Middletown, Pa.- The Penn State Harrisburg men's basketball team dropped their first conference game of the year on Wednesday as a hot shooting York (Pa.) squad downed the Lion's 86-73.
Penn State Harrisburg 73 York (Pa.) 86
Penn State Harrisburg Starters
Jazmon Harris, Khalil White, John Ukpaiama, Marquese Daniels, Kahlil Williams
York (Pa.) Starters
Brad Wesner, Matt Scamuffo, Darin Gordon, Blayde Reich, Zack Galic
Records
Penn State Harrisburg: 3-2
York (Pa.): 4-1
Team Stats
Field Goal Shooting (%): Harrisburg 24-58 (41%) York 22-45 (56%)
Three Point Shooting (%): Harrisburg 9-30 (30%) York 9-17 (53%)
Free Throw Shooting (%): Harrisburg 16-28 (57%) 27-34 (79%)
Rebounds: Harrisburg 28 York 35
Assists: Harrisburg 6 York 12
Turnovers: Harrisburg 17 York 17
Blocked Shots: Harrisburg 1 York 5
Steals: Harrisburg 9 York 6
Game Highlights
-The Spartans blitzed Harrisburg with 9 points in the first four minutes of play to take control of the game early
-Lamar Thomas put Harrisburg back on track and within four of the visitors with their first three pointer of the game
-With only seven minutes to go in the first half, Thomas sank eight straight points to give the Lion's their first lead of the day, 25-24
-Khalil White extended the Lion's lead to four with a three-point jumper with 4:53 to go in the first
-The Spartans finished the end of the first half strong, heading into halftime with a 38-33 lead
-Jazmon Harris and White got things started early in the second half with two back-to-back three's. Harris added two more buckets just a few minutes later to bring the Lion's only one point behind the visitor's
-Harrisburg struggled to slow the Spartan's down as the second half progressed, giving York a 16 point lead with ten minutes to go
-White added three more three-pointers in the remaining minutes but the Spartan's second half lead proved to be too much for Harrisburg
Harrisburg Leaders
Khalil White: 23 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
Jazmon Harris: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 5 steals
Lamar Thomas: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
Spartan Leaders
Blayde Reich: 15 points, 3 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks
Matt Scamuffo: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
Dalton Myers: 7 rebounds, 9 points, 2 blocks
What's Next?
Penn State Harrisburg will host Salisbury on Saturday December 3rd at 3 pm for their second conference game of the season