ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, February 5, 2000

ETOWN DEFEATS SCRANTON, 70-69

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown pulled out a 70-69 nailbiter victory at home Saturday over the University of Scranton. Over the course of the game, neither team ever led by more than eight points.

Elizabethtown (11-9) took a four point lead into halftime, but Scranton (11-8) managed to take the lead with just over eight minutes to go in the game. The lead changed hands nine times after that point, with Elizabethtown scoring the winning points in the final minute off a shot from Brian Loftus (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks West).

Leading the Blue Jays in points was Bob Porambo (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) with 19. Mark Sweet (Sadsburyville, PA/Coatesville) scored 15 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, and Rocky Parise (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) led the team with six assists.

Henry Condron led Scranton with 22 points. The brother of Etown's Brian Loftus, Dan Loftus (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks West) led Scranton with four assists in the first game in which the two played against each other.

Elizabethtown returns to action on the road against Widener Wednesday, January 9. Game time is 7:00 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, PA
Elizabethtown 70, Scranton 69