Delaware Valley 108, Penn State Berks 103 (OT)

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READING (PA) – The trio of Tyliek Kimbrough, Alex Matsinye and Chris Moran combined to score 79 points as Delaware Valley University notched a 108-103, non-conference overtime win at Penn State Berks on Saturday.

 

The Aggies improved to 3-1 on the season while the Lions fell to 0-4.

 

The wild contest featured 20 ties and 16 lead changes. Penn State Berks was deadly from the outside, connecting on 13 of 25 attempts from 3-point land, including a 7-for-9 showing in the first half (DelVal was 2-for-9 for the game). Meanwhile, the Aggies got to the foul line 52 times, converting on 36 of them (the Lions were 16-for-21).

 

Penn State Berks' hot shooting in the first half saw the squad hold a 49-47 lead at the break. Leading the way was Christian Burggraf as he was 6-for-7 from the field, including a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point land, for an 18-point stanza.

 

The Lions extended its advantage to as many as eight, 75-67, with 9:44 remaining in regulation. DelVal then went on a 9-0 run with six coming from the foul line (four by Kimbrough, two by Andre' Butler) and a 3-point from Moran to take the lead. Burggraf hit a jumper to retake the lead for Penn State Berks, but the Aggies countered with eight straight for an 84-77 lead with 5:11 to go. Kimbrough had five of the eight points while Moran added the final three.

 

DelVal pushed the lead to eight twice, the last coming in a dunk by Matsinye with 2:17 remaining that made it 90-82. Back came the Lions who ended regulation with a 9-1 spurt, including a pair of free throws from Nelson Hine with 16 seconds left, to force overtime.

 

In the extra session, Burggraf scored while being fouled and he added the free throw for a 100-97 Lions' advantage with 2:35 left. However, that was their last lead as the Aggies responded with 10 consecutive points to take command. Kimbrough notched a three-point play to start he run and Matsinye followed with one of his own with 1:43 to go. Moran hit two free throws with 1:08 on the clock and Matthew Gerner hit a layup with 57 ticks remaining for a 107-100 lead.

 

Penn State Berks made things interesting as Baba Waples connected from 3-point land with 44 seconds left to make it a four-point contest. Matsinye was fouled 17 ticks later and he hit one of two shots from the free throw line. The Lions could not score down the stretch and DelVal escaped with the win.

 

Moran just missed out on his fourth double-double in as many games this season, but continued his torrid start to his senior season. The forward/center was 11-for-19 from the field (1-for-2 from 3-point land) and 5-for-7 from the foul line for 28 points. Moran added nine rebounds and three blocks while playing all 45 minutes. Moran is now averaging 22.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while shooting 58.1 percent from the field.

 

Kimbrough, a junior transfer, finished with a season-high 25 points as he was 8-for-15 from the field (1-for-2 from 3-point land) and 8-for-10 from the charity stripe. The guard also notched five rebounds, five assists and three steals.

 

Matsinye had his finest collegiate game as the freshman guard/forward was 9-for 6 from the field line and added an 8-for-12 effort from the line for 26 points. He also finished with eight rebounds and four steals.

 

Butler, a fellow rookie, came off the bench to produce a double-double. He had 10 points and a career-best 11 rebounds in 28 minutes of action.

 

Penn State Berks was led by Bruggraf as he was 13-for-22 from the field, including 6-for-9 from beyond the arc. He added three from the free throw line for a game-high 35 points. Hine and Waples combined to hit six treys and they each had 18 points with Hine adding nine boards. Dameon Nixon added 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in the loss.

 

DelVal will open Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom action on Wednesday, December 2 when the Aggies host King's College. Both teams made the conference playoffs last year with DelVal reaching the championship game.