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Lock Haven men’s basketball team loses to Shippensburg on the road

SHIPPENSBURG — The Lock Haven men’s basketball team (7-12, 3-9 PSAC) fell on the road to Shippensburg (10-9, 4-8 PSAC) 85-69 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East contest on Thursday night.

Luke Kennevan led Lock Haven with a team-high 18 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor while adding five rebounds. Dyllon Scott joined him in double figures with 14 points, knocking down three 3-pointers and grabbing four boards. Blake Deegan added nine points and a team-best seven rebounds and Devon Nelson chipped in eight points off the bench.

Shippensburg used a hot-shooting first half to seize control, shooting 69% from the field and 53 percent from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes to build a 51-29 halftime lead. The Raiders finished the night at 52% from the floor and hit nine 3-pointers.

Lock Haven battled after the break, outscoring the Raiders 40-34 in the second half. The Bald Eagles shot 39 percent from the field and 88% (15 of 17) at the free-throw line for the game, improving to 93 % at the stripe in the second half. Lock Haven also held a 32-28 edge in bench and second-chance production combined, getting 15 bench points and nine second-chance points.

Scott and Mike Green each knocked down a trio of 3-pointers as Lock Haven finished 6 of 19 from beyond the arc. Keith Warren scored six points and handed out an assist, while Dean Coleman-Newsome totaled seven points, two rebounds and one assist.

Defensively, the Bald Eagles came up with seven steals, including two from Warren.

The Bald Eagles return home and will host Shepherd on Saturday for a 3 p.m. PSAC East contest.

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