BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, N.Y. – Brooklyn men's basketball team earned a 64-61 victory over Penn State Abington on Saturday afternoon at The Hill Center.
How it Happened
The Nittany Lions held a 10-point advantage with 9:34 to play in the first half, 25-15, the largest lead either team possessed in the contest. The rookie combo of Maven Cummings (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Timothy Richardson (Ozone Park, N.Y.) reduced the Bears' deficit to four; followed by offensive bursts from Nazareth Warren (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Chris Williams (Trenton, N.J.), bringing the visitors' lead down to 29-28. Despite the comeback attempt, the Nittany Lions maintained a 36-32 lead heading into halftime.
An incredibly close second half featured six ties and seven lead changes, with neither side leading by more than six. Warren and Noah Gray (Panama City, Fla.) contributed on offense to see the navy-and-gray hold a 59-58 lead before Penn State Abington swung the advantage back in their favor with two minutes remaining, 61-59.
In the final 1:47, Justin Nazon (Staten Island, N.Y.) tied the game from the charity stripe, setting the stage for Colin Mills (White Plains, N.Y.), who had already scored 20 points, to hit a game-winning three-pointer with six seconds remaining, securing SJBK's 64-61 victory.
For the Bears
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Mills logged 23 points; four shy of matching his season-best from earlier this week. He also had five rebounds.
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Gray logged a season-high 11 rebounds to go with seven points.
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Williams totaled eight points and three rebounds.
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Warren had six points and as many boards.
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Nazon hauled in eight rebounds, chipping in five points.
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Outrebounding the Nittany Lions, 49-30, the Bears dominated the offensive glass' finishing with 15 rebounds compared to the visitors' four.
Up Next
The Bears take on John Jay College in the middle game of their current three-game homestand on Wednesday, December 4. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 pm, following the women's basketball game against SUNY Old Westbury at 5:30 pm.
