Brandywine Eases To Seventh Consecutive Conference Win

MEDIA, Pa. -- Penn State Brandywine built a 21-point lead 15 minutes into the first half and never looked back en route to winning its seventh-straight Penn State University Athletic Conference men's basketball game by a score of 83-62 over Penn State Hazleton on Wednesday.

The Lions ran out early, leading 14-3 through seven minutes behind a combined 12 points from Johnta Dunson (Philadelphia, Pa./Freire Charter) and Devon Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington).

Hazleton was within nine when Donovan Cumberbatch sank a layup with 8:15 to go in the opening half, but Brandywine held the visitors off the scoreboard for the next 5:40. The Lions claimed command of the game, scoring 15-straight points, including a trio of three-pointers from A.J. Dreger (Newtown Square, Pa./Bonner-Prendie).

After opening up a 39-16 margin at the half, Brandywine poured it on early in the second stanza. Colin Hockenbrock's (Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth) dunk at the 17:26 mark jumpstarted a 14-0 Brandywine run that pushed the lead to 56-26. Three minutes later, Brandywine opened up its largest lead of the night as Bryce Barrouk (Glen Mills, Pa./Rustin) buried two triples and Hockenbrock followed with a three-pointer to make the count 67-32.

Hockenbrock paced the Lions with 15 points and grabbed six rebounds, while Barrouk canned four second-half triples and coupled 14 points with 13 boards and four assists. Dunson, Jones and Jaden Kelly (Philadelphia, Pa./GAMP) all produced 10 points and Dreger chipped in with nine.

Dunson also pulled in seven rebounds and Jones collected six, while Jordan Graves (Media, Pa./Strath Haven) passed out six assists.

Brandywine shot 48 percent from the field and connected for 10 three-pointers. The Lions held a 52-32 edge on the boards.

Brandywine (9-7, 8-2 PSUAC) travels to Penn State Schuylkill Friday night (8:00 PM).