Schuylkill Downs Beaver at the Buzzer
Schuylkill Downs Beaver at the Buzzer
Monaca, PA - Penn State Beaver Men's Basketball was back in action tonight taking on Penn State Schuylkill looking for their third win of the season.
This game was one to watch. Beaver played one of their best games of the season. The first half of the game was extremely close. Both teams traded off buckets. Beaver and Schuylkill traded off leads the entire half. With just 14 seconds left, Beaver was up by just one point until Schuylkill's Antwuan Bryd made a three pointer and got fouled with just 2 seconds remaining. This put Shcuylkill ahead by three points at the end of the half. The score sat at 38-35.
The second half played just like the first. Schuylkill was able to gain a 5 point lead, the second largest lead of the game, early into the second half Beaver was able to cut the lead Schuylkill game and kept most of the half close. With just over three and a half minutes remaining, Schuylkill found a way to gain a 6 point lead. Beaver did not back down and continued to fight keeping the game within arms reach. With just 12 seconds remaining, Schuylkill's Antwuan Byrd was able to make a layup putting them up by 2 points. Beaver could not get past Schuylkill's defense to get a bucket before time ran out. Beaver lost 72-70.
Sophomore Chris Green (Washington, DC) showed out for Beaver finishing with 18 points, 3 steals, and 6 rebounds. Senior Devon Johnson (Washington, DC) put up big numbers finishing the game with 22 points, 2 assists, and 3 rebounds. Senior Izaiah Dickerson (Washington, DC) finished with 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Beaver now looks to fight for another conference win against Penn State New Kensington on January 18th at 8pm EST. Come out and show your support or watch the game live on the Rise and Roar Network!