MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's men's basketball team held off a ferocious comeback attempt by Washington College in a thrilling 87-84 overtime victory at the Capital Union Building on Tuesday night, Nov. 16. During the win, Donyae Baylor-Carroll became the sixth player in program history to score 1,000 career points.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

Washington College (1-2) erased a 22-point deficit and nearly pulled off the comeback but Penn State Harrisburg (3-1) locked in during crunch time and held on for an electrifying victory on Tuesday night. Brandon Coleman, Dylan Daniels, and Nate Curry each recorded double-doubles, while Donyae Baylor-Carroll flirted with a quadruple-double after scoring his 1,000th career point early in the win. 

Trailing 64-42 following a Malik Holland layup with 10:31 remaining in the second half, the Shoremen battled all the way back to tie things up thanks to a Tray Wright steal and layup with 1:39 left to play. Jason Zielinski had the hot hand for the visitors and his 3-pointer with 52 seconds left put his team ahead for the first time all night.  

The Lions emerged from a timeout and looked to Baylor-Carroll, who knocked down the game-tying jumper from distance following a pair of clutch offensive rebounds by Daniels and Pedro Rodriguez in the closing seconds. The sharpshooter connected from deep with 26 seconds left off a Coleman before coming away with a steal in the final moments of regulation to force an extra session. 

The Shoremen used a pair of free throws to pull ahead to begin overtime but the Blue & White used a 5-0 spurt capped by a Curry jump shot at the 3:23 mark to reclaim the lead at 81-78. A Daniels dunk off a Curry assist made it 84-82 but Washington College drew even again when Dilyn Becker knocked down a jumper with one minute to go.  

Coleman converted a free throw to put the home team back in front with less than a minute left before the Shoremen got three chances to take the lead thanks to timely offensive rebounding but Baylor-Carroll came up huge when he blocked a Zielinksi 3-point attempt and found a streaking Coleman for a two-handed jam in the closing seconds. Sam Corrao missed the potential game-tying 3-pointer in the final moments and the Lions escaped with the thrilling victory. 

NOTABLES 

- The Lions shot 47.9 percent from the floor and 30.8 percent from 3-point territory.  

- Washington College shot 41.6 percent from the field and 35.5 percent from downtown. 

- Penn State Harrisburg finished with a 53-36 advantage on the glass.  

- The Blue & White racked up 25 second chance points and 48 points in the paint.  

- The Shoremen bench outscored the Penn State Harrisburg reserves 34-14.  

- Washington College hung around by scoring 36 points off 29 Blue & White turnovers. 

- Donyae Baylor-Carroll did it all for the Lions, finishing with 20 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, six steals, and a crucial block.  

- Brandon Coleman posted a double-double with 22 points and 11 boards, as well as five assists. 

- Dylan Daniels also had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds. 

- Nate Curry was the third player to record a double-double with 15 points and 10 boards.  

- Pedro Rodriguez added five points, three rebounds, three assists, and three steals off the bench.  

- Malik Holland had five points in a reserve role.  

- Jason Zielinski netted a game-high 24 points to lead the way for Washington College. 

DONYAE1K 

Donyae Baylor-Carroll scored the game's first bucket and in doing so surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career. He became just the sixth player in program history to accomplish the historic feat and is the fastest Penn State Harrisburg player ever to reach the 1,000-point threshold (60 games).  

WHO'S NEXT? 

The Lions head to Bridgewater (Va.) for another non-conference tilt on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 20. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m. 

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