ABINGTON, PA – The SUNY Morrisville men's basketball team battled back from a 15-point second half deficit in a comeback attempt but fell short Friday night as host Penn St. Abington escaped with a 64-58 United East win on their home court in Abington.

THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Morrisville 58, Abington 64 (halftime: Abington 27-23)
• Location: Abington, Pa.
• Records: Morrisville 3-4, 0-1 United East; Abington 5-2, 1-0 United East

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Visiting SUNY Morrisville men's basketball battled back from a 16-point second half deficit Friday night but was unable to complete the comeback attempt as Abington picked up the 64-58 United East victory on their home court in Abington.
• Shykell Brown (Rochester, N.Y.) led the Mustangs with 19 points on the night hitting 5-of-8 from beyond the arc, also contributing eight rebounds and two steals to the efforts.
• Jordan Coard (Jamaica, N.Y.) added 14 points to go along with 10 rebounds for the double-double, while Isiah Walker (Freeport, N.Y.) rounded out the Mustang leaderboard with 10 points and two steals.
• Morrisville, who trailed by four at the break, found themselves behind by double figures after the Nittany Lions put together a 10-0 run over a span of three minutes early on to jump out in front by 15.
• Coard broke the scoring drought for the Mustangs with his three-point play in the paint, sparking a Morrisville 11-0 spurt to get back in the contest midway through the second.
• Morrisville cut the lead to one with 48 ticks to go, but Abington hit a jumper in the paint and followed with a free throw to give the hosts a four-point cushion, earning the win down the stretch with two free throws for the 64-58 victory.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville returns to the court next Friday, hosting Brockport at 6 p.m. before wrapping up the first semester action Monday against Hartwick.

 
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