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11/29 19:17 CST Penn State routs Sacred Heart 90-59
Penn State routs Sacred Heart 90-59
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) --- Ivan Juric scored 14 points and grabbed nine
rebounds, Penn State pulled away midway through the first half, and the Nittany
Lions cruised past Sacred Heart 90-59 on Saturday night.
Kayden Mingo added 13 points and five assists for Penn State (7-1), which shot
54% from the field. Melih Tunca scored 12 points, Eli Rice added 11 points and
Freddie Dilione V scored 10.
Penn State took the lead for good about seven minutes into the game and closed
the first half on a 22-5 run for a 47-20 lead. Led by Tunca's nine first-half
points, nine Nittany Lions players scored before the break. Juric had six
points and five rebounds and Rice hit a pair of 3s. Penn State shot 63% (17 of
27) and forced 15 turnovers in the first half.
Dashon Gittens scored 15 points and Nyle Ralph-Beyer added 14 for Sacred Heart
(2-5).
Penn State, which beat Boston University 96-87 on Tuesday, is 18-1 in
nonconference home games under third-year coach Mike Rhoades.
Up next
Penn State hosts Campbell on Tuesday.
Sacred Heart plays at Mount St. Mary's on Wednesday.
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