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BRADFORD -- The No. 3 Penn State Altoona men's basketball team suffered a heartbreaking loss on Saturday afternoon in the KOA Arena, where the Lions fell short, 92-90, to No. 1 seed Pitt-Bradford in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship.
Penn State Altoona (18-10) led by one at the half, then went ahead by as many as 10 points midway through the second half. But Pitt-Bradford (23-3) came back and made enough plays down the stretch to eke out a two-point win.
Kal-El Gentles put up a triple-double for Penn State Altoona, finishing with 10 points, 10 rebounds and a game-high 10 assists. Dwayne Jones collected 24 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Nehemiah Frye contributed 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Kaden Claar (Portage) scored 21 points.
Jones and Frye were both named to the AMCC All-Tournament team.
Pitt-Bradford got 20 points from Jesse Laster and 16 points from Jamarion Butler. Braylen Salters and Rodd Yarbrough added 12 points apiece for the Panthers, and Keshon Kittrell had 11 points.
Yarbrough's layup at 2:55 knotted the score at 90-90, and Kittrell gave the home team a 92-90 advantage on a layup with 38 seconds to go.
Out of a timeout, PSU Altoona had multiple cracks to tie the game, as the Lions missed a 3-pointer, then got three offensive rebounds to keep their possession alive. But PSU Altoona was unable to connect on a trio of close-range shots, and Pitt-Bradford survived.
PENN STATE ALTOONA (18-10): Frye 7-11 5-6 19, Jones 10-14 4-5 24, Kargo 0-0 0-0 0, Claar 7-16 4-4 21, Gentles 3-12 4-4 10, Baskerville 2-3 2-2 6, Charles 4-8 0-0 8, Martinez 1-1 0-0 2. Totals — 34-65 19-21 90.
PITT-BRADFORD (23-3): Butler 6-15 4-4 16, Rodriguez 3-4 1-4 7, Kittrell 5-8 0-0 11, Laster 5-11 6-6 20, Boone 0-3 0-0 0, Starks 0-0 0-0 0, Farley 3-5 0-0 7, Norris 2-11 1-2 7, Yarbrough 4-9 4-5 12, Salters 5-9 0-0 12. Totals — 33-75 16-21 92.
Halftime: PSU Altoona, 47-46. 3-point goals: Penn State Altoona 3-17 (Claar 3-11, Baskerville 0-1, Frye 0-2, Gentles 0-3); Pitt-Bradford 10-24 (Laster 4-6, Salters 2-4, Norris 2-7, Kittrell 1-1, Farley 1-3, Butler 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1, Yarbrough 0-1). Assists: Penn State Altoona 18 (Gentles 10); Pitt-Bradford 15 (Butler 4). Rebounds: Penn State Altoona 45 (Jones 11); Pitt-Bradford 32 (Butler 7).