WASHINGTON, D.C. - Penn State Harrisburg's men's basketball team held off a late charge by conference foe Gallaudet in a 69-61 road victory in the team's United East opener on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3. 

Nate Curry recorded his first double-double of the season with a game-high 19 points and 15 rebounds. Isaiah Eggleston added 13 points and five boards off the bench, while Zegary Scott III tallied 10 points to go along with a team-high six assists. 

There were eight lead changes to begin the game before the Lions (4-3, 1-0 United East) took control midway through the first half. Facing a 16-14 deficit, Malik Holland buried back-to-back 3-balls to spark a 9-0 run that also included a Chase Robinson triple.

A Scott jumper from beyond the arc pushed the lead to eight at the 7:48 mark, an Eggleston 3-pointer stretched the advantage to a dozen with 1:14 left until halftime, and Curry's buzzer-beating layup off a Scott find made it 40-26 heading into the break.

Penn State Harrisburg grabbed its largest lead of the day when Scott connected with Robinson for a layup that made it 53-36 with 11:09 left to play but the Bison (1-6, 0-1 United East) put together a 10-3 spurt to cut the deficit to single digits with less than seven minutes remaining.  

Eggleston put the Lions back up by a dozen with another 3-pointer with 3:59 left before Gallaudet rallied to pull to within eight at the 2:46 mark but Robinson, Curry, and Scott combined for five points in the final minute to seal the win.

NOTABLES

- The Lions shot 35.7 percent from 3-point range and got to the foul line 20 times. 

- Penn State Harrisburg won the rebounding battle 44-33.

- The Lions scored 22 points off 14 Gallaudet turnovers.

- Penn State Harrisburg's bench outscored the Bison reserves 27-13.

- Curry racked up 19 points and 15 rebounds to post his first double-double of the year. He also had five assists.

- Eggleston knocked down three triples and finished with 13 points and five boards off the bench.

- Scott added 10 points, six assists, and five rebounds. 

- Robinson contributed eight points and three assists in a reserve role.

- Douglas chipped in with six points, six boards, two assists, and a steal.

- Alex Leiba finished with eight rebounds, four points, and two blocks.

WHO'S NEXT?

The Lions get a week off before heading to Scranton for a non-conference matchup with the undefeated Royals on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10.

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