HAMBURG, NY -- The Pitt-Bradford men's basketball team traveled to Hilbert College Wednesday and dropped their second straight Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference game, 88-79.  

Pitt-Bradford (10-10, 7-6) was led offensively by senior Keith Burgess (Hillside, NJ/Hillside) with 23 points. Senior Tyler Fantaskey (Warren, Pa./Warren) came off the bench and contributed 17 points for the Panthers.

Hilbert (15-5, 10-4) was led by Sean Weisansal who had a game-high 24 points. Coming off the bench for the Hawks was Malique McCoy with 21 points.

The Panthers were able to play good defensive basketball in the first half holding the Hawks shooters to 46.4% from the field and 2-8 from three-point range.

Leading the offense in the first half for the Panthers was Burgess with 13 points as the Panthers went into the locker room up 40-35.

It was all Hilbert in the second half. The Hawks caught fire shooting the ball going 5-7 from three-point range in the second half and took the lead away from the Panthers. Hilbert expanded that lead to 71-58 before a timeout was called by Pitt-Bradford with 8:24 remaining in the game.

The Panthers came out of the timeout with a quick three-pointer by Fantaskey, which sparked an 8-2 run for the Panthers.

Pitt-Bradford chipped away at the Hawks' lead and got it down to 82-79 with 1:24 remaining after a tough layup by sophomore Manny Welch (Buffalo, NY/ Bishop).

However, the Hawks were able to hang on converting from the free-throw line late in the game to hold off the Panthers, 88-79

The Panthers will return home to face Penn State Altoona at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at KOA Arena. The game Saturday will be the annual Alumni Game for the Panthers.