Nelson Hine dribbling
Gene Walsh
91
Wilson WILM 4-13, 3-9 NEAC
107
Winner Penn State Berks PSBM 7-11, 7-5 NEAC
Wilson WILM
4-13, 3-9 NEAC
91
Final
107
Penn State Berks PSBM
7-11, 7-5 NEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wilson WILM 41 50 91
Penn State Berks PSBM 59 48 107

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's basketball gets back on winning way

READING, PA - The Penn State Berks men's basketball team recorded a season high in points scored in a 107-91 victory over visiting Wilson College in a North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) South Division contest on Thursday evening at Beaver Community Center.

The Nittany Lions (7-11, 7-5 NEAC) scorched the nets in the first half with 59 points on 56.1% (23-of-41) shooting from the floor en route to a 18 point lead at the intermission. The Phoenix worked away at their deficit to start the second half and made it a 73-62 game with 10:53 left in regulation, but Berks went on a 12-4 run to take control of the contest.

Christian Burggraf led the Nittany Lions with 23 points to go along with four rebounds and four assists. Dameon Nixon, who shot 7-of-8 from the floor, followed with 21 points while handing out a game-high nine assists. Nixon is averaging 5.7 assists per game which leads the Nittany Lions and the conference. Nelson Hine paced the Nittany Lions offense in the first half with 14 points on his way to matching his career-high of 18 points. Baba Waples added 17 points and seven assists, while Michael Aldridge recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 boards. Trevor Ford added valuable minutes off the bench and finished with a career-best seven rebounds.

The 107 points scored were the second most in program history, trailing only the 112 points scored against Penn State Abington in a win on Febuary 8, 2012. In addition, the 43 field goals made for the game were also the second best all-time, while the 25 assists was tied for the third most in school history. The 2015-16 season has seen the most prolific scoring offense in program-history as they currently hold the school record in scoring average (84.1 ppg) and free throw percentage (67.7%), while ranking in the third all-time in field goal percentage (42.4%).

The Phoenix were led by Willie McDowell with a contest-high 34 points on 14-of-24 shooting from the floor. Keion Adams followed with 14 points and a team-high 11 boards.

The Nittany Lions will continue their push for the NEAC postseason as they travel to conference leader Lancaster Bible College on Saturday, February 6. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Horst Athletic Center.
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