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Addison Posts 32 Points and 22 Rebounds in Men's Basketball Conference Overturn
Addison Posts 32 Points and 22 Rebounds in Men's Basketball Conference Overturn

Addison Posts 32 Points and 22 Rebounds in Men's Basketball Conference Overturn

McKeesport, Pa. - The Penn State Greater Allegheny men's basketball hosted a Penn State University Athletic Conference match-up against Penn State Fayette, Tuesday night, in Wunderley Gymnasium.

Penn State Fayette jumped out to a quick 11-2 lead just five minutes into the game. Senior forward Aaron Byrd (Upper Marlboro, Md./Dr. Henry A. Wise) bucketed the first four points for GA, followed up by Greater Allegheny big-timers junior guard Chris Dixon (Pittsburgh, Pa./Steel Valley) and junior guard Petrie Addison (Fort Myers, Fla./Florida Christian), who also added tallies. The three closed the gap, 13-8, just two minutes of play later. Addison added nine more along with Byrd's lay-up to bring the deficit to three.

Senior forward Nick Dizon (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills) added to the scoring tally, as he cashed in two lay-up's and a jumper. Dixon closed out the scoring drive in the first half with a jumper followed by a free-throw, ending the first twenty minutes, 49-35.

Addison and freshman forward Carl London (Easton, Pa./Coatesville) added a combined six points before Dizon hit a jumper, sending the game 56-43. Sophomore guard Jordan Zeer (Victoria, British Columbia/New Westminster) notched a jumper as Fayette continued on their 15-point scoring run. Greater Allegheny found themselves trailing 71-45 with eleven minutes to play. Dizon and Addison posted five free-throw points combined to boost efforts.

An array of points contributed by six Greater Allegheny athletes, including freshman guard Alex Dolce (Palm Bay, Fla./Palm Bay), who had a stand-out three-pointer with four minutes to play. Unfortunately, the effort was not enough, as Fayette persevered the PSUAC showdown, 95-76.

Greater Allegheny went on to out-rebound Fayette, 54-32, as well as out-scoring Fayette in the paint, 34-28. GA also cashed in for 44.1% (30-68) for the floor while completing 47.8% (11-23) of their free-throws.

Addison played a significant roll for Greater Allegheny as he turned on for a game-high 32 points and 22 rebounds with four steals. Byrd put up 16 points and seven rebounds alongside Dizon's 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Penn State Greater Allegheny (1-8, 0-1 PSUAC) look onward to Friday for another conference game. The men are set to travel with the women to Penn State Worthington-Scranton; men are set for tip-off at 8 p.m.