WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Deadlocked at 35-35 at halftime, Lancaster Bible outscored Penn College 50-28 in the second half to secure an 85-63 win in a North Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball game Wednesday. The Wildcats fell to 5-12 overall, 3-5 NEAC, while the Chargers improved to 8-9, 6-2.

How it Happened: Penn College used a 5-0 run to take its largest lead, 14-8, on a Damon Kreider jumper with 11:17 left in the opening half before the Chargers answered with 10-0 spurt to lead 18-14 with 8:51 on the clock. LBC took its largest lead, 35-25, with 22:25 before the half, but the Wildcats ended the period with 10 straight points – five from Elijah Vazquez – to even the score at 35-35 at the break.

Penn College took its final lead on a Vazquez trey to make it 38-37 a minute into the second half, but LBC exploded on a 31-7 run to lead by 21 with 9:48 remaining.

Inside the Box: Vazquez and Ben Sosa both finished with 16 points for Penn College and Carson Garvis added 10. Ryan Lockman grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

Luke Beers scored a game-high 20 points for LBC.

Outside the Box: ""I felt our guys competed hard.  The game was a tale of two different halves. The first half, we handled their pressure and got good offensive possessions," Penn College coach Geoff Hensley said. "In the second half, it looked like we got worn down and didn't get the same results. We tip our hats to Lancaster Bible. They are a very tough opponent who plays very aggressive defense.
 
"Offensively, when we got the ball in the paint, good things happened on finishing or kicking it out. We need to continue to work on valuing the possession better as we still have a tendency to turn the ball over too much. Defensively, we had good effort, but I think our focused drifted at times.
 
We will return to practice tomorrow and keep the ship moving forward. We have another tough opponent on Saturday to get ready for."
 
Milestone Alert: Vazquez is 35 points shy of reaching 1,000 career points.

Up Next: Penn College returns to action Saturday, 1 p.m., at Penn State Harrisburg.