Dameon Nixon dribbling
Gene Walsh
77
Winner Penn State Berks PSBM1213 7-8, 6-1 NEAC
69
Cazenovia CAZM1213 4-10
Winner
Penn State Berks PSBM1213
7-8, 6-1 NEAC
77
Final
69
Cazenovia CAZM1213
4-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn State Berks PSBM1213 35 42 77
Cazenovia CAZM1213 31 38 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Second half surge propels Nittany Lions to road win



CAZENOVIA, N.Y. (January 19, 2013) - The Penn State Berks men's basketball team continued its strong play against the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) with a 77-69 road win over Cazenovia College on Saturday afternoon. Four players scored in double figures as the Nittany Lions picked up their sixth straight victory. (Boxscore)

The Nittany Lions improved to 7-8 overall and 6-1 in the NEAC, which has them sitting in first place in the south division after Penn State Harrisburg lost to SUNY Cobleskill this afternoon. Berks will face off with the NEAC North Division leading Morrisville State College tomorrow in a rematch of the NEAC semifinal game from last year.

Berks led 35-31 at halftime, but the Wildcats chipped away and were able to take a 44-43 lead with 15:09 remaining in the game. Both teams went scoreless over the next two plus minutes before a jumper by Tom Smith put the Nittany Lions back on top. Cazenovia managed to tie the game again with 11:39 left, but Jim Wagner drilled a 3-pointer to start a 10-0 Berks run.

Dameon Nixon led all scorers with 21 points, which is one off of his career-high. He scored 12 points in the second half, including six points in the final 1:10 of the game. Nixon shot 8-of-13 from the floor and converted 5-of-8 at the free throw line.

Jeff Schmidt matched his season-high in scoring with 17 points. The senior forward also had eight rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Smith scored 15 points, 12 of which came in the second half, and tied Schmidt with a team-high eight boards. Dontez Reid netted 10 points and recorded three assists.

Matt Perry led the Wildcats with 19 points, followed by Meech Drayton (15 points) and Jim Atkinson (13 points). Robert Rohrig had a contest-high 12 rebounds, as Cazenovia won the battle of the boards by a 46-32 margin.

The Nittany Lions contest against Morrisville State will tip-off at 2 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.
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