Penn State posts back-to-back 100-point games for the first time in program history
AP
Nov 08, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) Yanic Konan Niederhauser had 18 points, nine rebounds and two blocks, D’Marco Dunn added 16 points and Penn State Nittany Lions routed UMBC Retrievers 103-54 on Friday night.
Penn State, which beat Binghamton 108-66 in a season opener, posted back-to-back 100-plus games for the first time in program history. The Nittany Lions scored 60 points in the second half against UMBC after shooting 58% from the field.
Niederhauser set the tone in the first half with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting to help Penn State take a 43-28 lead. Jahvin Carter led the way in the second half with 12 points, missing only one of his five shots.
Zach Hicks made a 3-pointer with 6:37 remaining in the first half to put Penn State ahead by double figures for good. The Nittany Lions scored the opening seven points of the second half, with five coming from Puff Johnson.
Ace Baldwin Jr. began a 13-0 run with a three-point play and Konan Niederhauser capped it with a dunk for a 34-point lead with 10:11 remaining.
Hicks and Carter each finished with 12 points for Penn State (2-0). Nick Kern Jr. scored 10.
Bryce Johnson scored 13 points for UMBC (1-1) and Marcus Banks Jr. had 11 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Penn State will remain at the Bryce Jordan Center for a clash against St. Francis on Tuesday before a neutral court battle with Virginia Tech on Nov. 15 in Baltimore.
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1st Half
UMBC
Retrievers
28
PSU
Nittany Lions
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Nittany Lions gains possession)
19:52
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
19:50
Marcus Banks Jr. defensive rebound
19:42
Ace Valentine misses three point jump shot
19:40
Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound
19:28
Zach Hicks turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Banks Jr. steals)
19:10
Josh Odunowo misses two point jump shot
19:08
Puff Johnson defensive rebound
19:01
Freddie Dilione V misses two point layup
18:59
Josh Odunowo defensive rebound
18:53
Bryce Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:51
Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
18:44
Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:42
Josh Odunowo defensive rebound
18:26
Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:24
Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
18:13
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:11
Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound
18:06
+2
Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup
0-2
17:55
+2
Bryce Johnson makes two point layup (Ace Valentine assists)
2-2
17:45
+2
Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point dunk (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
2-4
17:39
Zach Hicks blocks Bryce Johnson's two point layup
17:37
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
17:19
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
2-6
17:19
Marcus Banks Jr. shooting foul (Freddie Dilione V draws the foul)
17:19
+1
Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 1 of 1
2-7
17:10
Zach Hicks personal foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
16:59
Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:57
Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound
16:44
Kachi Nzeh misses two point jump shot
16:42
Marcus Banks Jr. defensive rebound
16:34
Ace Valentine misses three point jump shot
16:32
Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound
16:23
D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup
16:21
Marcus Banks Jr. defensive rebound
16:04
D'Marco Dunn shooting foul (Ace Valentine draws the foul)
16:04
Ace Valentine misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:04
+1
Ace Valentine makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-7
15:48
Daylon Dickerson shooting foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul)
15:48
TV timeout
15:48
+1
D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-8
15:48
+1
D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-9
15:20
Marlon Short misses two point jump shot
15:18
Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound
15:01
+2
D'Marco Dunn makes two point layup
3-11
14:44
Josh Odunowo misses two point layup
14:42
Dominick Stewart defensive rebound
14:38
Dominick Stewart turnover (lost ball) (Daylon Dickerson steals)
14:34
Dominick Stewart shooting foul (Marlon Short draws the foul)
14:34
+1
Marlon Short makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-11
14:34
Marlon Short misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:34
Puff Johnson defensive rebound
14:21
Marlon Short shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
14:21
+1
Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-12
14:21
+1
Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-13
14:20
Marcus Banks Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
14:14
+2
Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
4-15
13:52
Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:50
Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
13:35
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:33
Puff Johnson offensive rebound
13:31
+2
Puff Johnson makes two point layup
4-17
13:25
Retrievers 30 second timeout
13:10
+3
Bryce Johnson makes three point jump shot (Marcus Banks Jr. assists)
7-17
12:42
Nick Kern Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Johnson steals)
12:32
Bryce Johnson offensive foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
12:32
Bryce Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
12:16
+2
Zach Hicks makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
7-19
12:04
Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point layup
12:02
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
11:48
Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Johnson steals)
11:42
Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
11:40
Marlon Short offensive rebound
11:34
Bryce Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:32
Devan Sapp offensive rebound
11:29
Devan Sapp misses three point jump shot
11:27
Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
11:22
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup
11:20
Retrievers defensive rebound
11:19
TV timeout
11:09
+3
Devan Sapp makes three point jump shot (Bryce Johnson assists)
10-19
10:54
Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses three point jump shot
10:52
Marcus Banks Jr. defensive rebound
10:44
Ace Valentine turnover (bad pass) (Puff Johnson steals)
10:42
Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
10:31
+2
Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point hook shot (Zach Hicks assists)
10-21
10:31
Bryce Johnson shooting foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul)
10:31
+1
Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 1 of 1
10-22
10:11
Devan Sapp misses three point jump shot
10:09
Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound
9:49
+2
Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup (Jahvin Carter assists)
10-24
9:25
+3
Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ace Valentine assists)
13-24
9:13
Puff Johnson misses two point layup
9:11
Marcus Banks Jr. defensive rebound
9:06
+3
Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot (Marcus Banks Jr. assists)
16-24
8:48
Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
8:46
Marlon Short defensive rebound
8:37
+2
Ace Valentine makes two point layup
18-24
8:18
Freddie Dilione V turnover (bad pass) (Ace Valentine steals)
8:13
Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:11
Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
7:51
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup (Puff Johnson assists)
18-26
7:20
Ace Valentine misses three point jump shot
7:18
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
7:18
TV timeout
7:07
JC Harris personal foul
7:00
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup
6:58
JC Harris defensive rebound
6:52
Tim Eze turnover (traveling)
6:38
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
18-29
6:25
Kachi Nzeh shooting foul (Marlon Short draws the foul)
6:25
Marlon Short misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:25
+1
Marlon Short makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-29
6:03
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:01
Ace Valentine defensive rebound
5:35
JC Harris misses two point alley-oop layup
5:33
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
5:16
+2
Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup
19-31
5:06
Josh Odunowo misses two point layup
5:04
Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
4:53
+2
D'Marco Dunn makes two point jump shot
19-33
4:37
Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Ace Valentine's two point layup
4:35
D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
4:30
Tim Eze shooting foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul)
4:30
+1
D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-34
4:30
+1
D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-35
4:15
+3
Ace Valentine makes three point jump shot (Marcus Banks Jr. assists)
22-35
4:08
Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Johnson steals)
4:03
+2
Daylon Dickerson makes two point dunk (Marcus Banks Jr. assists)
24-35
3:35
Daylon Dickerson shooting foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul)