Lock Haven, Pa. — Lock Haven shot 46.8% from the floor and had four players in double figures as the Bald Eagles men’s basketball team beat visiting Penn State Scranton 89-52 in its season opener Monday night at Thomas Fieldhouse.
Lock Haven’s defense forced 11 Penn State Scranton turnovers in the first half as the Bald Eagles built a 49-20 halftime lead.
Redshirt junior forward Blake Deegan set the tone early with a 3-pointer and a dunk off a steal in the opening 10 minutes. He finished with 10 points, a game-high 13 rebounds and three blocks.
Lock Haven led 18-14 with 12:39 left in the first half, then used a 21-0 run over the next six-plus minutes to go up 39-14 with 6:30 left in the half. The Bald Eagles shot 8 of 16 from 3-point range in the first half.
Penn State Scranton (0-3) leaned on Elijah Bryant, who scored 27 points on 12-of-22 shooting. Lock Haven held the Lions to 5 of 23 from 3-point range and turned 16 turnovers into 18 points.
Bryant scored seven points in a 10-2 stretch that cut the deficit to 73-36 with 11:34 left, but Lock Haven answered right away and never let it get closer.
Lock Haven outrebounded the Lions 55-30, and its 19 offensive rebounds led to an 11-3 edge in second-chance points. Junior forward Chris Cornish had seven rebounds in nine minutes, six on the offensive end.
Redshirt freshman forward Deuce Ketner led Lock Haven with 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting, most of it at the rim.
Sophomore guard Mike Green came off the bench to score 12 points on four 3-pointers in 12 minutes.
Freshman guard Will Spross, playing his first college game, also scored 12 points and added six rebounds and three assists.
Lock Haven (1-0) plays Bluefield State at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Atlantic Region Challenge at Slippery Rock.
Information provided by Lock Haven Athletics.
Photo: Mikey Mariano Jr./Lock Haven Athletics
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