1 | 2 | T | |
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SFPA | 38 | 24 | 62 |
PSU | 45 | 47 | 92 |
Penn State opens its season with third-straight rout, beats St. Francis (Pa.) 92-62
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- — Puff Johnson scored 20 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. added 16 and Penn State rolled to a 92-62 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday night.
It was the third straight rout by Penn State (3-0), which beat Binghamton (108-66) and UMBC (103-54).
Johnson was 7 of 8 from the floor and Baldwin 5-of-14 shooting. The pair combined for five of the Nittany Lions nine 3-pointers.
Yanic Konan Niederhauser added 11 points and D’Marco Dunn had 10 for Penn State, which shot 49% (34 of 69) and scored 29 points off 24 turnovers.
Bobby Rosenberger III scored 14 points to lead St. Francis (1-3). Valentino Pinedo added 11 points and Daemar Kelly had 10.
Penn State opened on a 11-0 run, but St. Francis pulled within 25-17 and used a 17-8 surge for its only lead of the game, 34-33, with 2:17 left in the first half. The Nittany Lions closed with a 12-4 run to lead 45-38 at the break. Baldwin scored 12 points and Johnson added 11. Kelly scored all 10 of his points in the first half for the Red Flash.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Tim Comer
- Brian Dorsey
- Randy Richardson
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Wagner | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
St. Francis (PA) | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 0-5 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Iowa | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Penn State | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Oregon | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Indiana | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Maryland | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Purdue | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
USC | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Michigan | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
UCLA | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Washington | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |