Beaver defeats Hazleton, improves to 2-3

Friday, Dec. 3, 2010

Hazleton, PA - The Penn State Beaver men's basketball team improved to 2-3 overall after defeating Penn State Hazleton, 68-59, in its second PSUAC win of the season.

Beaver held a 15-point advantage during the last 8 minutes of the game, but Hazleton went on a run and cut its deficit to only 4 with 3:15 to go. However, Beaver was able to break Hazleton's press and extended its lead for the win.

Senior Billy Stoughton (Slippery Rock High School/Slippery Rock, PA) led the lions with 17 points and was 5-6 from behind the arc.

On Saturday, Beaver travels to Penn State Wilkes-Barre for more PSUAC action beginning at 3:00 p.m.