Konan Niederhauser scores 18, Baldwin adds 15 and Penn State defeats Drexel 75-64
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 18 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. had 15 points and six assists, and Penn State defeated Drexel 75-64 on Saturday at Wells Fargo Center.
Penn State led 51-38 with 15 minutes left in regulation, before Drexel went on an extended rally to get within 58-56 with 8 1/2 minutes remaining. Drexel's Kevon Vanderhorst hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 points in that stretch.
A dunk by Cole Hargrove had Drexel within two points again, 62-60, with 4 minutes remaining, but Konan Niederhauser scored four points in an 8-0 run that put the Nittany Lions up by 10 with 2 minutes to go.
Puff Johnson had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Penn State and Nick Kern Jr. added 13 points off the bench.
Yame Butler led Drexel with 16 points and Vanderhorst added 14 points off the bench.
The Dragons jumped out to a 15-8 lead in the first 5 1/2 minutes, before Kern scored six points in an 8-0 run that gave the Nittany Lions the lead. Another minute later, Penn State went ahead for good on a jumper by Konan Niederhauser that was followed up by Zach Hicks' three-point play.
At 10-2, Penn State is off to its best start through 12 games since 2019-20 and the Nittany Lions improved to 8-0 all-time against Drexel (8-5).
The game was played at the home of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. The Nittany Lions will return to Philadelphia on Jan. 5 to host Indiana at the historic Palestra. Before that, Penn State hosts Penn on Dec. 29 and Northwestern on Jan. 2.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser vs. Cole Hargrove (Ace Baldwin Jr. gains possession) | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:39 | Â | Yame Butler defensive rebound | Â | |
19:19 | Â | Cole Hargrove offensive foul | Â | |
19:19 | Â | Cole Hargrove turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
19:06 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses two point layup | Â | |
19:04 | Â | Jason Drake defensive rebound | Â | |
18:56 | +2 | Kobe MaGee makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
18:39 | Â | Jason Drake personal foul | Â | |
18:23 | +2 | Puff Johnson makes two point jump shot (Zach Hicks assists) | 2-2 | |
18:00 | Â | Jason Drake turnover (lost ball) (Yanic Konan Niederhauser steals) | Â | |
17:56 | Â | Freddie Dilione V turnover (bad pass) (Kobe MaGee steals) | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Kobe MaGee misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Puff Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Freddie Dilione V turnover (bad pass) (Kobe MaGee steals) | Â | |
17:20 | +2 | Yame Butler makes two point layup (Kobe MaGee assists) | 2-4 | |
17:00 | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:58 | Â | Victor Panov defensive rebound | Â | |
16:43 | +2 | Cole Hargrove makes two point jump shot (Victor Panov assists) | 2-6 | |
16:32 | +2 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup | 4-6 | |
16:06 | +2 | Yame Butler makes two point jump shot (Kobe MaGee assists) | 4-8 | |
15:44 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jason Drake steals) | Â | |
15:40 | +2 | Jason Drake makes two point layup | 4-10 | |
15:21 | +2 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point hook shot (Zach Hicks assists) | 6-10 | |
15:07 | +2 | Cole Hargrove makes two point alley-oop dunk (Yame Butler assists) | 6-12 | |
14:54 | +2 | Freddie Dilione V makes two point jump shot | 8-12 | |
14:37 | +3 | Kobe MaGee makes three point jump shot (Jason Drake assists) | 8-15 | |
14:16 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:14 | Â | Cole Hargrove defensive rebound | Â | |
14:01 | Â | Jason Drake misses two point hook shot | Â | |
13:59 | Â | Nittany Lions defensive rebound | Â | |
13:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:36 | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point hook shot | 10-15 | |
13:08 | Â | Jason Drake misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:06 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
12:54 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup | Â | |
12:52 | Â | Puff Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
12:52 | Â | Puff Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
12:50 | Â | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | Â | |
12:42 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Kachi Nzeh offensive rebound | Â | |
12:35 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:33 | Â | Shane Blakeney defensive rebound | Â | |
12:20 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul | Â | |
12:01 | Â | Yame Butler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:59 | Â | Puff Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
11:52 | Â | Josh Reed shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
11:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:52 | +1 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-15 | |
11:52 | +1 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-15 | |
11:37 | Â | Kachi Nzeh blocks Horace Simmons Jr.'s two point dunk | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | Â | |
11:29 | Â | Horace Simmons Jr. personal foul | Â | |
11:18 | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Zach Hicks assists) | 14-15 | |
10:43 | Â | Kobe MaGee misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:41 | Â | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | Â | |
10:37 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup | Â | |
10:35 | Â | Cole Hargrove defensive rebound | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Horace Simmons Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
10:08 | Â | Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound | Â | |
