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87
Winner Penn State Brandywin BWMB 1-0
79
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Penn State Brandywin BWMB
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87
Final
79
Widener WIDM
0-1
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Penn State Brandywin BWMB 40 47 87
Widener WIDM 34 45 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Boyd Leads Three Players in Double Figures for @WidenerMBB vs. PSU Brandywine

GLASSBORO, N.J. – The Widener University men's basketball team placed three players in double figures, but the Pride dropped its season opener, 87-79 to Penn State Brandywine at the LaScala's Fire Tournament at Rowan on Thursday night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Elijah Boyd led the Pride with 17 points and added five rebounds.
  • Tyler Drews had 16 points, the majority coming in the second half. Connor Laverty posted 10 points. Kenny Lewis had nine in his collegiate debut.
  • The Pride saw 10 players find the scoring column and shot 50.8 percent (30-for-59) from the floor, but were outrebounded 33-31 and committed 24 turnovers.
 
FIRST HALF NOTES
  • Penn State Brandywine jumped out to a big lead just less than seven minutes into the opening 20 minutes, going up 20-7 at the 13:11 mark, connecting on 8-of-14 shots from the field and forcing six Widener turnovers.
  • The Pride battled back, cutting the lead to 28-22with 6:09 to go in the frame on the first two points of  Lewis' career.
  • WU maintained the six-point gap into the locker room as Jalen Howard ended the half with his second bucket of the day with a second remaining to make it 40-34 at intermission.
  • The Pride outshot the Nittany Lions 48.1 percent to 42.9 percent, but were hampered by 18 turnovers, allowing PSU Brandywine to take eight more field goal attempts.
  • Boyd topped the Blue and Gold with 11 points in the half. Connor Laverty had eight.
 
SECOND HALF NOTES
  • Widener made further inroads to the lead as Boyd tallied the first basket of the second half to chop the edge to 40-36.
  • The Nittany Lions methodically increased their lead as the remainder of the half went on.
  • Trailing 73-60 with just more than five minutes remaining, Widener pulled the lead into single digits, as Drews connected on an old-fashioned three-point play to make it 78-69 at the 3:23 mark. The Blue and Gold eventually cut the lead to 84-77, but PSU Brandywine held on down the stretch.
 
UP NEXT
The Pride plays in the consolation game of the tournament against either Rowan or Rosemont. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
 
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