The Penn State DuBois men's basketball team had their first game of the new year as they travelled to Central Penn in Harrisburg, PA on Thursday. With transfers not eligible for Coach Howard until the new semester starts DuBois was still with a bit of a shorter than normal roster.
DuBois went strong through the first half though as both Jaiquil Johnson and Malik Gordon hit some big shots to lift their team on the offensive end. Gordon hit 4 three point shots in the first half, and Johnson would put up 16 points as well. Between the duo they would also have 5 steals to get it going defensively as well, and DuBois would go to the locker room up by 2, 36-34.
A few minor adjustments from Central Penn saw them take the lead back in the 2nd half slowly. Gordon and Johnson continued their offensive threat, and even though DuBois kept their effi=ciency numbers high, Central Penn would go on to win the game, 79-73.
Johnson would lead all scorers with 26, while Gordon would finish with 21. Zayver Craft would dish out 6 assists and grab 6 rebounds in the effort.
DuBois will be back in action on January 13th when they return to conference play against PSU Beaver.