MEADVILLE, Pa. -- In front of a large crowd of students on Meadville Area Middle School Day, the Allegheny College men's basketball team ended the 2022 portion of the season with a convincing 107-79 victory over Penn State Shenango Wednesday afternoon at the James H. Mullen, Jr. Arena.
The Gators (7-5) eclipsed the 100-point plateau for the first time since defeating Hiram College, 103-68, last December. Allegheny's 107 points are also the most scored by the team in a single game since pouring in 128 against Westminster College during the 2004-05 campaign.
As a team, the Gators shot 52.1% overall (37-of-71), 38.5% (15-of-39) from 3-point range, and 78.3% (18-of-23) from the foul line. The Lions (4-13) started poorly with a 25.5 field-goal percentage (12-of-47) in the first half, which helped Allegheny gain a 59-32 lead at the break. Even though that cushion ballooned to as many as 46 points after the intermission, Allegheny only outscored Penn State Shenango by one point in the second half.
Nine of the 11 Gators who entered Wednesday's matchup logged points, led by Andre Wilder (Beaver Falls, Pa./Lincoln Park) and Isaiah Portis (Medina, Ohio/Norwayne) with 21 apiece. Ryan Lang (Sarver, Pa./Knoch), who matched Portis with a team-high four 3-pointers, collected 20 points.
Inside the Box Score
- Allegheny never trailed, and the game was only tied once at 2-2 in the first few minutes.
- The Gators outrebounded the Lions with a plus-28 margin, 58-to-30.
- With an unselfish offensive effort, AC earned assists on 30 of its 37 made buckets.
- Wilder produced a double-double with a team-high-tying 21 points and a game-high 11 boards.
- Portis finished 7-of-11 overall (63.6%) and 4-of-8 (50.0%) from beyond the arc en route to 21 points.
- Lang had 20 points, five rebounds, five assists, and two steals.
- Caden Hinckley (Boise, Idaho/Mount Lebanon (Pa.)), who threw down a pair of dunks in the first half, had 17 points and a team-high two blocks.
- Preston Turk (New Castle, Pa./Neshannock) was one point shy of a double-double after scoring nine with a game-high 10 assists.
- Luke Barker (New Castle, Pa./Struthers (Ohio)) reached double-digits with 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
- D'Montez Owens led all scorers with 26 points for Penn State Shenango.
News and Notes
- Allegheny extended its win streak to four consecutive games.
- The Gators ended the first half of the season with a 5-0 record inside the David V. Wise Center.
- 107 points are the most scored by AC since logging 128 points against Westminster during the 2004-05 season.
- Allegheny's win over Penn State Shenango featured season highs in points (107), 3-pointers (15), rebounds (58), and assists (30).
- Hinckley is now 43 points shy of reaching 1,000 for his career.
- Portis, who entered Wednesday's contest with a combined 25 points in the first 10 games of his freshman season, set a new career high with 21 against the Lions.
- Lang reached the 20-point plateau for the third time in his last four outings.
- Turk's 10 assists are a new single-game career-high.
Up Next
Following a holiday break, the Gators will return to Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Tuesday, January 3, when they travel to Chatham University for a 7:00 p.m. matchup.