BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Despite a 30 for 81 shooting performance, the Northampton men's basketball team returned from semester break with a 75-39 victory over Harrisburg Area Community College on Saturday afternoon at the Arthur L. Scott Spartan Center.
Tyler Krchnavi (Palisades) scored 12 points and hauled down a team-high 15 rebounds and
Malcolm Lyles added 14 points for Northampton, which hadn't played since December 12th.
"We were a little rusty shooting the ball," remarked Head Coach Mike Kaminski, "but I was very pleased with our ball movement and our overall performance today."
RJ Fletcher (Allen) added 8 points and 6 rebounds and
Derek Kulp (Northampton) chipped in with 9 as the Spartans improved to 9-4 overall, 7-1 in conference play and 6-1 in Region XIX.
Harrisburg falls to 1-8 overall.
Northampton returns to action on Tuesday when they travel to Luzerne County Community College to face the Trailblazers at 8pm.
COACH K'S POSTGAME INTERVIEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObOGNA5yqwE&feature=c4-overview&list=UUY0y3F2o8z6XhrLb5KlXo3Q
BOX SCORE
Team |
1st Half |
2nd Half |
OT |
Final |
Harrisburg (1-8) |
16 |
23 |
|
39 |
Northampton (9-4) |
32 |
43 |
|
75 |