Pioneers Drop First Conference Contest
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Alfred St. (4-8,0-1 AMCC) | 37 | 31 | 68 | |
Penn St.-Altoona (5-6,1-0 AMCC) | 57 | 47 | 104 |
Penn St.-Altoona
Game Statistics | Alfred St. | Penn St.-Altoona |
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Field Goals | (22-64) | (41-77) |
Field Goal % | 34.4% | 53.2% |
Rebounds | 35 | 48 |
Assists | 10 | 23 |
Turnovers | 22 | 14 |
Pts off Turnovers | 10 | 29 |
2nd Chance Pts | 8 | 7 |
Pts in the Paint | 20 | 50 |
Fastbreak Pts | 8 | 26 |
Bench Pts | 26 | 46 |
The Alfred State Men's Basketball team traveled to Penn.- St. Altoona and fell 104-68. The Pioneers opened conference play against the pre-season favorite Lions.
Through the first ten minutes of the first half, the Pioneers kept the game close. Alfred State stayed within 8 points before falling behind 33-18. The Pioneers climbed back to make the score 39-31 with 5:48 left in the first. The Lions went on a 18-6 run to end the half and kept the lead through the rest of the game. Gus O'Connell (Cortland, NY / Bishop Grimes) was a key piece in the Pioneer first half, scoring ten points with three 3-pointers.
Paris Jamison (Brooklyn, NY / East Side) was the scoring leader for Alfred State with 12 points, Jamison also tallied four assists. Cody Schneider (Belmont, NY / Genesee Valley) had ten points and went 6-7 from the stripe. Schneider barely missed a double-double with nine boards.
Andruw Harman had a game-high 22 points for the Lions, going 10-14 from the field and knocking down two 3-pointers.
Alfred State continues their conference schedule, hosting Pitt.- Greensburg on Saturday January 7, at 1 p.m.