The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team hosts Penn St. Abington in the North Eastern Athletic Conference Quarterfinals Tuesday, as both teams look to advance to the NEAC Final Four this weekend.
 
Team Records:
Penn St. Abington: 10-13, 8-8 NEAC…South Division 4th seed
Lancaster Bible: 20-5, 15-1 NEAC…South Division Champion
 
How They Got Here:
Penn St. Abington: The Nittany Lions lost to Gallaudet on the final day of the regular season, and became the fourth seed in the NEAC South Division, while the Bison finished third…Penn St. Abington has rotated wins and losses over its past seven games, but one of the wins was against Lancaster Bible just six days ago in Abington, Pa.
 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers were the only team in the NEAC to win 20 games during the regular season and were 15-1 in conference play to earn the NEAC Regular Season title…Prior to the loss to Penn St. Abington on Feb. 14, the Chargers had won 11 straight games, one of which included a victory over the Nittany Lions, 93-79 on Jan. 27 in Lancaster, Pa.
 
Regular Season Matchups:
Jan. 27, 2018: Lancaster Bible defeated Penn St. Abington, 93-79 in Lancaster, as the Chargers raced out to a 48-35 halftime lead, and led by as many as 20 in the opening 20 minutes…The Nittany Lions cut the deficit to seven early in the second half, but Lancaster Bible pulled away with a 12-2 run midway through the half to eventually win by 14…Junior Christo Majok led the Chargers with 20 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, and five steals, as five Lancaster Bible players scored in double figures…Senior Jalen Archer added 18 points, while junior Quentin Davis and sophomore Luke Beers each had 14 points…The Chargers had 12 3-pointers, and shot 50 percent from the field…Pernell Ghee had 16 points for the Nittany Lions.
 
Feb. 14, 2018: Penn St. Abington dealt Lancaster Bible its only loss in conference play with an 84-76 victory in Abington, Pa…The Nittany Lions used a 12-2 run over the final four minutes of the first half to take a 46-32 lead into the break…Lancaster Bible answered back early in the second half with a 17-6 run over the first 5:20, and cut the Nittany Lions' advantage to 52-49…Lancaster Bible eventually took a few different leads, the final one coming at 76-75 after a 3-pointer from senior Herbie Brown with 2:28 to play…Penn St. Abington responded with back-to-back buckets and hit free throws down the stretch to earn the 84-76 victory…Herbie Brown led all scorers with 29 points, while Davis had 15 points…Devin Hill had 23 points to pace Penn St. Abington, while Jay Fitzgerald added 20 points and seven rebounds.
 
Information Hodge Podge:
Penn St. Abington: The Nittany Lions are 4-8 in games away from home this season, including 3-6 in true road games…Hill leads the Nittany Lions with 15.4 points per game, as six players are averaging double figures for Penn St. Abington…The Nittany Lions were the second-highest scoring team in the NEAC this season at 81.7 points per contest, but were third from the bottom in defense, as Penn St. Abington allowed 81.5 points per game.
 
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers are 10-2 at home this season, including 8-0 at home in NEAC contests…Lancaster Bible was the best defensive team in the conference this season, allowing just 70.5 points per game…The Chargers were third in the NEAC with 80.1 points scored per contest…Herbie Brown leads the Chargers with 16.6 points per game, while Majok averages 12.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest…Lancaster Bible is 10-6 all-time against Penn St. Abington…These two teams have never met in the NEAC Playoffs.
 
How to Watch: Tuesday night's game can be seen live at the following link: NEAC Quarterfinals - Penn St. Abington vs. Lancaster Bible