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Penn St. pulls an Ace to sink Indiana, downing Hoosiers at Assembly Hall for first time since '14

AP
Feb 03, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 22 points and Zach Hicks scored 19 and Penn State Nittany Lions stunned Indiana Hoosiers in an 85-71 win on Saturday for the Nittany Lions' first win at Assembly Hall in almost 10 years.

Penn State (10-11, 5-6 Big Ten) hadn't beaten Indiana in Bloomington since a 66-65 win on Feb. 12, 2014. The Nittany Lions now have won two-straight road games, both of which were accomplished without leading scorer Kanye Clary who is out with a facial injury.

Indiana was without senior point guard Xavier Johnson due to an elbow injury.

Qudus Wahab scored 14 points shooting 7 for 8 and reserve Jameel Brown scored 14 shooting 4 for 5 - all from 3-point range - for Penn State. D'Marco Dunn added 10. Penn State was 12 for 22 (54.5%) from 3.

Kel’el Ware scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half for the Hoosiers. Malik Reneau added 16 points, MacKenzie Mgbako 13 and Trey Galloway 12 for the Hoosiers.

Baldwin gave Penn State its first lead of the game with a 3-pointer that made it 45-43 just a little more than three minutes into the second half as the Nittany Lions started the half with an 8-2 run.

The Nittany Lions outscored Indiana 25-10 in the first 10 minutes out of intermission and stayed in control the remainder.

Ware had a perfect shooting first half making 6 of 6 and 4 of 4 from the foul line. The Hoosiers (13-9, 5-6) led for all the first half and built a 34-23 lead on Ware's three-point play with 5:15 remaining before halftime.

Penn State got back in it when Brown made two 3s in a three-possession sequence and Puff Johnson followed with a layup to reduce the deficit to 34-31. Indiana led 41-37 at halftime.

Penn State hosts Iowa on Thursday. Indiana travels to Ohio State on Tuesday.

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1st Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
37
IND
Hoosiers
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Qudus Wahab vs. Kel'el Ware (Hoosiers gains possession)
19:55		Kel'el Ware turnover (lost ball) (Qudus Wahab steals)
19:34		Nick Kern Jr. misses two point driving layup
19:32		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
19:08		Malik Reneau turnover (lost ball) (Zach Hicks steals)
19:03		D'Marco Dunn misses two point driving layup
19:01		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
18:55		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point pullup jump shot
18:53		D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
18:29		D'Marco Dunn misses two point pullup jump shot
18:27		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
18:04	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point layup (Mackenzie Mgbako assists)	0-2
17:47		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass)
17:31		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
17:29		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
17:27		Ace Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
17:27	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
17:27	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
17:09		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
17:07		Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
17:01	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists)	3-4
16:32		Malik Reneau misses two point driving layup
16:30		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
16:16		Qudus Wahab turnover (traveling)
15:51	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point driving layup	3-6
15:22		D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot
15:20		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
15:09		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point turnaround jump shot
15:07		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
14:59	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point putback layup	3-8
14:53	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	6-8
14:38	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point layup (Trey Galloway assists)	6-10
14:38		Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
14:38		TV timeout
14:38	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-11
14:13		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass)
13:45	+3	Trey Galloway makes three point jump shot (Mackenzie Mgbako assists)	6-14
13:20		Jameel Brown misses three point jump shot
13:18		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
13:14		Jameel Brown personal foul
13:08	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point layup (Trey Galloway assists)	6-16
12:51		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
12:49		Zach Hicks offensive rebound
12:44	+3	Jameel Brown makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	9-16
12:32		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
12:27		Gabe Cupps turnover (bad pass) (Zach Hicks steals)
12:24	+2	D'Marco Dunn makes two point layup	11-16
12:01	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	11-19
11:49		Kel'el Ware personal foul
11:49		TV timeout
11:40	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists)	14-19
11:04		Malik Reneau misses two point driving layup
11:02		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
10:51	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point reverse layup	16-19
10:24		Zach Hicks shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
10:24		Mackenzie Mgbako misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:24	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-20
10:14		Zach Hicks turnover (bad pass) (Trey Galloway steals)
10:06	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point driving dunk	16-22
9:46		Qudus Wahab turnover (lost ball)
9:28	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point driving layup	16-24
9:11		Mackenzie Mgbako blocks D'Marco Dunn's two point driving layup
9:09		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
9:02		Anthony Walker misses two point layup
9:00		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
9:00	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point putback dunk	16-26
8:42		Leo O'Boyle misses three point jump shot
8:40		D'Marco Dunn offensive rebound
8:38		Anthony Walker shooting foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul)
8:38	+1	D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-26
8:38		D'Marco Dunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:38		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
8:14		Anthony Leal turnover (bad pass)
7:53	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Leo O'Boyle assists)	19-26
7:24	+2	Gabe Cupps makes two point driving layup	19-28
7:11	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point dunk (Jameel Brown assists)	21-28
6:36		Anthony Leal misses three point jump shot
6:34		Hoosiers offensive rebound
6:33		Hoosiers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:33		TV timeout
6:09	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Demetrius Lilley assists)	23-28
5:44	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point hook shot (Anthony Leal assists)	23-30
5:44		Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
5:44	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-31
5:31		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:29		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point layup (Malik Reneau assists)	23-33
5:15		Demetrius Lilley shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-34
4:55	+3	Jameel Brown makes three point pullup jump shot	26-34
4:38		Anthony Leal turnover (bad pass) (Qudus Wahab steals)
4:29		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
4:27		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
4:18		Malik Reneau turnover (traveling)
4:02	+3	Jameel Brown makes three point pullup jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	29-34
3:27		Anthony Leal misses three point jump shot
3:25		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
3:17	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point driving layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	31-34
3:06	+3	Kel'el Ware makes three point jump shot (Malik Reneau assists)	31-37
2:44		Puff Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot
2:42		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
2:33		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
2:31		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
2:30		TV timeout
2:16	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jameel Brown assists)	33-37
1:57		Malik Reneau misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:55		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
1:38		Kel'el Ware blocks Ace Baldwin Jr.'s two point reverse layup
1:36		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
1:21	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup (Trey Galloway assists)	33-39
1:02	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point hook shot	35-39
0:47		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
0:45		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
0:42		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
0:40		Mackenzie Mgbako offensive rebound
0:39	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup	35-41
0:22		Gabe Cupps personal foul
0:10		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:08		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
0:06	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point putback layup	37-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
48
IND
Hoosiers
30

