Clary scores career-high 29 and Penn State concludes nonconference play with 88-63 win over Rider
AP
Dec 29, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) Kanye Clary scored 29 points on 12-of-16 shooting and Penn State Nittany Lions eased by Rider Broncs 88-63 on Friday.
Clary, a sophomore, broke his previous best of 28 on an open 3-pointer with 2:43 remaining for an 86-58 lead. It came during Penn State's 20-2 run for a 30-point lead. Rider missed nine straight shots during the run, going without a field goal for seven-plus minutes.
D’Marco Dunn added 12 points for Penn State (7-6), which snapped a two-game losing streak in the series. Ace Baldwin Jr., who entered with 996 career points, scored 10 with nine assists.
Mervin James led Rider (3-10) with 19 points and Allen Powell added 10. The Broncs turned it over 23 times, leading to 27 points for Penn State.
Penn State scored 26 of the opening 32 points as Rider started 3 of 15 from the field with 12 turnovers. Eight different players scored for the Nittany Lions, compared to two for the Broncs.
Penn State led 44-24 at the break after shooting 52% from the field. Rider shot 37% and turned it over 16 times.
Penn State, which wrapped up nonconference play, returns to Big Ten play on Thursday at Michigan State. The Nittany Lions are 1-1 in conference play heading into January.
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1st Half
RIDE
Broncs
24
PSU
Nittany Lions
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tariq Ingraham vs. Qudus Wahab (Corey McKeithan gains possession)
19:45
Mervin James misses two point jump shot
19:43
Broncs offensive rebound
19:28
TJ Weeks Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:26
Tariq Ingraham offensive rebound
19:22
Broncs turnover (shot clock violation)
19:03
Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:01
Nittany Lions offensive rebound
18:50
Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:48
Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
18:41
+2
Qudus Wahab makes two point layup
0-2
18:07
Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
17:58
Mervin James misses two point jump shot
17:56
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
17:41
Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot
17:39
Allen Powell defensive rebound
17:13
+2
Tariq Ingraham makes two point layup
2-2
17:03
+2
Kanye Clary makes two point driving layup
2-4
17:03
TJ Weeks Jr. shooting foul (Kanye Clary draws the foul)
17:03
+1
Kanye Clary makes regular free throw 1 of 1
2-5
16:46
Tariq Ingraham turnover (traveling)
16:38
Corey McKeithan shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
16:37
+1
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-6
16:37
+1
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-7
16:30
Puff Johnson personal foul (Mervin James draws the foul)
16:20
DJ Dudley offensive foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
16:20
DJ Dudley turnover (offensive foul)
16:09
Zach Hicks offensive foul (Corey McKeithan draws the foul)
16:09
Zach Hicks turnover (offensive foul)
15:50
DJ Dudley misses two point layup
15:48
Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
15:40
Zach Hicks turnover (traveling)
15:40
TV timeout
15:20
Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
15:18
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
14:59
TJ Weeks Jr. shooting foul (Demetrius Lilley draws the foul)
14:58
Demetrius Lilley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:58
+1
Demetrius Lilley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-8
14:47
Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
14:45
D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
14:36
D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot
14:34
Mervin James defensive rebound
14:28
+2
Mervin James makes two point driving layup (Corey McKeithan assists)
4-8
14:17
Kanye Clary misses three point jump shot
14:15
Allen Powell defensive rebound
14:08
Allen Powell misses two point pullup jump shot
14:06
D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
13:56
+2
D'Marco Dunn makes two point layup
4-10
13:23
Mervin James misses two point jump shot
13:21
Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
13:08
+3
Leo O'Boyle makes three point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists)
4-13
13:05
Broncs 30 second timeout
12:46
DJ Dudley misses three point jump shot
12:44
Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
12:25
Demetrius Lilley misses two point layup
12:23
Mervin James defensive rebound
12:07
Demetrius Lilley personal foul (Tariq Ingraham draws the foul)
12:01
RayQuawndis Mitchell personal foul (DJ Dudley draws the foul)
11:45
Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
11:43
Leo O'Boyle defensive rebound
11:27
Corey McKeithan shooting foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul)
11:27
TV timeout
11:27
+1
D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-14
11:27
+1
D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-15
11:05
Allen Powell turnover (bad pass) (RayQuawndis Mitchell steals)
10:59
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:57
Leo O'Boyle offensive rebound
10:48
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup
10:46
Favour Aire offensive rebound
10:42
Favour Aire misses two point layup
10:40
JT Langston Jr. defensive rebound
10:24
Allen Powell misses two point jump shot
10:22
Corey McKeithan offensive rebound
10:16
DJ Dudley turnover (lost ball) (Favour Aire steals)
10:04
Qudus Wahab turnover (lost ball) (Mervin James steals)
9:51
+2
Mervin James makes two point jump shot
6-15
9:39
D'Marco Dunn turnover (bad pass)
9:24
Anthony McCall turnover (lost ball) (RayQuawndis Mitchell steals)
9:11
+2
Kanye Clary makes two point driving layup
6-17
9:09
TJ Weeks Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
9:07
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
9:05
JT Langston Jr. defensive rebound
8:49
Allen Powell misses three point jump shot
8:45
RayQuawndis Mitchell defensive rebound
8:42
+2
Qudus Wahab makes two point layup
6-19
8:26
Mervin James turnover (lost ball) (Puff Johnson steals)
8:21
+2
Puff Johnson makes two point layup
6-21
8:20
Broncs 30 second timeout
8:20
TV timeout
8:04
Allen Powell turnover (bad pass) (Puff Johnson steals)
7:52
+3
RayQuawndis Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists)
6-24
7:22
Mervin James turnover (lost ball) (Puff Johnson steals)
7:17
+2
RayQuawndis Mitchell makes two point layup (Kanye Clary assists)
6-26
7:05
Mervin James offensive foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
7:05
Mervin James turnover (offensive foul)
6:50
Zach Hicks misses two point reverse layup
6:48
Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
6:33
Ife West-Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Puff Johnson steals)
6:14
Kanye Clary misses two point stepback jump shot
6:12
Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
6:06
Ife West-Ingram blocks Qudus Wahab's two point layup
6:04
Ife West-Ingram defensive rebound
5:55
+2
Ife West-Ingram makes two point jump shot (Allen Powell assists)
8-26
5:48
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:46
Tariq Ingraham defensive rebound
5:27
+2
Mervin James makes two point layup (Ife West-Ingram assists)