Kissimmee, Florida – The Penn State men’s basketball team (4-3, 0-0 Big Ten) lost to VCU (4-3, 0-0 A10) in the final game of the ESPN Event Invitational by a final score of 86-74 in just two seconds. Ta. Constant meetings between the two programs.
Senior Ace Baldwin Jr. He led all scorers in the game with 27 points, the highest score ever for a Nittany Lion. Baldwin Jr. played the full 40 minutes, making 9 of 13 free throw attempts, contributing to the all-around line with five assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block. Quds Wahab He scored 14 points, tying a season high, and led the Nittany Lions with six boards. Thanks to his 3-on-3 effort from behind the arc in the first half. Dammarco Dunn He became Penn State’s most productive scorer with 11 points.
how did it happen
- VCU took an early 9-2 advantage and had eight straight points off Penn State, six of which came on consecutive points from Penn State. Dammarco Dunnleading the Nittany Lions 10-9 with 13:12 left in the first half.
- The Rams had a 14-6 stretch to take a six-point lead with 5:32 left in the opening frame, but just like before, Penn State fought back with a 7-2 stretch with less than a minute to play to get within four points. I pulled back within. 14 marks in the first half.
- The Rams scored 13 of the next 18 points to take a 46-37 lead with 34 seconds left in the first half, but Penn State scored the final three points and went into the locker room up 46-40 at halftime. Ta. Baldwin and Dunn scored in double figures in the first half, with Dunn going a perfect 3-for-3 from downtown.
- Penn State got off to a strong start in the second half as Baldwin Jr. scored the first five points of the frame and helped the Nittany Lions go on a 9-2 halftime spurt. The Nittany Lions used this run to take a 49-48 lead from the Rams with 15:22 left in the first half.
- The Nittany Lions went on a 6-0 run to take a three-point lead with 13:37 remaining, but VCU made 14 of the next 18 shots to take a 66-59 lead with 7:29 left in the game. Penn State couldn’t make any shots, and the Rams were able to open up a game-high 14-point lead with less than four minutes left.
- Penn State got within eight points with 46 seconds left, but was unable to completely turn the game around and lost the game with a final score of 86-74.
game memo
- junior Dammarco Dunn He was the first Nittany Lion to score in double figures. Dunn scored 11 points in this game, and in the first half he scored 9 points. Dunn also made a career-best three 3-pointers, going a perfect 3-of-3 from behind the arc in the first 20 minutes.
- Senior Ace Baldwin Jr. scored in double digits in six straight games and led all scorers with 27 points against his former team. The mark marked his first 20-point game as a Nittany Lion. Baldwin set a career high by making 9 of 13 free throw attempts.
- graduate student Quds Wahab He scored 14 points in this game, tying his career high, and marked the fourth game this season in which he scored 10 or more points.Wahab is tied zach hix He led the team with 6 rebounds in this game.
- zach hix Against VCU, he set a season-best mark with three steals.
next
- Penn State will return home to the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, Dec. 2, at noon to take on in-state foe Bucknell.
The 2023-24 Penn State men’s basketball season is presented by Highmark Health.