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Penn State opens its season with third-straight rout, beats St. Francis (Pa.) 92-62

AP
Nov 12, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) Puff Johnson scored 20 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. added 16 and Penn State rolled to a 92-62 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday night.

It was the third straight rout by Penn State (3-0), which beat Binghamton (108-66) and UMBC (103-54).

Johnson was 7 of 8 from the floor and Baldwin 5-of-14 shooting. The pair combined for five of the Nittany Lions nine 3-pointers.

Yanic Konan Niederhauser added 11 points and D’Marco Dunn had 10 for Penn State, which shot 49% (34 of 69) and scored 29 points off 24 turnovers.

Bobby Rosenberger III scored 14 points to lead St. Francis (1-3). Valentino Pinedo added 11 points and Daemar Kelly had 10.

Penn State opened on a 11-0 run, but St. Francis pulled within 25-17 and used a 17-8 surge for its only lead of the game, 34-33, with 2:17 left in the first half. The Nittany Lions closed with a 12-4 run to lead 45-38 at the break. Baldwin scored 12 points and Johnson added 11. Kelly scored all 10 of his points in the first half for the Red Flash.

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1st Half
SFU
Red Flash
38
PSU
Nittany Lions
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Nittany Lions gains possession)
19:48	+2	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	0-2
19:36		Riley Parker turnover (bad pass) (Puff Johnson steals)
19:31		Riley Parker personal foul
19:23	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Yanic Konan Niederhauser assists)	0-5
18:53		Bobby Rosenberger III misses three point jump shot
18:51		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
18:39	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zach Hicks assists)	0-8
18:18		Ace Talbert misses three point jump shot
18:16		Bobby Rosenberger III offensive rebound
18:11		Bobby Rosenberger III misses two point layup
18:09		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
18:00	+3	Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	0-11
17:58		Red Flash 30 second timeout
17:35		Bobby Rosenberger III turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
17:22		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
17:20		Freddie Dilione V offensive rebound
17:15		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:13		Valentino Pinedo defensive rebound
17:01		Yanic Konan Niederhauser shooting foul (Bobby Rosenberger III draws the foul)
17:01	+1	Bobby Rosenberger III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-11
17:01	+1	Bobby Rosenberger III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-11
16:48		Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot
16:46		Valentino Pinedo defensive rebound
16:21		Daemar Kelly misses three point jump shot
16:19		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
15:50		Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:48		Valentino Pinedo defensive rebound
15:47		Yanic Konan Niederhauser personal foul
15:47		TV timeout
15:35		Daemar Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Nick Kern Jr. steals)
15:25		Valentino Pinedo blocks Kachi Nzeh's two point layup
15:23		Jeremy Clayville defensive rebound
15:14	+2	Valentino Pinedo makes two point layup	4-11
15:02	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup	4-13
14:43		Ace Talbert misses three point jump shot
14:41		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
14:41		Bobby Rosenberger III personal foul
14:28		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup
14:26		Red Flash defensive rebound
14:08		Jeremy Clayville misses three point jump shot
14:06		Red Flash offensive rebound
14:02	+3	Jeremy Clayville makes three point jump shot (Valentino Pinedo assists)	7-13
13:51		D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot
13:49		Ace Talbert defensive rebound
13:43		Jeremy Clayville misses three point jump shot
13:41		Bobby Rosenberger III offensive rebound
13:34		Ace Talbert misses three point jump shot
13:32		D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
13:32	+2	D'Marco Dunn makes two point layup	7-15
13:32		Ace Talbert shooting foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul)
13:32	+1	D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-16
13:23		Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Bobby Rosenberger III draws the foul)
13:23		Bobby Rosenberger III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:23	+1	Bobby Rosenberger III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-16
13:14		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Clayville steals)
13:06	+3	Jeremy Clayville makes three point jump shot	11-16
12:54	+2	Dominick Stewart makes two point layup (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	11-18
12:46		Bobby Rosenberger III turnover (lost ball) (Dominick Stewart steals)
12:42		Juan Cranford Jr. personal foul
12:32		Nick Kern Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:30		Jeremy Clayville defensive rebound
12:13		Juan Cranford Jr. turnover (lost ball)
12:00		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass)
12:00		TV timeout
11:47		Aidan Harris offensive foul
11:47		Aidan Harris turnover (offensive foul)
11:22	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup	11-20
10:45	+3	Ace Talbert makes three point jump shot	14-20
10:35		Riley Parker personal foul
