws to give the Knights an 85-81 lead with 10 seconds remaining. 
 
* On the ensuing possession Smith found Fox in the corner for a quick three-pointer to make the score 85-84 with 4.6 seconds showing on the clock.   The Nittany Lions were forced to foul sending Darius Isaac to the free throw line.  Isaac connected on both attempts to give the Knights an 87-84 lead.  With time still on the clock, the inbound pass by the Nittany Lions was intercepted by Kyndall Crawford who was fouled and sent to the free throw line.  Crawford split his two attempts to seal the game at 88-84.
 
* Arcadia went a 7-0 run in the final minutes of the first half to lead 42-31 before Fox capped the scoring with a three-pointer ending the Knights run and making the score 42-34 heading into the locker rooms at halftime.
 
* Arcadia never trailed in the game and led by as many as 14 points early in the second half with the latter coming at the 16:48 after Isaac hit a three-pointer to give the Knights a 51-37 advantage.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Abington had four players score in double-figures, including Fox who led the way with a game-high 21 points.  He also recorded a team-high five assists and finished with four boards.
 
* Hayes tallied 20 points off the bench in his Abington debut.  He shot 8-of-14 from the field, including a perfect 4-of-4 from beyond the arc. 
 
* Sophomore Shaun Murphy Jr. finished the night with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting in his Abington debut.  Murphy totaled six rebounds and three assists.
 
* Junior Myles Marabuto also scored in double-figures in his Abington debut.  He finished with 11 points while shooting 4-of-5 from the field, including 2-of-2 from deep range.
 
* As a team, the Nittany Lions shot 11-of-22 from three-point range and 50-percent from the field (34-68).
 
* For Arcadia, Pope finished with a team-high 19 points, while Kyndall Crawford totaled 14 points and seven boards.  Max Lebisky and Braydn Alward each added 13 points.
 
All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 12th meeting between Abington and Arcadia since the start of the 2011-12 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 3-9 versus the Knights in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 11 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Delaware Valley University in a non-conference contest.  Game time is set for 7 p.m.
 
 
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