Penn St. pulls an Ace to sink Indiana, downing Hoosiers at Assembly Hall for first time since '14
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 22 points and Zach Hicks scored 19 and Penn State stunned Indiana 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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| Time | Team | 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 |
| Time | Team | 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 |