10:34		Dominick Stewart turnover (lost ball)
10:19		Valentino Pinedo misses two point jump shot
10:17		Dominick Stewart defensive rebound
10:04	+3	Dominick Stewart makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	14-23
9:49	+2	Daemar Kelly makes two point layup (Bobby Rosenberger III assists)	16-23
9:49		D'Marco Dunn shooting foul (Daemar Kelly draws the foul)
9:49	+1	Daemar Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-23
9:41	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point jump shot (Jahvin Carter assists)	17-25
9:26	+2	Ace Talbert makes two point layup	19-25
9:06		Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
9:04		Daemar Kelly defensive rebound
8:55	+3	Ace Talbert makes three point jump shot (Bobby Rosenberger III assists)	22-25
8:42	+2	Jahvin Carter makes two point layup	22-27
8:29		Jeremy Clayville turnover (bad pass) (Puff Johnson steals)
8:27		Ace Talbert personal foul (Freddie Dilione V draws the foul)
8:27		Freddie Dilione V misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:27		Jeremy Clayville defensive rebound
8:02	+2	Bobby Rosenberger III makes two point layup	24-27
7:50		Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot
7:48		Red Flash defensive rebound
7:47		Puff Johnson personal foul
7:47		TV timeout
7:29		Daemar Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Nick Kern Jr. steals)
7:22	+2	Zach Hicks makes two point layup	24-29
7:11		Ace Talbert turnover (bad pass) (Nick Kern Jr. steals)
6:56		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:54		Valentino Pinedo defensive rebound
6:47	+3	Daemar Kelly makes three point jump shot (Ace Talbert assists)	27-29
6:28		Puff Johnson turnover (back court violation)
6:14		Bobby Rosenberger III misses two point layup
6:12		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
5:57		Daemar Kelly shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-30
5:57	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-31
5:45		Bobby Rosenberger III misses two point layup
5:43		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
5:36		Eli Rice misses three point jump shot
5:34		Jeremy Clayville defensive rebound
5:26		Jeremy Clayville misses two point jump shot
5:24		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
5:00		Nick Kern Jr. misses two point layup
4:58		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
4:58		Jeremy Clayville shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
4:58		Puff Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:58		Puff Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:58		Riley Parker defensive rebound
4:37		Zach Hicks personal foul
4:30		Daemar Kelly misses two point layup
4:28		Red Flash offensive rebound
4:27		Nick Kern Jr. blocks Daemar Kelly's three point jump shot
4:25		Jeremy Clayville offensive rebound
4:17		Jeremy Clayville misses three point jump shot
4:15		Eli Rice defensive rebound
4:10		Riley Parker blocks Ace Baldwin Jr.'s two point layup
4:08		Riley Parker defensive rebound
4:02	+2	Juan Cranford Jr. makes two point layup (Riley Parker assists)	29-31
3:48		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Valentino Pinedo steals)
3:41		Valentino Pinedo misses two point layup
3:39		Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
3:33	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup	29-33
3:13	+3	Juan Cranford Jr. makes three point jump shot (Riley Parker assists)	32-33
2:57		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
2:55		Jeremy Clayville defensive rebound
2:34		Zach Hicks blocks Riley Parker's two point layup
2:32		Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
2:26		Nick Kern Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Daemar Kelly steals)
2:19	+2	Daemar Kelly makes two point jump shot	34-33
2:00	+3	Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	34-36
1:47		Riley Parker turnover (lost ball) (Puff Johnson steals)
1:40	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup	34-38
1:40		Riley Parker shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
1:40		TV timeout
1:40	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-39
1:29		Red Flash turnover (10-second violation)
1:22		D'Marco Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Clayville steals)
1:21		D'Marco Dunn personal foul (Bobby Rosenberger III draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Bobby Rosenberger III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-39
1:21	+1	Bobby Rosenberger III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-39
1:07	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point jump shot	36-41
0:51		Zach Hicks shooting foul (Valentino Pinedo draws the foul)
0:51		Valentino Pinedo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:51		Valentino Pinedo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:51		Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound
0:42	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot	36-44
0:32		Juan Cranford Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zach Hicks steals)
0:29		Juan Cranford Jr. shooting foul (Dominick Stewart draws the foul)
0:29		Dominick Stewart misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29	+1	Dominick Stewart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-45
0:13	+2	Daemar Kelly makes two point layup	38-45
0:02		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:01		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SFU
Red Flash
24
PSU
Nittany Lions
47

