LHU Men’s Basketball leads early, falls late at Kutztown

KUTZTOWN, Pa. – A fast start was not enough for the Lock Haven men’s basketball team, as the Bald Eagles fell, 70-61, at Kutztown in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East action Saturday afternoon, Jan. 10.​

Lock Haven raced out to a 35-23 halftime lead behind 45 percent shooting from the field and a 7-of-16 effort from 3-point range, building as much as a 19-point advantage late in the opening half.

Kutztown, however, flipped the script after the break, outscoring Lock Haven 47-26 in the second half while shooting 57 percent from the floor and 46 percent from beyond the arc over the final 20 minutes.​

Blake Deegan paced Lock Haven with a team-high 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting, all from 3-point range and added four rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench.

Dean Coleman-Newsome joined him in double figures with 12 points and a game-high six assists, while Dyllon Scott and Keith Warren chipped in 10 points apiece; Scott also grabbed a team-best seven rebounds and Warren finished with six boards and four assists.

Lock Haven finished 24-of-57 (42 percent) from the field and an efficient 11-of-27 (41 percent) from 3-point territory, but the Bald Eagles were limited to just two free-throw attempts on the afternoon.

Kutztown held a 30-18 scoring edge in the paint and turned 15 second-half free-throw attempts into 14 points overall at the stripe, ending the day 14-of-16 (88 percent).

With the loss, Lock Haven moved to 5-9 overall and 1-6 in conference action. Kutztown improved to 4-7, 1-5 PSAC.

Up Next:

Lock Haven returns to action on Tuesday, Jan. 13 and will host Mansfield for a PSAC East contest at 7:30 p.m. inside Thomas Fieldhouse.