La Roche Nips Behrend in Final Seconds

ERIE, Pa. – Darius Lawrence hit the go-ahead layup with 5.3 seconds left to lead La Roche past Penn State Behrend 57-55 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center.

Score: La Roche 57, Penn State Behrend 55

Records: La Roche (8-5, 8-0 AMCC), Penn State Behrend (9-4, 6-2 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Lawrence registered 12 of his game-high 17 points in the second half, going 8-for-8 from the charity strip for the contest
* The game was tied eight times, going down to the wire at 55-all
* Free-throws kept the Lions in the game down the stretch, going 7-for-8 in the final 5:09
* Behrend committed a season-high 17 turnovers
* La Roche held the Lions to just seven field-goals in the second half
* The Redhawks were already in the bonus with 10 minutes left to play in the game
* The Lions had an eight point lead at 16-8 at the 13:17 mark of the first half and took a four-point edge into the locker rooms
* Kenny Fukon (Cranberry Township, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) was the only player in double figures with 14 points
* Tyler Gates (Titusville, PA/Titusville) pulled down a career-high eight rebounds

Up Next:

* The Behrend Lions return to action on Wednesday at Hilbert. Game time is set for 6 p.m.