Time		Play	Score
19:53	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point jump shot	38-47
19:36	+3	Bobby Rosenberger III makes three point jump shot (Valentino Pinedo assists)	41-47
19:24		Bobby Rosenberger III shooting foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul)
19:24	+1	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-48
19:24	+1	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-49
19:19		Jeremy Clayville misses two point jump shot
19:17		Valentino Pinedo offensive rebound
19:11	+2	Valentino Pinedo makes two point tip layup	43-49
18:58		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:56		Valentino Pinedo defensive rebound
18:42		Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Bobby Rosenberger III's two point layup
18:40		Valentino Pinedo offensive rebound
18:32	+2	Valentino Pinedo makes two point layup	45-49
18:24	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	45-52
18:00		Jeremy Clayville misses three point jump shot
17:58		Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
17:49		Ace Talbert shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
17:49	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-53
17:49	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-54
17:20		Ace Talbert misses three point jump shot
17:18		Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
17:01	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup (Yanic Konan Niederhauser assists)	45-56
16:40		Daemar Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Zach Hicks steals)
16:31		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
16:29		Bobby Rosenberger III defensive rebound
16:22		Ace Talbert misses three point jump shot
16:20		Bobby Rosenberger III offensive rebound
16:15		Jeremy Clayville misses three point jump shot
16:13		Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
16:08		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ace Talbert steals)
16:00	+2	Bobby Rosenberger III makes two point layup (Ace Talbert assists)	47-56
15:40		Jeremy Clayville personal foul
15:40		TV timeout
15:27		Nick Kern Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Clayville steals)
15:26		Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul
15:18	+2	Bobby Rosenberger III makes two point layup (Jeremy Clayville assists)	49-56
15:11		Valentino Pinedo blocks Freddie Dilione V's two point layup
15:09		Freddie Dilione V offensive rebound
15:06	+3	Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (Freddie Dilione V assists)	49-59
14:50		Red Flash turnover (5-second violation)
14:50	+2	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point dunk (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	49-61
14:50		Riley Parker shooting foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul)
14:49	+1	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-62
14:37		Valentino Pinedo turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
14:37	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	49-64
14:31		Red Flash 30 second timeout
14:37		TV timeout
14:22		Freddie Dilione V personal foul
14:03		Daemar Kelly misses three point jump shot
14:01		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
13:40		Yanic Konan Niederhauser turnover (lost ball) (Valentino Pinedo steals)
13:30		Valentino Pinedo misses two point layup
13:28		Daemar Kelly offensive rebound
13:20	+3	Jeremy Clayville makes three point jump shot	52-64
13:11	+2	D'Marco Dunn makes two point jump shot	52-66
12:57		Daemar Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Freddie Dilione V steals)
12:51	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup	52-68
12:36		Jeremy Clayville turnover (bad pass) (Freddie Dilione V steals)
12:28	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup (Freddie Dilione V assists)	52-70
12:13		Ace Talbert misses three point jump shot
12:11		Bobby Rosenberger III offensive rebound
12:04		Jeremy Clayville misses two point jump shot
12:02		Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
11:50		Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
11:48		Daemar Kelly defensive rebound
11:42		Yanic Konan Niederhauser shooting foul (Ace Talbert draws the foul)
11:42		TV timeout
11:42		Ace Talbert misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:42		Ace Talbert misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:42		Valentino Pinedo offensive rebound
11:41		Kachi Nzeh personal foul
11:19		Red Flash turnover (shot clock violation)
11:06		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:04		Valentino Pinedo defensive rebound
10:50		D'Marco Dunn shooting foul (Ace Talbert draws the foul)
10:50		Ace Talbert misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:50		Ace Talbert misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:50		Dominick Stewart defensive rebound
10:30		Dominick Stewart turnover (lost ball) (Ace Talbert steals)
10:10		Ace Talbert misses three point jump shot
10:08		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
