MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's basketball team came up on the short end of a 72-60 decision against Oberlin College in a nonconference matchup inside the David V. Wise Center on Wednesday night.

The Gators (1-2) opened the contest with nine of the game's first 11 points. Although both sides struggled to find their shooting touch early on, Allegheny still held a 9-2 advantage after the first six-plus minutes of action. Lincoln Brockmeyer (Akron, Ohio/Copley) and Eli Teslovich (Belle Vernon, Pa./Shady Side Academy) combined for the Gators' next six points, and the lead remained at six, 15-9, near the midway point of the half.

Oberlin (4-2) responded with back-to-back treys to even the score. The two teams went back-and-forth over the remaining nine-plus minutes of the first half, trading small leads and ties without much separation. Max Wallace (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) put the Gators up 32-30 with a pair of foul shots with 2:10 to go, but the Yeoman closed the half with seven unanswered and entered the locker room leading 37-32.

Senior guard Ryan Lang (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) kicked off the second half with five in a row to knot the score at 37-37. However, Oberlin converted an Allegheny turnover into a fastbreak bucket at the 15:26 mark, which gave the Yeomen the lead for good. After Lang's tying layup, the Gators were held to just one point on a free throw over the next three-and-a-half minutes. They never recovered from the brief drought, and Oberlin kept the lead in double digits for most of the last eight minutes.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny shot 18-of-46 (39.1%) from the field and 16-of-22 (72.7%) from the foul line.
• Oberlin made more field goals despite a slightly lower percentage at 37.1% (23-of-62).
• The Yeoman controlled the glass with a 41-to-29 advantage in rebounds.
• Oberlin was able to turn Allegheny's 17 turnovers into 23 points.
• Both teams had three double-digit scorers.
• First-year forward Pijus Latauskas (Vilnius, Lithuania/Kiski Prep (Pa.)) led all Gators with 15 points.
• James Sitter (Erie, Pa./Fairview) and Lang added 14 and 12 points, respectively, and shared the team lead with six rebounds apiece.
• Devon Lewis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Canterbury) dished out a team-high four assists in just 11 minutes off the bench.
• JJ Gray logged a game-high 17 points for Oberlin.
• Oberlin's 6-foot-10 center, Milun Micanovic, grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.

News and Notes

• Despite leaving the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) following the 2021-22 season, the Gators have faced Oberlin three times in the last four years as nonconference opponents.
• Over the last five meetings, the Yeoman hold a slight 3-2 lead in the series.
• Latauskas has opened his collegiate career with three consecutive games in double figures.
• Sitter ended the night 3-for-3 from the foul line and is now 10-for-10 over the last two games.

Up Next
Allegheny's three-game homestand continues on Tuesday, November 25, when the Gators host Penn State Behrend at 7:30 p.m.