GENEVA, NY – The Buffalo State men's basketball team fell short in their comeback effort against the Penn State Behrend Lions tonight with a final score of 64-57 at Bristol Gym.

GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Penn State Behrend – 64, Buffalo State – 57
LOCATION: Bristol Gym – Geneva, NY
RECORDS: Penn State Behrend: 3-1 (0-0 AMCC), Buffalo State: 1-3 (0-0 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Matt Parkinson (Springfield Gardens, NY/John Browne) paced the Bengals offense in his season debut with 16 points and six rebounds while shooting 3-5 from three point range.
• Maley McCurty (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham) added 12 points and nine rebounds while Bryce Williams (Jamaica, NY/Campus Magnet) chipped in 12 points of his own with a pair of assists.
• The Bengals were aggressive on defense tallying eight steals and a block.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State came out of the gates hot as they opened the scoring with an 11-0 start.
• The Lions offense came to life shortly after with a 13-2 run to even the score at 13-all.
• Penn State Behrend took control offensively and finished the half on a 14-7 run to carry a 27-18 lead into halftime.
• Coming out of the half, the Lione grew their lead to a game-high 14 points.
• The Bengals slowly tried to chip at the lead, getting it down to six with ten minutes to go.
• Despite the late pressure from Buffalo State, the Lions were able to hold on for the win.
• Penn State Behrend shot 50% from three-point range and tallied 39 total rebounds compared to Buffalo State's 29.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Mason Blankenberg led the Lions with a double-double performance scoring 12 points with 13 rebounds.
• Tommy DiRienzo led the team with his game-high 18 points.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action tomorrow as they will battle Keuka in the consolation game of the Hobart Tournament.