Buffalo, NY-Visiting Penn State Altoona staved off a D'Youville second-half comeback to beat the Spartans 85-78 in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference game played in the College Center Gym.

D'Youville (2-12, 1-6 AMCC) received a double-double from Oliver Prince (Toronto, ONT/Jean Varnier) of 24 points and 10 rebounds. Jon Gemerek (Cheektowaga, NY/Depew) was next with 18 points and a game-high four steals. Erik Prophet (Buffalo, NY/City Honors) chipped in 12 points.

The second-half of this game was played end to end with both teams going up and down the floor trading baskets.  D'Youville shot 59.4% percent (19-32) in the second-half and Altoona was slightly better at 60% (18-30). Prince and Gemerek combined for 33 of the Spartan's 49 second-half points. 

D'Youville trailed by 15 early in the second-half, their largest deficit of the game. The Spartans went on a 12-0 run and chipped the lead down to one possession game at 44-41. Altoona stretched the lead out to 9 only to see the Spartans match the run and pull ahead at 55-54 with 12:15 left. From there the teams traded baskets for two minutes and the Spartans took their last lead of the game at the 10:46 mark.  D'Youville would stay within two possessions of the lead for almost seven minutes but couldn't pull past the visitors. 

Next on the schedule for D'Youville is an AMCC home date with Hilbert College January 16th. Tip off in the College Center Gym is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.