Behrend Men’s Basketball Shoots Well From Distance, Stifles Hilbert Offense

HAMBURG, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team drained a season-high 13 three pointers to defeat Hilbert 81-49 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) on Wednesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 81, Hilbert 49
Records: Penn State Behrend (15-6, 11-1 AMCC), Hilbert (12-8, 5-6 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Behrend registered a season-high 50 points in the first quarter, while holding the Hawks to 17 points
* The Lions only allowed three points in the first nine minutes of the game
* Behrend had its largest lead at 66-24 with 9:38 left to play
* The Lions also went 12-for-13 from the charity stripe (92.3 percent)
* Four of the five starters had double-digit points
* Mason Blankenberg and Matthew McDonough each dropped 16 points
* McDonough added six assists and four rebounds, while Blankenberg tallied five assists and four rebounds
* Jacob Dunkle had a team-best seven rebounds to go with 14 points, while Shawn Mason contributed 10
* The Lions held the Hawks to 20 fewer points than in the first meeting this season
* The win puts head coach Dave Niland five wins away from reaching 600 career victories

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Wednesday against Pitt-Bradford. Game time is 7 p.m.in the Junker Center.