Time		Play	Score
19:30		Zach Hicks misses three point pullup jump shot
19:28		Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound
19:16		Malik Reneau personal foul
19:05		Nick Kern Jr. misses two point driving layup
19:03		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
18:57		Mackenzie Mgbako turnover (lost ball)
18:33	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point floating jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	39-41
18:13		Hoosiers turnover (10-second violation)
17:55		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Trey Galloway steals)
17:50	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point layup	39-43
17:31	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists)	42-43
17:13		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass)
17:04		Gabe Cupps personal foul
16:52	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	45-43
16:22		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
16:20		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
15:53	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	47-43
15:20		Kel'el Ware misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
15:19		Hoosiers offensive rebound
15:19		D'Marco Dunn personal foul
15:19		TV timeout
15:19		Nick Kern Jr. personal foul
15:12		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
15:10		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
15:02		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
15:00		Hoosiers defensive rebound
15:00		Puff Johnson personal foul
14:52		Kel'el Ware misses two point jump shot
14:50		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
14:23		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Jameel Brown draws the foul)
14:23		Jameel Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 3
14:23	+1	Jameel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 3	48-43
14:23	+1	Jameel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 3	49-43
14:12		Leo O'Boyle personal foul
13:59	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	49-45
13:46	+2	D'Marco Dunn makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	51-45
13:26	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point jump shot	51-47
13:26		Leo O'Boyle shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
13:26	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-48
13:15	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point hook shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	53-48
12:57		Jameel Brown personal foul
12:47		Malik Reneau misses three point jump shot
12:45		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
12:33	+3	D'Marco Dunn makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	56-48
12:19		Puff Johnson personal foul
12:19		Malik Reneau misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:19		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
12:05	+3	Jameel Brown makes three point pullup jump shot	59-48
11:34		Gabe Cupps misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:32		D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
11:32		Trey Galloway personal foul
11:32		TV timeout
11:08	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point floating jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists)	61-48
10:51	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (Malik Reneau assists)	61-51
10:24		Mackenzie Mgbako shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
10:24		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:24	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-51
10:06		Malik Reneau turnover (lost ball) (Jameel Brown steals)
9:51		Malik Reneau personal foul
9:39		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:37		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
9:29		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
9:27		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
9:15		D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot
9:13		Zach Hicks offensive rebound
8:56	+2	Zach Hicks makes two point pullup jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	64-51
8:47		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
8:47		TV timeout
8:32		Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
8:32	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-52
8:32	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-53
8:04		Zach Hicks misses two point turnaround jump shot
8:02		Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
8:02	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point tip layup	66-53
7:31		Kel'el Ware misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:29		Trey Galloway offensive rebound
7:28		Trey Galloway misses two point layup
7:27		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
7:21	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point putback dunk	66-55
7:04	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point driving layup	68-55
6:52	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point driving layup	68-57
6:23	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	71-57
6:13		Qudus Wahab personal foul
6:13		TV timeout
6:13		Gabe Cupps misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:13		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
6:12		Mackenzie Mgbako personal foul
6:12	+1	Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-57
6:12	+1	Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-57
6:04		Trey Galloway misses two point driving layup
6:02		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
6:02	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point putback dunk	73-59
5:49		CJ Gunn personal foul
5:49	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-59
5:49	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-59
5:27		Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-60
5:27	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-61
5:01		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
4:59		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
4:53		CJ Gunn misses two point driving reverse layup
4:52		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
4:52		Qudus Wahab personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-62
4:52	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-63
4:30	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	78-63
4:16		Zach Hicks shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-64
4:16	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-65
3:48	+2	D'Marco Dunn makes two point jump shot	80-65
3:36		Kel'el Ware turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
3:22		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
3:22		TV timeout
3:08		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 3	81-65
3:08	+1	Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 3	82-65
3:08	+1	Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 3 of 3	83-65
2:59		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
2:57		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
2:29		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
2:29		Puff Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:29		Puff Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:29		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
2:13	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point cutting layup (Trey Galloway assists)	83-67
2:13		Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (CJ Gunn draws the foul)
2:13	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	83-68
1:45		Qudus Wahab misses two point floating jump shot
1:43		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
1:37	+3	Trey Galloway makes three point jump shot (CJ Gunn assists)	83-71
1:08	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup	85-71
0:57		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
0:55		CJ Gunn offensive rebound
0:49		Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot
0:47		Hoosiers offensive rebound
0:47		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
0:45		Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
0:26		Nick Kern Jr. misses two point driving layup
0:24		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
0:21		Kel'el Ware turnover (bad pass) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
0:00		End of period

Kel'el Ware turnover (bad pass) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)