MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Penn State Harrisburg's men's basketball team opened conference play with a 77-68 victory over United East foe Wilson at the Capital Union Building on Wednesday night, Dec. 3.


Chris Henderson Jr. led the way with a game-high 20 points, five rebounds and three steals, while Antwone George added 16 points and three assists off the bench. Dylan Moore finished with a dozen points and five boards, Maurice Davis grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and David Reed IV added seven points and five boards in a reserve role.


The Lions (3-4, 1-0 United East) jumped out to a 7-0 advantage thanks to a Henderson 3-ball, a Moore layup and a Henderson conversion in transition three and a half minutes into the contest before a Justin Leddo layup made it 11-3 at the 14:48 mark. Andre Thomas buried a 3-pointer to push the advantage to 19-9 with 10:33 remaining in the first half but the Phoenix (2-6, 0-1 United East) used a 6-0 run to pull to within two at the 4:42 mark.


Penn State Harrisburg responded with a spurt to end the half that included a 3-ball from Isaiah Milien before opening the second with a 9-0 run that stretched the lead to 46-30 with 17:45 left to play. The Lions led by as many as 17 points at the 14:43 mark following a Henderson layup and maintained a double-digit advantage the rest of the way until the game's closing seconds.


NOTABLES
- The Lions shot 42.6 percent from the field and 30.4 percent from beyond the arc.
- Penn State Harrisburg got to the foul line 24 times and converted 18 attempts.
- The Lions won the rebounding battle 43-28.
- Henderson led the way with a game-high 20 points and five rebounds. He finished 9-for-10 from the foul line and added three assists.
- George tallied 16 points and three assists off the bench.
- Moore finished with a dozen points on 60 percent shooting and five rebounds.
- Davis grabbed a team-high seven boards to go along with four points.
- Reed added seven points and five rebounds in a reserve role.


WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions continue conference play when they travel to Keystone on Saturday afternoon.


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