BETHANY, W.Va. -- Senior guard Luke Barker (New Castle, Pa./Struthers (Ohio)) went off in his final collegiate game, leading the Allegheny College men's basketball team to a 101-79 victory at Bethany College in the 2024-25 finale on Saturday.

Barker posted one of the most impressive stats lines in recent memory for the Gators (9-16, 7-13 PAC). The fourth-year standout netted a career-high 41 points, tied for the fourth-most in a game in program history. He added 10 rebounds for a double-double and flirted with triple-double territory with a game-high seven assists. In addition to five 3-pointers, Barker finished 18-of-21 from the foul line, with his 18 free throws ranking third-most by a Gator in a single.

All five starters reached double figures for Allegheny, which posted a season-best 101 points to run away from Saturday's matchup with the Bison (7-18, 2-18 PAC). Ryan Lang (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) poured in 15 points, followed by James Sitter (Erie, Pa./Fairview) with 14 points. In his first collegiate start, Devon Lewis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Canterbury School) was 4-for-4 from the field with a trio of 3-pointers, as the freshman collected 12 points. Second-year guard Jayson Perry (Tampa, Fla./Sickles) added 10 points.

Trailing 21-20 with 8:32 to go in the first half, the Gators began to pull away from Bethany. Allegheny netted 16 unanswered points over the next four minutes, a run highlighted by a steal and coast-to-coast bucket from Tanner Miller (Elkins, W.Va./Elkins). Allegheny led by 43-27 at the half, and the lead never fell below 16 points throughout the second half.

Inside the Box Score

• The Gators shot 57.9% overall (33-of-57) and 43.3% from 3-point range (13-of-30).
• Bethany finished with a field goal rate of 35.9% (28-of-78) and only 25.0% from beyond the arc (10-of-40).
• The Bison edged the Gators in rebounds, 43-to-40, thanks to 21 offensive boards.
• Barker led all players with 41 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists.
• Barker shot 50.0% from the field (9-of-18) and 85.7% from the line (18-of-21).
• Lang (15), Sitter (14), Lewis (12), and Perry (10) all reached double-digit points.
• Sitter added eight boards and two blocks, while Perry collected seven rebounds with four assists and a team-high four steals.
• Miller and Paulo Cesar (Brasília, Brazil/DME Academy (Fla.)) combined for nine points off the bench.
• Bethany received double-digit points from Josh Abee (13), Cole Dailey (12), and Troy Hixson (10).

News and Notes

• Allegheny wrapped up the 2024-25 campaign with a 9-16 overall record, a three-game improvement in the win column from 2023-24.
• The Gators and Bison split their two-game PAC series this season.
• Allegheny reached 100 points in a game for the first time since the second game of the 2023-24 campaign, a 118-110 overtime loss to Lancaster Bible College on November 10, 2023.
• Allegheny's 101 points, 33 field goals, and 57.9 field-goal percentage were all season bests.
• Barker saved his best for last, scoring a career-high 41 points in his final game as a Gator.
• Barker's 41 points tied Brian Stadnik '87, who scored 41 against Oberlin College on February 6, 1985, for the fourth-most in a game in team history.
• With 1,451 career points, Barker will graduate fourth all-time in school history after surpassing David Masciola '96 (1,443).
• Barker's 519 points as a senior rank seventh all-time, as he becomes just one of eight Gators to score at least 500 points in a season.