Men's Basketball 1/7/2016 7:22:00 PM

PSU Abington Holds Off Men's Hoops in OT

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ABINGTON, Pa. - The Wilson College men's basketball team returned to action for the first time in the new year as they visited PSU Abington in North Eastern Athletic Conference action. The Phoenix lost an overtime decision to the Nittany Lions by a final score of 83-76.

The Phoenix got off to a hot start as they opened the game on an 11-2 run. Freshman Ian Frazier (Palmyra, Pa., Palmyra) got the scoring going with a layup in the opening minutes. Junior Willie McDowell (Baltimore, MD, August Fells Savage Institute) scored his first points in a Phoenix uniform by knocking down a three-pointer. Sophomore Keion Adams (Gaithersburg, Md., Seneca Valley) followed with back to back buckets and junior Kasdan Holder (Zebulon, N.C., East Wake) finished off the run with an emphatic dunk. The Phoenix would stay hot and push the lead to 15 points off of another three-pointer by McDowell, and baskets by Adams and freshman Jemel Kaba (New York, N.Y., New Mexico Military Institute). The Nittany Lions would chip away at the Phoenix lead and use a 10-0 during the final 5 minutes of the half to cut the lead to 2. Adams would add a three-pointer late in the half to give the Phoenix a 35-30 advantage at the half.

The second half saw the two teams battle back and forth with neither team able to grab more than a 5 point lead. The Nittany Lions grabbed their first lead, 50-48, on a layup by Tyler Landis at the midway point of the half and a few minutes later took a 6 point lead on a three-pointer by Devin Jones. The Phoenix would respond as junior Marquis Nelson (Hagerstown, Md. , Edison High School ) would score 6 of the teams next 8 points and put the visitors back on top 60-59 with just over four minutes remaining. The game was tied at 67 a piece in the final seconds of regulation and the Nittany Lions Dequan Jackson had an opportunity to win it with a shot in the paint, but Adams blocked the shot as time was about to expire and sent the game into overtime. In the extra session the Nittany Lions jumped out to a 6 point lead, but freshman Michael Kelbaugh (Williamsport, Md., Williamsport) knocked down a three-pointer with 15 seconds left to cut it to a 3 point deficit, but the Nittany Lions went a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line to seal the 83-76 victory.

McDowell led the Phoenix offense with 18 points, while Adams and Nelson each recorded double-doubles. Adams had 17 points and 10 rebounds while Nelson added 10 points and 10 boards. Dequan Jackson paced the Nittany Lions offense with 25 points.

With the loss the Phoenix fall to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the NEAC, while the the Nittany Lions improve to 2-8 overall and 2-1 in conference play.

Wilson will be back in action at home on Sunday when the Penn College of Technology visit for a 12:00 p.m. tip.

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Players Mentioned

#30 Ian Frazier: G; 6' 0"; First Year

#5 Keion Adams: G; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#25 Kasdan Holder: F; 6' 3"; Junior

#35 Jemel Kaba: F; 6' 2"; First Year

#23 Marquis Nelson: G; 5' 10"; Junior

#13 Willie McDowell: G; 5' 11"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#30 Ian Frazier
: 6' 0"; First Year
: G

#5 Keion Adams
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: G

#25 Kasdan Holder
: 6' 3"; Junior
: F

#35 Jemel Kaba
: 6' 2"; First Year
: F

#23 Marquis Nelson
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G

#13 Willie McDowell
: 5' 11"; Junior
: G

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