Quintin Dziabo had arguably the best game of his career, pumping in a game high 22 points and yanking 10 boards. Tyler Franklin scored 18, and five other players scored at least six for Altoona, who improved to 8-12 overall and 6-7 in AMCC play.
With the scored tied 4-4 less than three minutes in, Dziabo scored five points in a decisive 10-0 run that pushed the home team ahead for good.
Bradford cut the deficit to two at the 5:23 mark of the first half, but Mike Dancer made a lay up and a three pointer to increase the lead to nine. Altoona led 29-20 at the half, and the Panthers would get no closer than nine points the rest of the way.
Altoona steadily increased its advantage and blew the game wide open with a 10-0 run that began with 7:26 to play and lasted just two minutes.
Pitt-Bradford, who was led by Shawn Spindler's 11 points, fell to 11-9 overall and 8-5 in conference play. The Panthers shot just 41% from the field on the evening and 25% from three point land.
The Lions are back in action Saturday when they travel to Penn State Behrend for a 6:00 PM tip.