Box Score JENKINTOWN, PA – The SUNY Morrisville men's basketball team put together a second half comeback attempt, but fell short by the final buzzer as host Penn St. Abington picked up the 62-57 United East win in Jenkintown.

THE BASICS:

• Final Score: PS- Abington 62, Morrisville 57 (halftime: Abington 33-23)
• Location: Athletics Building, Jenkintown, Pa.
• Records: Abington 11-10, 5-7 United East; Morrisville 6-15, 3-9 United East

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Visiting SUNY Morrisville men's basketball put together a second half comeback attempt Tuesday evening, but fell short in United East play as Penn St. Abington collected the 62-57 league victory.
• The Nittany Lions built up a 10-point lead at the break after a slow start by the Mustangs, but it was a game total 22-points by junior guard Tron Smith (Brooklyn, N.Y.) that kept the visitors in the contest on the night.
• Smith drained five three's across the game for the Mustangs, four in the second half, while adding three steals to his totals.
• Jon Brennan (Irvington, N.Y.) and Jordan Coard (Jamaica, N.Y.) each added eight points in the efforts.
• After an early second half jumper by the hosts, Morrisville's Michael Litchfield (St. Albans, N.Y.) pulled up and hit one in the paint, kicking off a 7-2 offensive spurt for the Mustangs that cut the Abington lead down to seven in the opening minutes.
• Abington doubled up the Mustangs with a run of their own to build the advantage back to 16, but back-to-back three's from Smith and play in the paint made it a two-possession ball game midway through the final period.
• Morrisville closed the game to four with 4:06 to go with another long ball from Smith, and Brennan made it a one-point game with one of his own at the 2:13 mark, but Abington found their way to the free throw line in the closing minute of the game to seal the league win.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville returns to the court Thursday, traveling to Wells College for a 5 p.m. tip.

 
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