STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Jalen Pickett scored 23 points, Andrew Funk added 22 and Penn State Nittany Lions opened the season with a school record 18 3-pointers and a 93-68 win over Winthrop Eagles on Monday.
Myles Dread added 12 points and Seth Lundy had 10 for the Nittany Lions, who went 18 of 38 from 3-point range and shot 55% overall.
Picket hit 6 of 7 shots, half of them 3-pointers and scored 15 points in the first half as the Nittany Lions took a 44-32 lead.
Starting with a 3-pointer from Funk, a Bucknell transfer, and ending with Camren Wynter's three-point play, the Nittany Lions scored the first eight points of the second half to lead by 20. Lundy twice hit 3-pointers to make the lead 23, but Winthrop had a 12-2 run to get it within 13 with 8:53 to play.
Winthrop, which was 23-9 last season, went cold to close the game, missing 7 of 9 shots with five turnovers.
Kelton Talford scored 18 points, Toneari Lane 17 and Cory Hightown 15 for the Eagles.
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1st Half
WINT
Eagles
32
PSU
Nittany Lions
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Eagles gains possession)
19:35
Sin'Cere McMahon turnover (traveling)
19:22
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
19:20
Sin'Cere McMahon defensive rebound
19:06
Jalen Pickett blocks Sin'Cere McMahon's three point jump shot
19:04
Caleb Dorsey defensive rebound
18:52
Camren Wynter misses three point jump shot
18:50
Cory Hightower defensive rebound
18:32
Cory Hightower misses two point layup
18:30
Andrew Funk defensive rebound
18:13
Caleb Dorsey misses three point jump shot
18:11
Cory Hightower defensive rebound
18:04
Isaiah Wilson turnover (bad pass)
17:49
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot
0-2
17:35
+3
Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Cory Hightower assists)
3-2
17:24
Jalen Pickett turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Wilson steals)
17:13
Sin'Cere McMahon turnover
17:13
+3
Jalen Pickett makes three point jump shot (Seth Lundy assists)
3-5
16:50
Caleb Dorsey shooting foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
16:38
+1
Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-5
16:38
+1
Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-5
16:30
Howard Fleming Jr. personal foul
16:23
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
16:21
Isaiah Wilson defensive rebound
16:07
Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (Camren Wynter steals)
15:51
+2
Camren Wynter makes two point layup (Andrew Funk assists)
5-7
15:51
Camren Wynter personal foul
15:51
TV timeout
15:38
Cory Hightower misses two point jump shot
15:36
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
15:15
+3
Andrew Funk makes three point jump shot (Myles Dread assists)
5-10
14:51
+3
Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot (Kelton Talford assists)
8-10
14:32
+3
Myles Dread makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
8-13
14:17
+2
Isaiah Wilson makes two point jump shot
10-13
14:04
Cory Hightower personal foul
14:04
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
14:02
Kelton Talford defensive rebound
13:15
Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
13:01
+2
Kebba Njie makes two point jump shot (Andrew Funk assists)
10-15
12:43
Isaiah Wilson misses two point layup
12:41
Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
12:34
+3
Jalen Pickett makes three point jump shot (Dallion Johnson assists)
10-18
12:03
Jalen Pickett blocks Cameron Whiteside's two point layup
12:01
Myles Dread defensive rebound
11:47
Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:45
Eagles defensive rebound
11:54
TV timeout
11:32
+3
Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Cory Hightower assists)
13-18
11:26
Sin'Cere McMahon technical foul
11:26
+1
Seth Lundy makes technical free throw 1 of 1
13-19
11:08
Camren Wynter misses two point jump shot
11:06
Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
10:48
Sin'Cere McMahon misses two point layup
10:46
Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
10:38
Camren Wynter turnover (Cory Hightower steals)
10:16
+3
Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot (Howard Fleming Jr. assists)
16-19
10:16
Camren Wynter misses three point jump shot
10:16
Sin'Cere McMahon defensive rebound
10:16
Howard Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:16
Seth Lundy defensive rebound
10:16
+3
Myles Dread makes three point jump shot (Caleb Dorsey assists)
16-22
10:11
+3
Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)
