Despite 2nd Half Comeback, Men's Basketball Falls to Central Penn 89-75

Central Penn

5-7

Penn State Lehigh Valley

3-5

Final	1	2	T
Central Penn 5-7	58	31	89
Penn State Lehigh Valley 3-5	38	37	75

Game Leaders

Central Penn

Pts: Noah Baylor - 19

Reb: Noah Baylor - 10

Ast: Ryan Lawrence - 6

Penn State Lehigh Valley

Pts: Jeremiah Jenkins - 17

Reb: James Middleton - 10

Ast: James Middleton - 4

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Central Penn	Penn State Lehigh Valley
Field Goals	(34-66)	(28-66)
Field Goal %	51.5%	42.4%
Rebounds	41	32
Assists	18	11
Turnovers	12	10
Pts off Turnovers	15	10
2nd Chance Pts	19	15
Pts in the Paint	42	33
Fastbreak Pts	4	11
Bench Pts	24	14

Full stats

January 17, 2019

ALLENTOWN, PA (Jan.4, 2019) - The Penn State Lehigh Valley Men's Basketball team outscored visiting non-conference opponentn Central Penn, 37-31, in the 2nd half but it was not good enough as they trailed 58-38 at halftime before bowing down, 89-75. Senior Jeremiah Jenkins led with17 points and senior teammate James Middleton added 16 points. Senior Eric Gainor chipped in with 15 points. With the loss, Lehigh Valley drops to 3-5 overall.

This is Lehigh Valley's final non-conference game as they open up PSUAC play this Monday, Jan. 7 when they travel to PSU York for a 8 PM tip-off.

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