MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The SUNY Morrisville men's basketball team battled back from an 18-poijt deficit in the second half Saturday afternoon but were unable to complete the comeback attempt as they fell to visiting Penn St. Harrisburg by a 76-66 final score in United East play in Morrisville.

THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Morrisville 66, Penn St. Harrisburg 76 (halftime: Harrisburg 34-25)
• Location: STUAC Gymnasium, Morrisville, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 10-11, 6-6 United East; Harrisburg 11-10, 8-4 United East

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Host SUNY Morrisville trailed by as many as 18 midway through the second half of Saturday afternoon's United East affair with visiting Penn St. Harrisburg, attempting a comeback attempt with a 23-6 late run, but ran out of time as the Nittany Lions earned the 76-66 league win in Morrisville.
• Morrisville cut the deficit to one with 3:03 to go in the contest, but back-to-back three's by the visitors regained a multi-possession lead before securing the win from the free throw line down the stretch.
• Two posted double-figures for the Mustangs, including Shykell Brown (Rochester, N.Y.) who posted 19.
• Jordan Coard (Jamaica, N.Y.) added 14 to go along with his eight rebounds, while teammate Charles Brown (Harlem, N.Y.) contributed nine off the bench.
• Isaiah Eggleston led all scorers with 22 points for the Nittany Lions in the win.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville returns to the court Wednesday, traveling to Penn St. Berks for a 7 p.m. tip.

 
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