19-22
9:52
Dallion Johnson turnover
9:45
Sin'Cere McMahon turnover (Seth Lundy steals)
9:45
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot (Caleb Dorsey assists)
19-24
9:30
+2
Kelton Talford makes two point layup
21-24
9:20
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point layup (Caleb Dorsey assists)
21-26
9:03
Cory Hightower misses three point jump shot
8:49
Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
8:39
+3
Jalen Pickett makes three point jump shot (Andrew Funk assists)
21-29
8:25
Cory Hightower misses three point jump shot
8:18
Camren Wynter defensive rebound
8:08
+2
Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Camren Wynter assists)
21-31
7:56
Isaiah Wilson personal foul
7:37
TV timeout
7:37
Evan Mahaffey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:37
Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
7:37
+2
Kelton Talford makes two point layup
23-31
7:37
Kebba Njie turnover (Howard Fleming Jr. steals)
6:26
+2
Kelton Talford makes two point jump shot
25-31
6:26
Andrew Funk personal foul
6:26
+2
Kelton Talford makes two point jump shot (Howard Fleming Jr. assists)
25-31
6:20
Chase Claxton blocks Evan Mahaffey's three point jump shot
6:08
Cory Hightower defensive rebound
6:08
Sin'Cere McMahon misses two point jump shot
6:06
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
5:56
Kelton Talford blocks Kebba Njie's two point layup
5:54
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
5:39
+2
Kebba Njie makes two point layup
25-33
5:33
Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (bad pass)
4:15
Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot
4:13
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
4:15
Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:13
Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
4:15
Kelton Talford misses two point jump shot
4:13
Myles Dread defensive rebound
4:15
+3
Myles Dread makes three point jump shot (Andrew Funk assists)
25-36
4:15
Kebba Njie personal foul
4:15
TV timeout
3:37
Cory Hightower misses three point jump shot
3:35
Caleb Dorsey defensive rebound
3:24
+3
Andrew Funk makes three point jump shot (Myles Dread assists)
25-39
3:04
Chase Claxton misses three point jump shot
3:02
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
2:55
+3
Andrew Funk makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
25-42
2:43
Eagles 30 second timeout
2:37
+3
Toneari Lane makes three point jump shot (Cory Hightower assists)
28-42
2:10
+2
Caleb Dorsey makes two point layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
28-44
1:36
+2
Kelton Talford makes two point layup
30-44
1:11
Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:09
Kelton Talford defensive rebound
1:00
Caleb Dorsey personal foul
0:44
+2
Kelton Talford makes two point layup (Cory Hightower assists)
32-44
0:12
Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
0:10
Kelton Talford defensive rebound
0:04
Andrew Funk personal foul
0:02
Kelton Talford misses three point jump shot
0:00
Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
WINT
Eagles
36
PSU
Nittany Lions
49
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:56
Cory Hightower personal foul
19:34
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
19:32
Chase Claxton defensive rebound
19:34
Seth Lundy personal foul
19:21
Sin'Cere McMahon misses two point jump shot
19:19
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
19:11
+3
Andrew Funk makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
32-47
18:55
Cory Hightower turnover (Camren Wynter steals)
18:47
Isaiah Wilson personal foul
18:47
Isaiah Wilson personal foul
18:18
Cory Hightower shooting foul (Seth Lundy draws the foul)
18:18
+1
Seth Lundy makes regular free throw 1 of 3
32-48
18:18
Seth Lundy misses regular free throw 2 of 3
18:18
+1
Seth Lundy makes regular free throw 3 of 3
32-49
18:05
Kelton Talford turnover
17:52
Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot
17:50
Caleb Dorsey offensive rebound
17:45
+2
Camren Wynter makes two point layup (Caleb Dorsey assists)
32-51
17:44
Toneari Lane shooting foul (Camren Wynter draws the foul)
17:44
+1
Camren Wynter makes regular free throw 1 of 1
32-52
17:25
+2
Sin'Cere McMahon makes two point jump shot
34-52
17:15
+2
Andrew Funk makes two point layup (Seth Lundy assists)
34-54
16:56
Sin'Cere McMahon misses two point layup
16:54
Caleb Dorsey defensive rebound
16:43
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot
34-57
16:23
+3
Toneari Lane makes three point jump shot (Cory Hightower assists)
