Penn State jumps out early and cruises to an 83-53 victory over St. Francis (Pa.)
AP
Nov 14, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) Kanye Clary scored 14 points to lead four in double figures as Penn State Nittany Lions rolled to an 83-53 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday night.
Clary, Penn State's leading scorer averaging 21 points per game, was 6 of 12 from the floor. Zach Hicks added 12 points, and the pair combined for five of the Nittany Lions' seven 3-pointers. Qudus Wahab also scored 12 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Ace Baldwin Jr. chipped in 11 points.
Penn State (3-0) scored 38 points in the paint and 28 points from 20 St. Francis turnovers.
Bobby Rosenberger III scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting that included three 3-pointers to lead St. Francis (0-3).
Penn State jumped out on a 16-4 run on its way to building a 46-18 halftime lead. Wahab scored 10 points and Clary had nine as the Nittany Lions shot 55% (17 of 31) overall and made five 3s in the half.
Penn State hosts Morehead State on Thursday. St. Francis hosts Pittsburgh-Greensburg on Monday.
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1st Half
STFR
Red Flash
18
PSU
Nittany Lions
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Gestin Liberis vs. Qudus Wahab (Nittany Lions gains possession)
19:40
+2
Qudus Wahab makes two point hook shot (Kanye Clary assists)
0-2
19:15
Miles Webb offensive foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
19:15
Red Flash turnover (offensive foul)
18:45
Zach Hicks misses two point jump shot
18:43
Cam Gregory defensive rebound
18:36
Gestin Liberis turnover (traveling)
18:19
Kanye Clary misses three point jump shot
18:17
Zach Hicks offensive rebound
18:16
Kanye Clary turnover (out of bounds)
18:01
Cam Gregory misses two point jump shot
17:59
Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
17:45
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:43
Miles Webb defensive rebound
17:30
Nick Kern Jr. personal foul (Chris Moncrief draws the foul)
17:15
Cam Gregory misses three point jump shot
17:13
Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
16:53
+2
Zach Hicks makes two point jump shot
0-4
16:53
Cam Gregory shooting foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul)
16:53
+1
Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 1
0-5
16:46
Wisler Sanon II misses two point driving layup
16:44
Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
16:34
+2
Qudus Wahab makes two point dunk (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
0-7
16:06
+2
Gestin Liberis makes two point jump shot (Wisler Sanon II assists)
2-7
15:51
+3
Kanye Clary makes three point jump shot (Zach Hicks assists)
2-10
15:32
Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Cam Gregory draws the foul)
15:32
TV timeout
15:15
+2
Eli Wilborn makes two point jump shot (Carlos Lopez Jr. assists)
4-10
14:55
Kanye Clary misses three point stepback jump shot
14:53
Puff Johnson offensive rebound
14:45
+2
Kanye Clary makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
4-12
14:25
Chris Moncrief misses two point jump shot
14:23
Chris Moncrief offensive rebound
14:19
Chris Moncrief misses two point layup
14:17
D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
14:12
D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup
14:10
D'Marco Dunn offensive rebound
14:10
Carlos Lopez Jr. shooting foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul)
14:10
+1
D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-13
14:10
D'Marco Dunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:09
Red Flash defensive rebound
14:01
Aidan Harris offensive foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
14:01
Aidan Harris turnover (offensive foul)
13:50
+3
Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (Leo O'Boyle assists)
4-16
13:35
Carlos Lopez Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:33
Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
13:25
Leo O'Boyle misses three point jump shot
13:23
Eli Wilborn defensive rebound
12:59
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:57
Bobby Rosenberger III defensive rebound
12:45
+2
Carlos Lopez Jr. makes two point layup
6-16
12:37
Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:35
Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound
12:33
Bobby Rosenberger III shooting foul (Leo O'Boyle draws the foul)
12:33
+1
Leo O'Boyle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-17
12:33
+1
Leo O'Boyle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-18
12:10
Nick Kern Jr. blocks Aidan Harris's three point jump shot
12:06
Kanye Clary defensive rebound
12:04
Eli Wilborn personal foul
11:44
+2
D'Marco Dunn makes two point layup (Kanye Clary assists)
6-20
11:06
Red Flash turnover (shot clock violation)
11:06
TV timeout
10:47
Kanye Clary turnover (traveling)
10:37
Aaron Humphrey Jr. turnover (lost ball)
10:11
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)
6-23
10:00
Cam Gregory turnover (bad pass)
9:44
+2
Nick Kern Jr. makes two point driving layup
6-25
9:42
Red Flash 30 second timeout
9:26
Cam Gregory misses two point jump shot
9:24
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
9:13
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (RayQuawndis Mitchell assists)
6-28
8:59
Braylen Blue misses three point jump shot
8:57
RayQuawndis Mitchell defensive rebound
8:55
RayQuawndis Mitchell turnover (out of bounds)
8:44
+2
Aaron Humphrey Jr. makes two point hook shot
8-28
8:18
Nick Kern Jr. misses two point layup
8:16
Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
8:14
+2
Qudus Wahab makes two point putback dunk
8-30
7:44
Gestin Liberis misses two point layup
7:43
Red Flash offensive rebound
7:43
TV timeout
