The Allegheny men’s basketball team wrapped up the home portion of the 2025-26 regular season schedule with a 68-60 Presidents’ Athletic Conference win against Thiel on Wednesday.
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The win clinched a second place finish in the PAC North Division, guaranteeing a first round playoff home game.
The Tomcats jumped out to a 10-5 lead over the opening five minutes. The Gators battled back as they were tied with the Tomcats at 14. Following a block by Pijus Latauskas, Ryan Lang hit a three in transition to put the Gators in front. On their next possession, Lincoln Brockmeyer drained a three to put Allegheny ahead by six. In the latter half of the frame, the Gator lead grew to as much as eight as they took a 35-31 lead into the locker room.
The teams were even over the first six minutes of the second half as each side netted 10 points. Thiel pulled within two points, 47-45, with just over 10 minutes remaining. The Gators responded to that with a quick 8-0 run. Eli Teslovich accounted for six of the points during that span.
The Gators continued to play well in the second half as their lead reached 14 points, 61-47, with five minutes left. Thiel would cut the deficit to single digits, but the Gators held them off as they picked up the win in their regular season home finale.