Men's Basketball Continues to Roll with Win Over Penn State Brandywine
Men's Basketball defeated PSUAC opponent Penn State Brandywine on the road Tuesday night. Wilvens Fleurizard led Penn State Schuylkill with 25 points.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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30 | 41 | 71 |
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27 | 38 | 65 |
Team Stats
Penn State Brandywine
| Game Statistics | Penn State Schuylkill | Penn State Brandywine |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (28-62) | (26-60) |
| Field Goal % | 45.2% | 43.3% |
| Rebounds | 39 | 38 |
| Assists | 17 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 20 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 17 | 17 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 8 | 9 |
| Pts in the Paint | 44 | 36 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 14 | 20 |
| Bench Pts | 18 | 9 |
Penn State Schuylkill Men's Basketball moved up to second place in the PSUAC East rankings following their 71-65 win against Penn State Brandywine on Tuesday night.
The first few minutes of the contest were heavily contested as Brandywine scored the first points of the contest with 16:18 to go in the half. Six consecutive points by Wilvens Fleurizard (Tamarac, FL / Coral Springs High School) gave Schuylkill a 6-2 advantage with 14:31 remaining in the half. Dashawn Dixon (Baltimore, MD / Cantonsville High School) followed suit, scoring six consecutive points as well to give Schuylkill a 12-4 lead.
An 11-0 run by Brandywine gave them a 20-15 lead with 7:51 to go in the half. Back-to-back 3-point makes by Devin Adams (Middle River, MD / Kenwood High School) and Ryan Worrell (Leesport, PA / Schuylkill Valley High School), respectively, put Schuylkill back in the driver's seat with 7:04 remaining. With the score tied at 27 with 7 seconds left in the half, Adams would knock down a deep 3-pointer to give Schuylkill a 3-point lead heading into the final half.
An 8-2 stretch by Schuylkill to begin the half was capped off by a made basket by Dixon, forcing a Brandywine timeout with 15:57 to go in regulation. A made layup by Fleurizard out of the timeout extended Schuylkill's lead to 40-31. Dixon and Fleurizard accounted for 33 of Schuylkill's 41 second half points.
Brandywine brought their deficit to 50-48 with 9:31 remaining in regulation. A 12-2 run by Schuylkill extended their lead past 10 and gave them a 62-50 advantage with 6:09 to play. Brandywine battled back once again to bring their deficit to 69-65 with 45 seconds remaining, however Schuylkill executed late and went on to defeat Brandywine.
Fleurizard led Schuylkill with 25 points. Dixon finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Adams added 8 points off the bench. Antwuan Byrd (Harrisburg, PA / Bishop McDevitt High School) notched 9 assists in the victory.
Schuylkill (14-4. 13-4 PSUAC) will compete in their final two games of the regular season at home beginning with Penn State Hazleton on Saturday and Penn State York on Tuesday.