The Gators broke out to a 14-point half-time lead by converting 10-14 free throws and shooting 57.1% from the field. Freshman guard Justin Schmitt dished out four assists in the half, while junior forward Matt Majzlik came off the bench to score 11 first half points.
A fastbreak layup by DuBois’ Phil Moore at the 15:41 mark brought the Lions to within 11 points but that would be as close as they’d come, as Allegheny had an answer or two for every made Lion shot from that point forward.
Schmitt, Majzlik, and junior guard Sean Brakey were the players to watch for Allegheny in the second half. Schmitt turned on the offense, scoring seven points and grabbing four offensive rebounds. Majzlik grabbed three boards of his own and scored four more baskets to finish with 19 points on eight for nine shooting from the floor. Brakey came off the bench and hit three three-point baskets and grabbed four rebounds in nine minutes of action.
Moore finished as the games high scorer with 26 points, while fellow Lion, Brenton Decker totaled 16 points.
Brakey finished with 12 points as freshman forward Ben Torsney totaled nine points and five rebounds and Schmitt grabbed seven boards while scoring nine points and dishing out five assists.
The Gators will face John Carroll at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Wise Center for the Championship game after Hiram takes on Penn State-DuBois at 1 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Penn State-DuBois vs Allegheny College
11/27/04 8 p.m. at Meadville, PA (David V. Wise Center)
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VISITORS: Penn State-DuBois 1-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 Brenton Decker...... f 7-12 0-1 2-5 2 1 3 3 16 0 2 0 1 32
22 Todd Hosband........ f 4-11 0-1 0-0 3 3 6 3 8 2 2 0 3 24
33 Kyle Dynda.......... f 1-3 0-1 0-2 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 24
03 Phil Moore.......... g 10-19 6-11 0-0 0 0 0 4 26 0 6 1 1 28
23 Jake Altemus........ g 2-5 0-0 2-3 1 8 9 0 6 3 2 0 4 29
04 Dylan Howard........ 1-5 1-3 0-2 0 2 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 15
10 Adam Houck.......... 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 13
12 Jason Romagna....... 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 5 6 1 1 0 1 14
21 Dustin Walker....... 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 12
30 Andy Moore.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
31 Tom Keen............ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
32 Brandon Garzell..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
TEAM................ 3 1 4
Totals.............. 30-67 9-23 4-12 12 21 33 24 73 12 18 1 12 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-32 37.5% 2nd Half: 18-35 51.4% Game: 44.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 39.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 33.3% 6
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HOME TEAM: Allegheny College 2-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 Chase McKim......... f 2-6 0-4 2-2 0 2 2 3 6 1 2 0 1 14
22 Larry Sharp......... f 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 6 1 1 0 2 18
45 Ben Torsney......... f 2-4 0-0 5-7 1 4 5 0 9 0 2 0 0 18
10 Justin Schmitt...... g 3-5 0-2 3-5 5 2 7 1 9 5 1 1 1 19
25 Casey McCloskey..... g 3-6 1-3 1-4 0 1 1 1 8 1 2 0 0 21
13 Mike Sefscik........ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 3 17
15 Alex Alper.......... 0-3 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
31 Sean Brakey......... 4-5 3-4 1-1 0 4 4 0 12 1 1 0 0 9
32 Quinn O'Brien....... 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 13
33 Pat Brannigan....... 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 10
35 Matt Majzlik........ 8-9 0-0 3-3 3 2 5 2 19 0 3 1 2 15
40 Greg Richards....... 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
42 Will Ness........... 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
44 Bill Babe........... 2-6 0-2 1-2 1 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 17
52 Brian Schulz........ 3-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 7 1 1 0 1 14
TEAM................ 2 3 5
Totals.............. 34-62 5-20 17-28 15 27 42 15 90 15 18 2 13 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-28 57.1% 2nd Half: 18-34 52.9% Game: 54.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 25.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4% 2nd Half: 7-14 50.0% Game: 60.7% 3
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Officials:
Technical fouls: Penn State-DuBois-None. Allegheny College-None.
Attendance: 200
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Penn State-DuBois............. 30 43 - 73
Allegheny College............. 44 46 - 90
Points in the paint-PSUD 28,ALLM 44. Points off turnovers-PSUD 23,ALLM 17.
2nd chance points-PSUD 16,ALLM 21. Fast break points-PSUD 2,ALLM 8.
Bench points-PSUD 15,ALLM 52. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-PSUD 2nd-00:46, ALLM 2nd-00:56.