MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Penn State Harrisburg's men's basketball team extended its program-record win streak to 10 games with a decisive 89-44 victory over United East counterpart Penn State Abington at the Capital Union Building on Saturday night, Jan. 15.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Penn State Harrisburg (13-1, 6-0 United East) continued with a 45-point drubbing of conference foe Penn State Abington (7-5, 1-2 United East) on Saturday night. Donyae Baylor-Carroll, Nate Curry, and Chris Haynes each netted a team-high 12 points, while Brandon Coleman added 11 of his own.
The visitors scored the game's first bucket; a 3-pointer from Isaac Kennon at the 19:18 mark before teammate Brian Randolph III converted a layup little more than a minute later.
They were the last points Penn State Abington scored for more than 15 minutes.
The hometown Lions put together an unprecedented 37-0 run that began with a Coleman trifecta at the 17:19 mark and ended with a Dylan Daniels layup off a Baylor-Carroll find with 4:04 remaining before halftime.
Penn State Harrisburg stretched a 30-point lead at the break to as many 48 late in the second half when Haynes knocked down his fourth triple of the contest with 4:08 left to play. Lance Douglas netted the team's final six points to cap off the team's largest win of the season.
NOTABLES
- The 45-point margin of victory was the Lions largest of the season.
- The team's program-record win streak now stands at 10 victories in a row.
- Penn State Harrisburg shot 53.1 percent from the field and an impressive 48.0 percent from beyond the arc.
- Abington managed just a 28.1 percent clip from the floor and 25.0 percent from 3-point territory.
- The Blue & White tied the single-game program record with 30 assists on the night.
- The Lions scored 34 points off 29 Penn State Abington turnovers.
- Penn State Harrisburg's bench outscored the Abington reserves 37-26.
- Donyae Baylor-Carroll scored 12 points, dished out five assists, and swiped five steals.
- Nate Curry netted a dozen points and added five rebounds and five assists.
- Chris Haynes was stellar off the bench, knocking down four 3-balls to tally 12 points.
- Zegary Scott III finished with nine points, seven assists, and three boards.
- Pedro Rodriguez came through with nine points, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals off the bench.
- Dylan Daniels had eight points, seven blocks, and five boards.
- Malik Holland and Lance Douglas added six points apiece off the bench.
- Kolby Miller scored a team-high nine points for Penn State Abington.
WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions return to action when they host Lancaster Bible for a crucial conference contest on Wednesday night, Jan. 19. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
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