NEW YORK (AP) — George Beamon scored 21 points and Manhattan scored the final 17 points of the game to defeat Pennsylvania 59-54 on Wednesday night.
The Jaspers (2-0) trailed 54-42 with 7:48 remaining in the game before outscoring the Quakers 17-0 behind Beamon, who scored nine points in the run.
Beamon, who added nine rebounds, converted a three-point play to begin the run and cut Penn’s lead to 54-45. His two free throws gave the Jaspers a 55-54 advantage with 1:15 remaining.
Penn (1-1) had led from midway through the first half and took a 54-42 lead — its biggest of the game — on Jack Eggleston’s 3-pointer with 7:48 left.
