READING, Pa.- The Gallaudet University men's basketball team dropped an 86-65 United East conference game to Penn St.-Berks here Saturday at the Beaver Athletics and Wellness Center.

Penn St.-Berks (4-18, 3-9 United East) jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the first six minutes of play. Gallaudet (3-21, 2-9 United East) rallied and cut the Wildcats' lead with a back to back layup by junior forward Blessed Mbogo (Silver Spring, Md.) in 15 seconds span. The Nittany Lions bounced back and used a 39-15 run of their own to take a 49-24 lead into halftime.

Bison cut the lead and outscored Penn St.-Berks 41-37 in the second half but the first half was too much for GU.
 
Gallaudet had two different players in double digits. Mbogo led Gallaudet with 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and two steals. Junior forward Brandon Chung (Kahului, Hawaii) recorded a double-double for the fourth time this season with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Junior center Alex Antsiferov (North Charleston, S.C.) added eight points and grabbed four rebounds.

The Nittany Lions had five players in double figures led by center Matthew Gingerich, who scored 18 points.

Gallaudet is still alive for the United East-Volt Division Playoffs as the Bison are currently the sixth seed. The Bison can lock up their position with a win on Tuesday night or get some help from St. Mary's College of Maryland (13-11, 8-3 United East) who will host Penn St.-Abington (8-16, 1-10 United East) on the same night.

BISON TRACKS

• Junior Malosi Viena (Waipahu, Hawaii) added five points and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench 
• The Bison scored 40 points in the paint
• GU scored 17 second chance points

UP NEXT
Gallaudet will head back to home on Tuesday, Feb. 13, to take on Penn College (8-15, 5-6 United East) in a 5 p.m. conference game. GU Athletics will recognize three different occasions on Tuesday including; Black History Night, Faculty Appreciation Night and Senior Night. GU and Penn College met on Jan. 20 as the Wildcats won, 85-71, in the Bardo Gymnasium.