MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – After suffering the team's first loss since before Thanksgiving on Tuesday, Penn State Harrisburg's men's basketball team bounced back in a big way by rolling United East foe Penn State Berks 89-39 at the Capital Union Building on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 5.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Penn State Harrisburg (17-2, 10-1 United East) secured its 10th conference win of the year on Saturday, blowing past Penn State Berks (0-17, 0-11 United East) by 50 points – the team's largest margin of victory this season.

Donyae Baylor-Carroll scored a game-high 18 points, while Brandon Coleman and Pedro Rodriguez netted a dozen each. Nate Curry added an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double and 11 different Penn State Harrisburg players got into the scoring act on Saturday.  

The hometown Lions raced out to a 14-5 lead following a Baylor-Carroll old-fashioned 3-point play and the ensuing Chris Haynes offensive board and layup at the 14:25 mark of the opening half. After Berks answered with a 3-ball, the Blue & White responded with a 17-0 run that included a pair of Baylor-Carroll triples, a Coleman dunk, and a Rodriguez trey.

Penn State Harrisburg stretched the lead to 30 for the first time thanks a Coleman tip in following a Baylor-Carroll steal late in the first half. The advantage climbed to 40 less than four minutes into the second half when Dylan Daniels converted a free throw with 16:50 left. The Lions never let up, holding Penn State Berks to just nine points in the final nine minutes.

NOTABLES

- The Lions shot 43.6 percent from the field and 28 percent from 3-point territory.

- Penn State Berks managed to shoot just 28.6 percent from the floor and 29.4 percent from distance.

- The home team went 14-for-19 from the free throw line, while Berks managed just two foul shots.

- The Blue & White won the rebounding battle 52-33.

- Penn State Harrisburg scored 22 points off 23 Penn State Berks turnovers.

- The Lions' bench outscored the visitors' reserves 34-15.

- Donyae Baylor-Carroll scored a game-high 18 points in just 23 minutes. He added four assists and four steals.

- Nate Curry posted an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double and added a pair of steals.

- Brandon Coleman and Pedro Rodriguez each tallied 12 points. Rodriguez added six boards off the bench.

- Dylan Daniels pulled down 11 rebounds, blocked five shots, dished out five assists, and two steals.

- Zegary Scott III recorded a game-high six assists to go along with six points and three steals.

- Alex Leiba was strong, finishing with seven points and six rebounds.

- Chris Haynes added six points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.

WHO'S NEXT?

The Lions host Penn College at the Capital Union Building for another United East tilt on Wednesday night, Feb. 9. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

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