NCAAB

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at Penn State Nittany Lions

· Sunshine Slam - Campus Game
Final
89 - 102

Penn State off to best start in 5 seasons after beating Purdue Fort Wayne 102-89

PSU's Nick Kern soars for electric windmill jam

Konan Niederhauser scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Zach Hicks scored 17 points, reserve Nick Kern Jr. 13 and Freddie Dilione V and Puff Johnson and 11 apiece.

Undefeated Penn State (5-0) shot 34 of 61 (55.7%) distributing 25 assists.

Jalen Jackson scored a career-high 31 points, reserve Corey Handnot II scored a career-high 20 and Eric Mulder 12 on 6-of-8 shooting while grabbing 11 rebounds for the Mastodons.

Purdue Fort Wayne (3-2) made 12 of 28 (42.9%) from 3-point range.

Baldwin's 3-pointer with 13 minutes remaining gave the Nittany Lions a 64-62 lead and they led for the remainder. Hicks' 3 with 8:21 left gave Penn State its first double-digit advantage of the game at 81-69.

Purdue Fort Wayne built a 47-36 lead late in the second half when it outscored the Nittany Lions 16-7 in just under three minutes. Quinton Morton-Robertson buried a 3 and Baldwin sank a pair of free throws to reduce the deficit and Purdue Fort Wayne led 47-41 at halftime.

The Nittany Lions are 5-0 for the first time since the 2019-20 season. Penn State is 2-0 all-time against Purdue Fort Wayne.

The only other meeting came on Dec. 28, 2005, a 74-59 Penn State win inside the Bryce Jordan Center.

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Matchup Prediction

Penn State: 86.4%
Purdue Fort Wayne: 13.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 89 - 102
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 89 - 102
2nd 0:06 Jalen Jackson made Free Throw. 89 - 102
2nd 0:06 Jalen Jackson made Free Throw. 88 - 102
2nd 0:06 Foul on Nick Kern Jr.. 87 - 102

Statistics

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31-70 FG 34-61
44.3 Field Goal % 55.7
12-28 3PT 11-25
42.9 Three Point % 44.0
15-19 FT 23-30
78.9 Free Throw % 76.7
31 Rebounds 39
16 Offensive Rebounds 17
15 Defensive Rebounds 22
16 Assists 25
9 Steals 8
4 Blocks 8
10 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 22
13 Fast Break Points 14
34 Points in Paint 46
23 Fouls 18
11 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Bryce Jordan Center

Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 6,547 | Capacity:

2024-25 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Youngstown State 3-0 - 8-5
Milwaukee 2-0 0.5 9-4
Northern Kentucky 2-0 0.5 7-6
Purdue Fort Wayne 2-1 1 9-5
Cleveland State 2-1 1 8-6
Wright State 1-2 2 7-7
Detroit Mercy 1-2 2 5-9
IU Indianapolis 1-2 2 5-9
Oakland 1-2 2 4-8
Robert Morris 0-2 2.5 8-5
Green Bay 0-3 3 2-12

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 2-0 - 10-2
UCLA 2-0 - 10-2
Michigan 2-0 - 9-3
Oregon 1-1 1 11-1
Maryland 1-1 1 10-2
Penn State 1-1 1 10-2
Nebraska 1-1 1 9-2
Iowa 1-1 1 9-3
Northwestern 1-1 1 9-3
Indiana 1-1 1 9-3
Illinois 1-1 1 8-3
USC 1-1 1 9-4
Ohio State 1-1 1 8-4
Purdue 1-1 1 8-4
Rutgers 1-1 1 7-5
Wisconsin 0-2 2 10-3
Washington 0-2 2 8-4
Minnesota 0-2 2 7-5
Full Standings