LANGHORNE, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's men's basketball team dropped a a narrow 65-60 decision to United East foe Cairn on Saturday afternoon, suffering its first conference loss of the season in the process.
Dylan Moore netted a team-high 20 points, while Jordan Spencer recorded a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Chris Henderson Jr. finished with seven points and nine boards, while Antwone George added nine points off the bench.
The Lions (12-8, 8-1 United East) led by as many as 10 points with 4:59 remaining following an old-fashioned 3-point play from George but Cairn (15-5, 7-1 United East) turned it on in crunch time and closed out the contest on a game-changing 21-6 run. The Highlanders took their first lead of the day with 2:18 left to play but Moore answered with a jumper in the paint to put Penn State Harrisburg back in front on the ensuing possession.
Cairn responded with a quick layup to pull back ahead and the Lions had two opportunities in the final 1:15 to tie or go ahead but were unable to connect down the stretch.
NOTABLES
- The loss ended Penn State Harrisburg's recent six-game win streak.
- The Lions left some points at the foul line, going 10-of-20 from the charity stripe.
- Penn State Harrisburg won the rebounding battle 44-30.
- Moore finished with a team-high 20 points and five rebounds.
- Spencer recorded his third double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 boards.
- Henderson scored seven points and grabbed nine rebounds.
- George added nine points and four boards off the bench.
WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions will try to bounce back when they travel to St. Mary's (Md.) for another conference outing on Tuesday night.
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