KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown University men's basketball redshirt-junior Anthony Lee (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) tallied a new career-high mark, dropping 38 points, but it was not enough for KU to take down West Chester University Saturday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action, as it fell 108-99 at Keystone Arena, ending a 19-game home winning streak.
 
The Golden Bears (15-5 overall, 11-5 PSAC) had won their last 19 games inside Keystone Arena, dating back to Dec. 30, 2016. They are 10-1 at home this season.
 
The two teams each got their fair-share of practice from the free-throw line, combining for 104 free-throws. KU finished 26-of-51 (51.0 percent) from the charity stripe, tying a school record for free-throw attempts set back in March of 2008. The 51.0 percent from the line is the lowest for KU this season. West Chester shot 37-for-53 (69.8 percent) at the free-throw line.
 
Lee did all he could to keep KU in this one.
 
Trailing by 12 points at halftime (52-40), the biggest halftime deficit at home this season, Lee scored 25 of his game-high 38 points in the second half. He shot 50 percent from both the field (8-of-16) and from three-point range (5-for-10), and also went 4-of-7 at the free-throw line over the course of the second half, but Kutztown just couldn't get closer than seven points before the Golden Rams (17-4, 13-4) surged further ahead.
 
Behind 96-89 with 3:24 remaining, the closest margin since it was 44-37 with 2:52 left until halftime, West Chester would score the next seven points to go up 103-89, and outside of a Lee 3-pointer with 0:13 left, held it's double-digit lead for the rest of the game.
 
West Chester shot 52.9 percent (9-of-17) from three-point range, compared to Kutztown's 29.2 percent (7-of-24).
 
The 108 points were the most scored by the Golden Rams this season. They have averaged 107.5 points per game their last two games. The 99 points scored for KU is its second highest total this season, after scoring 135 in the season opener against Penn State Schuylkill on Nov. 11.
 
In a back-and-forth first half which featured five lead changes and four ties, the score tied was tied at 33-33. West Chester then went on a 9-2 run to go up by seven, and then stretched its lead to 12 points at halftime.The run continued into the second half, and capped at 22-7 over a 6:09 period of time.
 
Ethan Ridgeway (West Chester, Pa./Bayard Rustin) recorded a double-double, scoring 17 points and adding 12 assists to along with five rebounds. Moe Williams (Townsend, Del./Life Center Academy) was one rebound shy of a double-double, tallying 13 points and nine rebounds. Facundo Arens (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Bahia Blanca) also reached double-figures, netting a season-high 10 points.
 
Kutztown will not play until next Saturday, Feb. 10 when it travels to Mansfield University for a 3 p.m. tip off.