Big Games from Talla and Williams Propel Mont Alto in Conference Action Tuesday Night
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
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26 | 37 | 63 |
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25 | 50 | 75 |
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Penn State Brandywine | Penn State Mont Alto |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (23-60) | (25-54) |
| Field Goal % | 38.3% | 46.3% |
| Rebounds | 30 | 45 |
| Assists | 8 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 24 | 25 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 24 | 24 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 5 | 12 |
| Pts in the Paint | 22 | 38 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 16 |
| Bench Pts | 24 | 16 |
Penn State Mont Alto – 75, Penn State Brandywine - 63
MONT ALTO, Pa – The Penn State Mont Alto men's basketball team hosted Penn State Brandywine on Tuesday night. Big games from Veron Talla and Cameron Williams drove Mont Alto to a 75-63 victory in a close conference matchup.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Cameron Williams opened the scoring for Penn State Mont Alto with a layup and helped them take an early 8-0 lead with 15:00 left in the first half.
- A three-pointer from Brandywine's Javon Nelson brought his team back within one a few minutes later.
- Nathan Osei was fouled on a strong layup and connected on the free throw to complete the three-point play that would give Mont Alto a six-point lead to put some space between them and Brandywine.
- Both teams would continue to battle back and forth, but it was Brandywine that would go to halftime with the lead 26-25.
- Mont Alto was playing behind for the first minutes of the second half until Caleb Eckert hit a big three to put Mont Alto ahead 32-30.
- Two baskets from Cameron Williams and an additional jumper from Eckert put Mont Alto up five with 15 minutes to go.
- Mont Alto would maintain the slim lead through most of the second half until a pair of free throws from Darrius Bush put Mont Alto up 58-48 and gave them their biggest lead of the night.
- Mont Alto continued to push the pace and it paid off when Cameron Williams hit a jumper with 45 seconds left to put Mont Alto up 15.
- Bryson Fleming wrapped up Mont Alto's performance with a layup with 20 seconds left and the team earned a 75-63 victory.
Penn State Brandywine Leaders:
Colin Hockenbrock – 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals
Johnta Dunson – 15 points, 7 rebounds
Penn State Mont Alto Leaders:
Veron Talla – 19 points, 11 rebounds
Cameron Williams – 19 points, 8 rebounds
Nathan Osei – 10 points, 3 steals
UP NEXT:
Penn State Mont Alto will be traveling to Penn State Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, January 20. Tipoff is set for 4PM.
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