Mont Alto Men’s Basketball Roll into PSUAC Tournament in Senior Night Win
Penn State Brandywine
5-20, 5-14 PSUAC
81
Penn State Mont Alto
21-4, 17-2 PSUAC
90
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
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|
33 | 48 | 81 |
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|
40 | 50 | 90 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Penn State Brandywine
Pts:
Ketquan Gatewood
- 20
Reb:
Ketquan Gatewood
- 14
Ast:
Pat Gallagher
- 4
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Penn State Brandywine | Penn State Mont Alto |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (29-69) | (34-73) |
| Field Goal % | 42.0% | 46.6% |
| Rebounds | 34 | 53 |
| Assists | 9 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 14 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 10 | 17 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 7 | 21 |
| Pts in the Paint | 30 | 50 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 22 | 32 |
February 21, 2020
By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director
MONT ALTO, Pa. – Prior to tip-off the Penn State Mont Alto men's basketball program honored its senior Austin Towner (Littlestown, Pa. / Littlestown) in a pregame ceremony. The team rolled to a 90-81 win over PSU Brandywine and will host a PSUAC Quarterfinals matchup next Tuesday as the No. 1 seed in the PSUAC West.
Inside the Box Score
- Mont Alto (24-4, 17-2 PSUAC) had a quartet of scorers finish with 10 or more points on Friday night. John Teague (Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown) led the way with 17 points and eight rebounds. Freshman forward JR Powe (Frederick, Md. / Thomas Johnson) had another double-double with 21 points and 14 boards. He knocked in 9-of-11 shots from the field. The W.Va. combo of Marcus Roper (Charles Town, W. Va. / Jefferson) and Cameron Williams (Inwood, W.Va. / Musselman) scored 17 and 13 points, respectively with Williams recording his first collegiate double-double with 10 boards.
- PSUMA outrebounded the visitors by a 53-34 margin. Brandywine shot 42% from the field and were led in scoring by Ketquan Gatewood who had a double-double with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
- The game featured 13 lead changes with most of them occurring within the first half.
How it Happened
- Brandywine opened on a 5-0 scoring run, but Teague scored four of the next six points to give his team the lead. They continued to trade baskets as the visitors went on a 7-0 spurt to cut the deficit to 22-20. Mont Alto continued to build on that lead within the final five minutes of the half and owned a seven-point advantage at halftime (40-33).
- Mont Alto made it a priority in the second half to pound the ball into the paint as JR Powe (Frederick, Md. / Thomas Johnson) heated up and powered his team to 16-point lead after a jumper with 13:16 left. It was a 12-2 surge from the visitors that cut the deficit to 62-51 over the next three minutes.
- Brandywine began to press on defense and forced a few miscues and Bryce Barrouk trey with a 1:16 made it 83-73. PSUMA hit their free throws down the stretch for the win.
With the No. 1 seed in the PSUAC West, Mont Alto will host the quarterfinals matchup against Penn State Beaver. Game time on Tuesday is slated for 8 p.m.
