Matt Seip Senior Day
Tyler Schueck
85
Penn College PCTM 3-21, 2-13 NEAC
88
Winner Penn State Berks PSBM 3-20, 3-12 NEAC
Penn College PCTM
3-21, 2-13 NEAC
85
Final
88
Penn State Berks PSBM
3-20, 3-12 NEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn College PCTM 39 46 85
Penn State Berks PSBM 44 44 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

MBB holds off Penn College rally for 88-85 victory

READING, PA - The Penn State Berks men's basketball team got two clutch defensive stops to fend off a late rally in an 88-85 victory over Penn College in Wednesday night's North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) contest.

Prior to the game, the Nittany Lions recognized Matt Seip with Senior Day honors as he played in his final home game for the blue-and-white.

The Nittany Lions held the lead through the majority of the opening period and took a 44-39 lead into the break after a heads up offensive rebound and putback by Hassan Darby. Out of the intermission, the Wildcats went on a 13-4 to take a four point lead (52-48) with 16:33 to play. Berks responded with a 25-5 run over the next eight minutes to build a 16 point cushion (73-57) with 8:32 to go. Penn College chipped away at its deficit and got to within single-digits (86-77) with 1:43 to play. Seip bumped the lead back up to 11 points after hitting a jumper with 1:34 to go, but the Wildcats made two 3-pointers and a pair of free throws to make it a one possession game at 88-85 with 41 seconds left. Penn College made a steal around midcourt, but the Nittany Lions defense forced a turnover with 17 ticks left on the clock. After Berks missed a foul shot, the Wildcats played for the final shot of the game to try to force overtime. Latrell Carroll and Brandon Wise double teamed the guard around the 3-point line and Wise recorded the steal to seal the victory.

All five of the Nittany Lions starters scored in double figures, led by Carroll with a 24 points. The freshman guard collected a game-high 11 rebounds to finish with his 15th double-double of the season. He shot 9-of-11 from the field and was 6-for-9 at the free throw line.

Seip finished the game with 14 points, 11 of which came in the second half. The senior guard notched six boards and two blocked shots as well. Steve Luchansky also recorded 14 points to go along with six assists and three steals, Monty Farmer chipped in 13 points, five rebounds, and a season-high six assists. Wise finished with 10 points, two assists, and two steals. Darby came off the bench to contribute 11 solid minutes in which he had eight points and five boards. Rene Alexandre registered three points and three assists, while E'drise Hightower had two points.

Spencer Bartron led the Wildcats with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists in 40 minutes of action. Carson Garvis also notched a double-double after recording 21 points and 10 boards. Elijah Vazquez adde 17 points, followed by Ryan Lockman with 10.

As a team, Berks shot 50.0% (32-of-64) from the field and were 43.5% (10-of-23) from beyond the arc. In a game where every single point mattered, the Nittany Lions had a 70.0% (14-for-20) at the free throw line.

The Nittany Lions will wrap up the 2018-19 season with a trip to the College of Saint Elizabeth on Saturday, February 16 at 2 p.m.




 
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