Matt Johnson
69
Pitt-Greensburg UPGM 4-8
81
Winner Penn St.-Behrend PSB 12-1
Pitt-Greensburg UPGM
4-8
69
Final
81
Penn St.-Behrend PSB
12-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Pitt-Greensburg UPGM 43 26 69
Penn St.-Behrend PSB 37 44 81

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Behrend Mounts Second Half Comeback To Top Men's Basketball

ERIE- Trailing 43-37 at the halftime intermission, Penn State Behrend (12-1, 6-1 AMCC) shot 65% in the second half, outscoring the Pitt-Greensburg men's basketball team (4-8, 1-4 AMCC) 44-26 en route to an 81-69 victory in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference matchup Saturday afternoon inside the Junker Center. 

Pitt-Greensburg was on fire to begin the first half and led by as much as 16 points (36-20) with just over six minutes left, but Behrend would cut the deficit to just six points heading into halftime as they reeled off a 17-7 run over the final 6:30 of the period. 

The Bobcats were aided by great shooting to begin the game, which rocketed them to the commanding 16-point lead. Pitt-Greensburg shot 55% in the first half and hit nearly 50% from three-point distance, making 7-of-15,  while defensively they held Behrend to 41% from the floor and just 1-of-7 from three. 

Behrend managed to regroup at the halftime intermission and continued its momentum in the second half, as the Lions connected on 17-of-26 and made 10-of-13 from the free-throw line. 

Pitt-Greensburg had a decided advantage from three, hitting 10 three-pointers on the afternoon compared to just one for the Lions, but Behrend made 24-of-28 from the charity stripe, while the Bobcats shot just 10 attempts, making seven of them. 

Cam Seigfreid paced the Bobcats with a game-high 25 points on 10-of-21 from the floor and hit 4-of-8 from three-point distance. The 20-point effort for the sophomore guard was the fifth of the season. 

Matt Johnson also reached double-figures adding 15 points, hitting 5-of-11 and 3-of-6 from three. Kyle Bondi chipped in eight points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. 

Penn State Behrend had four players reach double-digits led by Justin Gorny's 23 points and nine rebounds, followed by 20 points from senior guard Andy Niland to go along with nine assists. 

The Bobcats also did a solid job of distributing the basketball, tallying 17 assists, which is tied for the second most this season 

Pitt-Greensburg returns to the court Wednesday, when it faces Penn State Altoona for a road matchup at 8 pm. 
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