Frostburg, Md.- The Penn State Harrisburg men's basketball team picked up their first conference win of the year on the road on Wednesday December 7th against Frostburg State. Both teams held the lead several times throughout the match but the Lion's finished strong and went on to win 70-67.
Penn State Harrisburg 70 Frostburg State 67
Penn State Harrisburg Starters
Gbolahan Alliyu, Dante Brown, Jazmon Harris, Khalil White, Derek Coleman
Frostburg State Starters
Christopher Coston, Edwin Cole, Zachary Coalmon, Tyler Michael, Rhashad Johnson
Records
Penn State Harrisburg: (4-3, 1-2 CAC)
Frostburg State: 1-7, 0-3 CAC)
Team Stats
Field Goal Shooting (%): Harrisburg 25-69 (36%) Frostburg 20-49 (40%)
Three Point Shooting (%): Harrisburg 7-25 (28%) Frostburg 3-13 (23%)
Free Throw Shooting (%): Harrisburg 13-21 (61%) Frostburg 24-34 (70%)
Assists: Harrisburg 14 Frostburg 16
Turnovers: Harrisburg 15 Frostburg 16
Blocked Shots: Harrisburg 5 Frostburg 10
Steals: Harrisburg 9 Frostburg 12
-Lamar Thomas put the Lion's on top at 11-6 in the first half forcing the Bobcats to take a timeout and regroup
-Dante Brown's dunk with 11:22 to go in the first extended the Lion's lead to 6 points. Frostburg took the lead back with 9:03 in the first thanks to a three pointer from Dalton Gaus
-Khalil White came out hot in the second half, sinking 11 straight point on his own to put Harrisburg on top 40-34 with 17:18 to go
-The Lion's largest lead of the game came in the second half as Ryan Bollinger made a layup, putting the Lion's on top 51-40
- In total the game featured seven tie and seven lead changes. Frostburg led by as many as four on several occasions throughout the game. Harrisburg ran away with things in the second by establishing its 11-point lead
Khalil White: 16 points, 3 assist, 3 rebounds
Jazmon Harris: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists
Lamar Thomas: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
Frostburg State Leaders
Tyler Michael: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
Edwin Cole: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal
Gregory Gibbs: 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
Up Next
Penn State Harrisburg will travel to St. Mary's (Md.) on Saturday December 10th. Game time is scheduled for 4 pm