BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Pennsylvania Highlands Community College fell to No. 12 Northampton Community College 82-73 in the Northampton Tip-Off Tournament Saturday inside the Arthur L. Scott Spartan Center.
The Black Bears were able to cut a 20-point first-half deficit down to five on Desmond Handon Jr.’s steal and breakaway layup with 2:33 to go, but Northampton answered with back-to-back buckets and capitalized on multiple Penn Highlands miscues down the stretch.
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