Box Score MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The SUNY Morrisville men's basketball team out-gained host Penn St. Harrisburg in the second half, but it wasn't enough as the visitors fell 73-57 in United East action to the Nittany Lions in Middletown.

THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Harrisburg 73, Morrisville 57 (halftime: Harrisburg 48-27)
• Location: Capital Union Building, Middletown, Pa.
• Records: Harrisburg 8-1, 2-0 United East; Morrisville 2-6, 0-2 United East

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Visiting SUNY Morrisville out-gained host Penn St. Harrisburg in the second half of action Saturday afternoon, but the lead established in the first period by the Lions was too much to overcome as the Mustangs fell 73-57 in United East play.
• Brison Hall (Syracuse, N.Y.) led the Mustangs for the second day straight, netting 13 points while adding a team best six rebounds to go along with two steals.
• Bryce Arroyo (Bronx, N.Y.) added 11 points off the bench for the Mustangs, dishing out two assists, while Jon Brennan (Irvington, N.Y.) continued nine points on a 3-for-5 effort from beyond the arc.
• Morrisville battled back and forth with the hosts until the 8:12 mark when Harrisburg went on a 10-0 spurt over the ensuing two minutes of action to increase their lead to nine and later added a 15-1 run to increase their lead to 20, a distance that carried the hosts into the break with a 48-27 advantage.
• In the second, the Mustangs were able to hold Harrisburg to a 9-for-40 effort from the floor, but the deficit at the half proved too much to overcome as Harrisburg collected the win.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville will return to the court Monday, Dec. 13, traveling to Hartwick to wrap up the first half of the season.

 
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