The Blue Devils (3-6) had no answer inside for Behrend's 6-7 sophomore center Kevin Buczynski (Erie/Villa Maria), who finished with 41 points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard J.J. Ferguson (Summerville/Clarion-Limestone) added 10 points.
Buczynski was 14 of 21 from the field and 13 of 14 from the line for the Lions (5-1).
Senior forward Tim Anderson (Jamestown/Jamestown) led Fredonia State with 15 points and four assists. He also grabbed five rebounds.
Senior guard Mike Kelly (Corning/Corning East) added 13 points off the Blue Devil bench, including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc.
The Blue Devils trailed 28-26 late in the first half before the Lions closed out the half with a 5-0 run, then picked up where they left off after intermission to take a 41-28 lead early in the second half. Buczynski had all 13 points during what turned out to be a 13-2 run between the two halves.
Fredonia State is idle until Jan. 4 when they travel to Houghton.
12-10-05 8 p.m. at Steele Hall At Steele Hall PENN STATE BEHREND 72, FREDONIA 58 PENN STATE BEHREND (5-1) Buczynski Kevin 14-21 13-14 41; Ferguson JJ 4-8 1-1 10; Galiczynski Ryan 3-4 0-0 9; Straub Doug 2-4 0-0 6; Jennings Justin 1-3 0-0 3; Gahan David 1-3 0-0 2; Gasbarre Ben 0-3 1-4 1; Newman Tom 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-47 15-19 72. FREDONIA (3-6) ANDERSON, Tim 6-12 1-2 14; KELLY, Mike 5-6 0-0 13; ALASSARI, Taha 1-8 6-6 9; WATKINS, Devin 2-7 2-4 8; DONAHUE, Chris 2-5 2-2 8; REICHLMAYR, Kevin 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 18-43 13-16 58. Penn State Behrend............ 33 39 - 72 Fredonia...................... 26 32 - 58 3-point goals-Penn State Behrend 7-17 (Galiczynski Ryan 3-3; Straub Doug 2-4; Jennings Justin 1-2; Ferguson JJ 1-4; Newman Tom 0-1; Gasbarre Ben 0-3), Fredonia 9-21 (KELLY, Mike 3-4; WATKINS, Devin 2-6; DONAHUE, Chris 2-5; ANDERSON, Tim 1-2; ALASSARI, Taha 1-4). Fouled out--Penn State Behrend-None, Fredonia-REICHLMAYR, Kevin. Rebounds-Penn State Behrend 31 (Buczynski Kevin 10), Fredonia 20 (REICHLMAYR, Kevin 6). Assists-Penn State Behrend 13 (Seker Drew 3; Jennings Justin 3), Fredonia 13 (ALASSARI, Taha 4; ANDERSON, Tim 4). Total fouls-Penn State Behrend 15, Fredonia 19. A-728