MORRISVILLE, N.Y. - On the second day of a back-to-back in New York, Penn State Harrisburg's men's basketball team battled to an 80-72 victory over United East rival SUNY Morrisville on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 29. The gritty win was the team's 13th in a row.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

Penn State Harrisburg (16-1, 9-0 United East) traded blows with a scrappy Morrisville team (5-12, 2-7 United East), absorbed the Mustangs' best shot, and came away with a hard-fought road victory on Saturday afternoon to remain undefeated in conference play.  

Donyae Baylor-Carroll poured in a game-high 24 points and dished out seven assists, Nate Curry nearly posted a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds, and Brandon Coleman continued his strong play with 13 points.   

The game was a back-and-forth affair throughout and each time the Lions appeared ready to put things out of reach in the second half, the home team responded with timely buckets to stay within striking distance. Leading 69-64 with three and a half to play, the Blue & White finally put Morrisville away when Coleman buried a 3-ball from straightaway off a Baylor-Carroll find before Baylor-Carroll converted a layup off a Zegary Scott III feed with 2:33 remaining.  

The Mustangs eventually pulled to within six but with less than 30 seconds to play, they were forced to foul. Baylor-Carroll and Scott made them pay, as the duo combined to go 6-for-6 from the charity stripe in the final 27 seconds to put the game on ice.  

The Lions led by three at halftime and held off a push by the home team early in the second half before stretching their advantage to as many as 10 points thanks to four straight Baylor-Carroll free throws and a Curry 3-pointer with 7:33 left to play.  

After a strong start, Morrisville led as late as the six-minute mark of the opening half but Penn State Harrisburg put together a 10-2 run capped by one of Baylor-Carroll's three first-half jumpers from beyond the arc to pull ahead and create some breathing room heading into the break.   

NOTABLES 

- Both teams shot well, with the Lions shooting 49.1 percent from the field and Morrisville shooting 50 percent from the floor.   

- Penn State Harrisburg was strong from distance, shooting 47.8 percent from 3-point range.   

- The Blue & White were excellent at the foul line, shooting 86.7 percent (13-of-15) from the stripe.  

- The visitors finished with a 34-26 edge on the glass.   

- Donyae Baylor-Carroll knocked down four 3-pointers and went 8-of-9 from the foul line to net a game-high 24 points. He also dished out a game-high seven assists. 

- Nate Curry nearly had a double-double, finishing with 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds.   

- Brandon Coleman had another stellar shooting night, going 5-of-6 from the field and 3-for-3 from beyond the arc to score 13 points.   

- Zegary Scott III flirted with a triple-double, racking up nine points, a game-high seven assists, and seven boards.  

- Dylan Daniels added nine points and five rebounds.  

- Pedro Rodriguez pitched in with eight points and four boards off the bench.  

- Michael Litchfield led the way for Morrisville with 24 points in a losing effort.  

WHO'S NEXT? 

The Lions travel to St. Mary's (Md.) for another conference contest on Tuesday night, Feb. 1. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. 

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