AURORA, N.Y. - Behind a monster game from Brandon Coleman, Penn State Harrisburg's men's basketball team rolled to a lopsided 89-67 road victory over United East foe Wells on Friday night, Jan. 28.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

Penn State Harrisburg (15-1, 8-0 United East) rushed out to a double-digit lead and never looked backed en route to the team's 12th straight victory; this one over a scrappy Wells squad (11-7, 5-4 United East) on Friday night.  

Brandon Coleman was outstanding, pouring in a career-high 27 points on 78.5 percent shooting. Donyae Baylor-Carroll added 17 points, Nate Curry finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 15 points and nine boards, and Pedro Rodriguez added 13 points off the bench.  

Baylor-Carroll scorched the net to begin the game, going 3-for-3 from 3-point range in the opening two and a half minutes. Curry added seven points of his own and in the blink of an eye, the Lions led 17-2 less than four minutes into the first half.  

The Blue & White stretched the lead to 20-plus midway through the opening half following a Curry 3-ball at the 9:30 mark before seven consecutive points from Coleman ballooned the advantage to 41-16 with 6:39 left before halftime.  

The visitors led by 15 at the break and pushed the lead to as many as 24 points thanks to another Curry jumper from beyond the arc with 13:36 remaining. The Express mounted a late comeback attempt aided by an aggressive full-court press, cutting the deficit to 73-63 with 5:54 left to play but Baylor-Carroll stopped the bleeding with a tough layup in transition that sparked a 16-2 run for the Lions that put things out of reach down the stretch.  

NOTABLES 

- The Lions shot 50.7 percent from the field and an impressive 50 percent from 3-point territory.  

- Penn State Harrisburg recorded assists on 20 of the team's 34 made field goals.   

- The Blue & White forced 25 Wells turnovers, scoring 26 points off the home team's miscues.  

- The visitors' bench outscored the Express reserves 17-11.   

- Brandon Coleman shot 11-of-14 from the field and 5-of-6 from 3-point range to pour in a career-high 27 points.  

- Donyae Baylor-Carroll added 17 points, three assists, and a pair of steals.  

- Nate Curry narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with 15 points, nine rebounds, and five steals.  

- Pedro Rodriguez knocked down three shots from beyond the arc and finished with 13 points.  

- Dylan Daniels flirted with a double-double, finishing with nine points and nine boards.  

- Zegary Scott III dished out a game-high seven assists to go along with four points. 

- Alex Leiba chipped in with four points, four rebounds, and two blocks off the bench. 

- Jarek Feliz led the way for Wells, scoring a team-high 20 points in a losing effort. 

WHO'S NEXT? 

The Lions have a quick turnaround, as they're set to wrap up their New York road trip at conference foe SUNY Morrisville on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 29. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.  

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