GREENSBURG, Pa:  The Pitt-Greensburg men's basketball team improved to 2-0 in the AMCC with a 89-78 home victory over Penn State Altoona Wednesday evening.

The Bobcats are no 2-4 overall and remain undefeated to open up conference play while the Lions fall to 3-6 overall and 0-3 in the AMCC.

The fast paced, high powered Bobcat offense was on display in the first half Wednesday, as they shot 52% from the floor, racking up 46 first half points.   The Lions actually outshot the Bobcats in terms of percentage (56%) from the floor, but UPG was able to get up more shots and built a 7 point halftime lead.

UPG was in control the entire second half and held a double digit lead the rest of the way.  The Bobcats dominated on the glass, out-rebounding the Lions 41-27 on the night.  UPG stayed hot from the field in second half, knocking down 7 of 14 shots from three point range.

Junior Jerell Figueroa led the Bobcats with 21 points and 6 assists on the night in 31 minutes of work.  Senior Brian Heinle tallied 17 points including 3 of 4 from three point range while Mike Connelly and Rocco Contristano rounded out the scoring with 14 and 13 points, respectively.  Marcus Thomas was a beast on the glass for the Bobcats, hauling in a game- high 13 rebounds.

Pitt-Greensburg will look to remain atop the AMCC standings this weekend as they travel to Pitt-Bradford on Saturday (Dec 13^th) from a 3pm showdown with the Panthers.