10:02		Daemar Kelly personal foul
10:02		Daemar Kelly technical foul
10:02		Ace Baldwin Jr. technical foul
10:02		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover
10:02		D'Marco Dunn misses two point jump shot
10:00		Dominick Stewart offensive rebound
9:47		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:45		D'Marco Dunn offensive rebound
9:38		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Juan Cranford Jr. steals)
9:30		Daemar Kelly misses three point jump shot
9:28		D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
9:23	+2	D'Marco Dunn makes two point layup	52-72
8:54		Bobby Rosenberger III turnover (lost ball) (Dominick Stewart steals)
8:48	+2	Dominick Stewart makes two point dunk (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	52-74
8:40		Daemar Kelly turnover (lost ball)
8:25	+3	D'Marco Dunn makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	52-77
8:09		Aidan Harris turnover (3-second violation)
8:01		Aidan Harris personal foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul)
8:01	+1	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-78
8:01	+1	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-79
7:48		Juan Cranford Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:46		Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
7:38		Dominick Stewart turnover (bad pass) (Juan Cranford Jr. steals)
7:28		Daemar Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
7:28		TV timeout
7:12		Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses two point hook shot
7:10		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
7:03		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
7:01		Jeremy Clayville defensive rebound
6:41		Ace Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Valentino Pinedo draws the foul)
6:41		Valentino Pinedo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:41	+1	Valentino Pinedo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-79
6:26		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
6:24		Valentino Pinedo defensive rebound
6:14		Valentino Pinedo turnover (bad pass) (Jahvin Carter steals)
6:07		Jahvin Carter misses two point layup
6:05		Valentino Pinedo defensive rebound
5:57		Ace Talbert misses three point jump shot
5:55		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
5:46	+2	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point jump shot (Zach Hicks assists)	53-81
5:20	+2	Valentino Pinedo makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Clayville assists)	55-81
4:58		Puff Johnson offensive foul
4:58		Puff Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
4:41		Bobby Rosenberger III misses two point jump shot
4:39		Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
4:24		Valentino Pinedo shooting foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul)
4:24		Zach Hicks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:24	+1	Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-82
3:59		Jeremy Clayville misses three point jump shot
3:57		Valentino Pinedo offensive rebound
3:53		Bobby Rosenberger III misses three point jump shot
3:51		Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
3:51		Valentino Pinedo personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-83
3:51	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-84
3:28		Bobby Rosenberger III turnover (bad pass) (Puff Johnson steals)
3:11	+2	Jahvin Carter makes two point jump shot	55-86
2:47	+2	Valentino Pinedo makes two point layup	57-86
2:24		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:22		Jeremy Clayville defensive rebound
2:03		Chris Moncrief misses two point jump shot
2:01		Eli Rice defensive rebound
1:48		Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot
1:46		Kachi Nzeh offensive rebound
1:41		Kachi Nzeh misses two point layup
1:39		Kachi Nzeh offensive rebound
1:24		Kachi Nzeh misses two point layup
1:22		Kachi Nzeh offensive rebound
1:18		Kachi Nzeh misses two point layup
1:16		Dominick Stewart offensive rebound
1:08	+2	Kachi Nzeh makes two point dunk (Dominick Stewart assists)	57-88
0:59	+3	Riley Parker makes three point jump shot	60-88
0:52		Eli Rice misses three point jump shot
0:50		Dominick Stewart offensive rebound
0:50		Kachi Nzeh misses two point layup
0:48		Kachi Nzeh offensive rebound
0:48	+2	Kachi Nzeh makes two point layup	60-90
0:48		Kachi Nzeh personal foul (Miles Webb draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Miles Webb makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-90
0:48	+1	Miles Webb makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-90
0:39	+2	Kachi Nzeh makes two point dunk (Jahvin Carter assists)	62-92
0:24		Riley Parker misses three point jump shot
0:22		Dominick Stewart defensive rebound
0:17		Riley Parker blocks Dominick Stewart's two point layup
0:15		Red Flash defensive rebound
0:11		Victor Payne misses three point jump shot
0:09		Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound