Baba Waples shooting jump shot
Gene Walsh
84
Penn St. Berks PSBM 2-6, 2-2 NEAC
103
Winner Lancaster Bible LBCM 2-4, 2-2 NEAC
Penn St. Berks PSBM
2-6, 2-2 NEAC
84
Final
103
Lancaster Bible LBCM
2-4, 2-2 NEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn St. Berks PSBM 51 33 84
Lancaster Bible LBCM 49 54 103

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Second half surge leads LBC past Nittany Lions

LANCASTER, PA - The Penn State Berks men's basketball team overcame a slow start to the game, but another cold stretch in the second half led Lancaster Bible College to a 103-84 victory in Friday night's North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) South Division contest.

The Nittany Lions (2-6, 2-2 NEAC) stumbled out of the gate, trailing 13-0 just 2:30 into the contest, but Berks battled back and eventually took a 30-29 lead with 8:22 left in the half. The two teams exchanged leads over the final few minutes and went into the break with Berks ahead, 51-49. Darren Major knocked down a 3-pointer to start the second half which gave the Nittany Lions their largest lead of game at five. Leading 71-70 with 11:36 remaining, LBC used a 25-10 run over the next five minutes to run away with the game.

Baba Waples notched his second straight double-double after recording game-highs of 26 points and 10 assists. The senior guard knocked down four 3-pointers - all in the first half - and went 6-for-8 at the free throw line to finish with his second highest point total this season. He also picked up six rebounds in the game. Waples currently sits at 950 career points.

Nelson Hine was the next high scorer for Berks with 19 points to go along with four assists, four boards, and two steals. Major connected on four shots from long distance and finished the game with 18 points. Major, who joins Waples on closing in on 1,000 career points, currently has 917 points. Monte Stokes registered his first career double-double with a personal-best 12 points to go with his contest-high 12 rebounds. Joel Ellison chipped in five points and eight rebounds for Berks.

Herbie Brown led the Chargers with 25 points and seven boards, while Austin Brown hit seven 3's and finished with 23 points. Brett Caudella added 21 points and a team-high nine rebounds.

The Nittany Lions will enjoy winter break before finally returning to action on the road at Penn State Abington on Saturday, January 7 at 3 p.m.

 
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