PSU Scranton vs PSU New Kensington gameday preview

DUNMORE, PA – Friday night Penn State Scranton hits the road to take on Penn State New Kensington in the first east/ west crossover of 2020.  

Men's Basketball preview:

Penn State Scranton 1-7

Penn State New Kensington 0-7

LAST SEASON:

January 25, 2019 at Scranton:

Scranton took the win in the only contest between these two teams in 2019, 123-113. The high scoring game featured multiple double-doubles on both sides as each team lit up from the floor. For Scranton, junior forward, Tom Gonzales scored a team high, 31 points and 10 rebounds and sophomore guard, Arel Lamour contributed 22 points and 10 rebounds in the win.

New Kensington was led by a game-high 32-point, 10 rebound double-double from freshman guard, Brent Ivory and 26 points and 13 rebounds from freshman forward, Jakob Richardson.

Players to watch:

New Kensington:

Jamison Nee – Senior - Guard

PPG – 14.5

FG % - 37.0

APG – 3.3

Jahi Ogbonna – Sophomore - Guard

PPG – 13.0

FG % - 41.9

RPG – 4.6

Scranton:

Rob McAndrew – Sophomore - Guard

PPG – 17.4

FG % - 41.8

RPG – 10.1

Arel Lamour – Junior - Guard

PPG – 16.0

RPG - 5.2

APG – 2.8

Friday, New Kensington, 0-7, is seeking their first conference win of the season and Scranton, 1-7, looks to pick up their second conference win on the year.