10:04 | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup | 16-15 | |
9:57 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. personal foul | Â | |
9:34 | +2 | Victor Panov makes two point layup (Cole Hargrove assists) | 16-17 | |
9:22 | Â | Cole Hargrove blocks Freddie Dilione V's two point layup | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
9:16 | +2 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 18-17 | |
8:58 | Â | Victor Panov turnover (bad pass) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â | |
8:53 | +2 | Zach Hicks makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 20-17 | |
8:53 | Â | Kobe MaGee shooting foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul) | Â | |
8:53 | +1 | Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-17 | |
8:53 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul | Â | |
8:24 | +2 | Jason Drake makes two point jump shot | 21-19 | |
8:03 | +2 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup (Freddie Dilione V assists) | 23-19 | |
7:46 | Â | Victor Panov misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound | Â | |
7:33 | Â | Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:31 | Â | Kobe MaGee defensive rebound | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Yame Butler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Victor Panov offensive rebound | Â | |
7:05 | +2 | Jason Drake makes two point jump shot | 23-21 | |
6:44 | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup | 25-21 | |
6:44 | Â | Cole Hargrove shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
6:44 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:44 | +1 | Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-21 | |
6:24 | +2 | Ralph Akuta makes two point hook shot (Kevon Vanderhorst assists) | 26-23 | |
6:02 | Â | Puff Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:00 | Â | Jason Drake defensive rebound | Â | |
5:49 | +2 | Yame Butler makes two point jump shot (Jason Drake assists) | 26-25 | |
5:36 | Â | Ralph Akuta blocks Jahvin Carter's two point layup | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Jason Drake defensive rebound | Â | |
5:29 | Â | Victor Panov misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:27 | Â | Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound | Â | |
5:01 | +2 | Freddie Dilione V makes two point jump shot | 28-25 | |
4:43 | Â | Kevon Vanderhorst turnover (bad pass) (Puff Johnson steals) | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:35 | Â | Freddie Dilione V offensive rebound | Â | |
4:33 | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:31 | Â | Puff Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Ralph Akuta blocks Zach Hicks's two point layup | Â | |
4:25 | Â | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Freddie Dilione V offensive rebound | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Freddie Dilione V misses two point layup | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Yame Butler defensive rebound | Â | |
4:07 | Â | Freddie Dilione V personal foul | Â | |
4:00 | Â | Shane Blakeney misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:58 | Â | Dragons offensive rebound | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser personal foul | Â | |
3:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:49 | Â | Jump ball. Kevon Vanderhorst vs. Zach Hicks (Kevon Vanderhorst gains possession) | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Kevon Vanderhorst misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | Â | |
3:17 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses two point layup | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | Â | |
3:01 | +2 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup | 30-25 | |
3:01 | Â | Ralph Akuta shooting foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul) | Â | |
3:01 | +1 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-25 | |
2:32 | Â | Villiam Garcia Adsten misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:30 | Â | Kevon Vanderhorst offensive rebound | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Kevon Vanderhorst's two point jump shot | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Nittany Lions defensive rebound | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
2:04 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound | Â | |
2:03 | +2 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup | 33-25 | |
1:32 | Â | Villiam Garcia Adsten misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:30 | Â | Puff Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Villiam Garcia Adsten shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
1:24 | +1 | Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-25 | |
1:24 | +1 | Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-25 | |
1:10 | Â | Yame Butler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:08 | Â | Villiam Garcia Adsten offensive rebound | Â | |
1:07 | Â | D'Marco Dunn shooting foul (Villiam Garcia Adsten draws the foul) | Â | |
1:07 | +1 | Villiam Garcia Adsten makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-26 | |
1:07 | Â | Villiam Garcia Adsten misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Puff Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Dragons 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Villiam Garcia Adsten turnover (bad pass) (Yanic Konan Niederhauser steals) | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Villiam Garcia Adsten blocks Yanic Konan Niederhauser's two point dunk | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Yame Butler defensive rebound | Â | |
0:35 | +3 | Villiam Garcia Adsten makes three point jump shot (Yame Butler assists) | 35-29 | |
0:20 | Â | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup | 37-29 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |