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Andrew Clark
Jason Kapusta
84
Westminster (PA) WES 10-5,8-2 PAC
93
Winner Allegheny All 9-6,7-3 PAC
Westminster (PA) WES
10-5,8-2 PAC
84
Final
93
Allegheny All
9-6,7-3 PAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Westminster (PA) WES 44 40 84
Allegheny All 51 42 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Westminster men dealt league loss at Allegheny

MEADVILLE, Pa.--The Westminster College men's basketball team fell 93-84 at Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) foe Allegheny Wednesday night. 

The league loss was Westminster's (10-5, 8-2) first since falling 75-68 at home to W&J on November 22. 

Junior Andrew Clark (New Middletown, Ohio | Springfield Local) led five Westminster players in double figures, finishing with 19 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Freshman Trey DePietro (Boardman, Ohio | Boardman) had 15 points, six rebounds and four steals while classmate Bobby Ray (Jefferson, Ohio | Jefferson) totaled 14 points and five rebounds. Junior Reese Leone (Beloit, Ohio | West Branch) finished with 10 points, six assists and four steals. Senior Tyler James (Youngstown, Ohio | Warren JFK) had 10 points and three rebounds. 

Andre Wilder paced Allegheny with a career-high 28 points. He was 12-of-17 from the floor and hit 3-of-5 three-point field goals.

Allegheny (9-6, 7-3 PAC) also had five in double figures. 

Clark's layup with just under five minutes to go in the first half evened the score at 38-38. The Gators outscored the Titans 13-6 over the final four minutes and led 51-44 at halftime. There were five first half ties. 

James pulled Westminster to within two, 60-58, eight minutes into the second with a turnaround jumper, but Allegheny responded with an 11-2 scoring run to go up 11, 71-60, with 7:35 remaining. Leone knocked down a three-pointer with 24 seconds left in regulation to cut Allegheny's lead to seven, 91-84.

Allegheny shot 54.8 percent (34-62) from the floor and hit 14-of-28 (50.0%) of its three-point field goal attempts. The Gators also posted a 44-33 rebounding advantage. 

Westminster converted 22 Gator turnovers into 23 points and finished with a 46-34 edge in the paint. The Titans held a 24-7 advantage in bench scoring. Westminster shot 43.0 percent (34-79) from the floor but hit just 4-of-20 (20.0%) three-point tries. The Titans went 12-of-14 (85.7%) from the free throw line. 

Saturday, Westminster will travel to league rival Thiel for a 3 p.m. tipoff on the Maenpa Court at Beeghly Gymnasium in Greenville. 
 
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