Men's Basketball
Game Recap

KU sets scoring record in 127-65 rout of Penn State-Abington

Dec. 30, 2008

Kutztown (9-0)                   127
Penn State-Abington (3-6)    65
BOXSCORE

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Stephen Dennis (jr. West Chester/Henderson) led six players in double-digits as the Kutztown University men’s basketball team won 127-65 over Penn State-Abington in a non-conference matchup Tuesday at Keystone Arena.

Stephen Dennis

Dennis scored 23 points as the Golden Bears (9-0) set a new school record with 127 points, beating the old record of 116, which was set against Trenton State in 1960.

Ryan Washington (so. Philadelphia/Wissahickon) and Steve Coffey (so. Reading/Wilson) each set career-highs in point totals with 21 and 14, respectively, and Mark Bower (sr. West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) tied his career-high with 14. Coffey also had career-high marks in assists with six and rebounds with five. Bower had a career-best 11 rebounds for the double-double.

Andre Woodlin (sr. Philadelphia/Central) finished with 18 points, and Dave Ben (sr. Coatesville/Coatesville) had 15.

With his 15 points, Ben moved into second place all-time on KU scoring list with 1,530, passing Butch Hills (1985-89). Ben is now 152 away from tying the all-time leader, Lock Jennings (1989-93).

The Golden Bears shot 61.6 percent from the floor (53-of-86), including 8-for-20 from 3-point range.

Omar Ford-Bey (fr. Chester/Girard College), who had seven points, hit a 3-pointer with 3:21 left to push KU’s point total to where it had never been before, giving the Golden Bears a 119-58 lead.

The Golden Bears, who have won nine straight games, will travel to Gannon for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover at 3 p.m. Saturday.