7:32
Aaron Humphrey Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:30
Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
7:15
Zach Hicks offensive foul (Eli Wilborn draws the foul)
7:15
Zach Hicks turnover (offensive foul)
7:15
Zach Hicks personal foul
6:58
Wisler Sanon II offensive foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
6:58
Wisler Sanon II turnover (offensive foul)
6:40
+3
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot
8-33
6:19
+2
Wisler Sanon II makes two point jump shot (Chris Moncrief assists)
10-33
6:00
Aaron Humphrey Jr. personal foul (Demetrius Lilley draws the foul)
6:00
Demetrius Lilley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:00
Nick Kern Jr. offensive rebound
5:49
Cam Gregory blocks RayQuawndis Mitchell's two point layup
5:47
Cam Gregory defensive rebound
5:38
Chris Moncrief turnover (bad pass) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
5:34
+2
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point driving layup
10-35
5:21
Wisler Sanon II misses three point jump shot
5:19
Carlos Lopez Jr. offensive rebound
5:06
Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Wisler Sanon II draws the foul)
5:01
Carlos Lopez Jr. turnover (lost ball)
4:48
+2
Puff Johnson makes two point floating jump shot
10-37
4:38
D'Marco Dunn personal foul (Chris Moncrief draws the foul)
4:31
Eli Wilborn misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:29
D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
4:18
Aaron Talbert blocks D'Marco Dunn's two point layup
4:16
Carlos Lopez Jr. defensive rebound
4:06
Chris Moncrief misses three point jump shot
4:04
Puff Johnson defensive rebound
3:55
+2
Kanye Clary makes two point jump shot
10-39
3:24
TV timeout
3:21
Bobby Rosenberger III misses three point jump shot
3:19
Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
3:05
Leo O'Boyle misses three point jump shot
3:03
Eli Wilborn defensive rebound
2:50
+2
Eli Wilborn makes two point reverse layup
12-39
2:40
Eli Wilborn personal foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
2:40
+1
Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-40
2:40
+1
Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-41
2:26
Qudus Wahab blocks Chris Moncrief's two point driving layup
2:24
Aaron Talbert offensive rebound
2:11
Eli Wilborn misses three point jump shot
2:09
Bobby Rosenberger III offensive rebound
2:09
D'Marco Dunn personal foul (Bobby Rosenberger III draws the foul)
2:09
+1
Bobby Rosenberger III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-41
2:09
+1
Bobby Rosenberger III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-41
1:54
+2
Kanye Clary makes two point jump shot
14-43
1:45
Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Chris Moncrief draws the foul)
1:45
Chris Moncrief misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:45
+1
Chris Moncrief makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-43
1:36
Chris Moncrief blocks Nick Kern Jr.'s two point layup
1:34
Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
1:30
+2
Qudus Wahab makes two point jump shot
15-45
1:18
+3
Bobby Rosenberger III makes three point jump shot (Chris Moncrief assists)
18-45
1:03
Bobby Rosenberger III shooting foul (RayQuawndis Mitchell draws the foul)
1:03
RayQuawndis Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:03
+1
RayQuawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-46
0:37
Gestin Liberis misses two point hook shot
0:35
Bobby Rosenberger III offensive rebound
0:30
Red Flash turnover (shot clock violation)
0:14
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
0:12
Chris Moncrief defensive rebound
0:07
Chris Moncrief turnover (bad pass)
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
STFR
Red Flash
35
PSU
Nittany Lions
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:43
Cam Gregory misses two point jump shot
19:41
Bobby Rosenberger III offensive rebound
19:38
Bobby Rosenberger III misses two point layup
19:37
Bobby Rosenberger III offensive rebound
19:35
+2
Bobby Rosenberger III makes two point layup
20-46
19:20
Nick Kern Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:18
Wisler Sanon II defensive rebound
19:12
Gestin Liberis turnover (lost ball) (Nick Kern Jr. steals)
19:05
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
19:03
Red Flash defensive rebound
18:47
Wisler Sanon II offensive foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
18:47
Wisler Sanon II turnover (offensive foul)
18:36
Cam Gregory shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
18:36
+1
Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-47
18:36
+1
Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-48
18:27
+2
Bobby Rosenberger III makes two point layup (Wisler Sanon II assists)
22-48
18:13
Bobby Rosenberger III personal foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
18:02
Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot
18:00
Zach Hicks offensive rebound
17:54
Nick Kern Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:52
Wisler Sanon II defensive rebound
17:46
+2
Gestin Liberis makes two point layup (Wisler Sanon II assists)
24-48
17:30
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)
24-51
17:16
+3
Cam Gregory makes three point jump shot (Chris Moncrief assists)
27-51
16:58
Kanye Clary misses two point layup
16:56
Gestin Liberis defensive rebound
16:52
Wisler Sanon II misses two point jump shot
16:50
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
16:32
Leo O'Boyle misses two point jump shot
16:30
Wisler Sanon II defensive rebound
16:30
Wisler Sanon II personal foul (Leo O'Boyle draws the foul)
16:27
Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Rosenberger III steals)
16:24
+2
Wisler Sanon II makes two point driving layup (Bobby Rosenberger III assists)
