WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's men's basketball team overcame a slow start before pulling away in the second half of an 88-73 road victory over United East foe Penn College on Friday night, Jan. 6. 

Zegary Scott III matched his season-high point total of 21 to lead the way, while Isaiah Milien added a career-high 15 points off the bench. Chase Robinson and Isaiah Eggleston also chipped in with 10 points apiece.

After falling behind by as many as 10 points early in the first half, the Lions (5-6, 2-0 United East) methodically climbed back into it, drew to within one, and eventually faced a more manageable 45-40 deficit heading into halftime.

Penn State Harrisburg opened the second half on an 11-4 run, culminating with a Robinson 3-ball that put the visitors ahead for the first time at 51-49 with 15:39 left to play. 

The teams traded the lead four times over the next few minutes until back-to-back triples from Eggleston and Milien put the Lions out in front 61-57 at the 13:22 mark. Penn State Harrisburg added three straight field goals from Scott, Milien, and Robinson to extend the lead to 10 with 10:56 remaining. 

The Wildcats (5-6, 0-2 United East) creeped closer and cut the deficit to seven at the 8:20 mark but Scott and Milien traded buckets on four possessions to stretch the Penn State Harrisburg advantage to 79-66 and put things out of reach heading into the closing minutes.

NOTABLES

- The Lions had one of their better nights from distance, shooting 42.4 percent (14-of-33) from beyond the arc. 

- Penn State Harrisburg also got to the foul line 14 times, converting 10 free throws (71.4 percent).

- The Lions won the rebounding battle 34-29.

- The Penn State Harrisburg bench outscored the Penn College reserves 41-19.

- Scott poured in a game-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor and 5-for-5 shooting from the charity stripe. He added seven rebounds and three assists.

- Milien knocked down four 3-balls and netted 15 points off the bench.

- Robinson finished with 10 points, three assists, and two steals in a reserve role.

- Eggleston chipped in with 10 points and a pair of rebounds off the bench.

- Alex Leiba flirted with a double-double, finishing with eight points and seven boards.

- Lance Douglas added eight points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals, and a pair of blocks.

- Malik Holland buried a pair of 3-pointers en route to scoring eight points.

- Josh Maxwell contributed with six points, four boards, and two assists off the bench.

WHO'S NEXT?

The Lions continue conference play when they host United East foe Penn State Abington at the Capital Union Building on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.

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