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

AP
Nov 20, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 25 points and distributed 11 assists and Yanic Konan Niederhauser recorded a double-double and Penn State beat Purdue Fort Wayne 102-89 on Wednesday night.

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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1st Half
PFW
Mastodons
47
PSU
Nittany Lions
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Eric Mulder vs. Yanic Konan Niederhauser (Nittany Lions gains possession)
19:57		Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses two point layup
19:55		Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound
19:47	+2	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup	0-2
19:26	+2	Eric Mulder makes two point layup (Quinton Morton-Robertson assists)	2-2
19:11		Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses two point layup
19:09		Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound
19:09		Maximus Nelson shooting foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul)
19:09	+1	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
19:09	+1	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
18:41		Jalen Jackson misses two point jump shot
18:39		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
18:33		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:31		Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound
18:24		Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
18:24		Puff Johnson offensive rebound
18:24		Maximus Nelson personal foul
18:16		Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:14		Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound
18:14	+2	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup	2-6
18:14		Freddie Dilione V personal foul
18:10		Rasheed Bello misses two point layup
18:08		Eric Mulder offensive rebound
17:48		Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Chandler Cuthrell's two point layup
17:46		Eric Mulder offensive rebound
17:25		Eric Mulder misses two point layup
17:23		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
17:23		Rasheed Bello shooting foul (Freddie Dilione V draws the foul)
17:23	+1	Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-7
17:23	+1	Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-8
17:14	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point layup	4-8
17:04		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
17:02		Rasheed Bello defensive rebound
16:40		Chandler Cuthrell misses three point jump shot
16:38		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
16:27		Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive foul
16:27		Yanic Konan Niederhauser turnover (offensive foul)
16:05		Quinton Morton-Robertson misses three point jump shot
16:03		Kachi Nzeh personal foul
16:03		TV timeout
16:00	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point layup (Quinton Morton-Robertson assists)	6-8
15:47		Rasheed Bello personal foul
15:37		D'Marco Dunn turnover (Corey Hadnot II steals)
15:28	+2	Corey Hadnot II makes two point layup	8-8
15:01	+3	Nick Kern Jr. makes three point jump shot	8-11
14:39		Chandler Cuthrell misses two point layup
14:37		Eric Mulder offensive rebound
14:32	+2	Eric Mulder makes two point layup	10-11
14:21		Nick Kern Jr. offensive foul
14:21		Nick Kern Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
14:00		Chris Morgan misses three point jump shot
13:58		Mastodons offensive rebound
13:46		Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul
13:34		Trey Lewis misses two point jump shot
13:23		Deangelo Elisee personal foul
13:11	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	10-13
12:49	+3	Corey Hadnot II makes three point jump shot (Quinton Morton-Robertson assists)	13-13
12:34	+2	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	13-15
12:12		Quinton Morton-Robertson misses three point jump shot
12:10		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
12:03		Deangelo Elisee blocks Nick Kern Jr.'s two point layup
12:01		Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound
11:48	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup (Yanic Konan Niederhauser assists)	13-17
11:39		Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Jalen Jackson's two point layup
11:37		Jalen Jackson offensive rebound
11:25	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point layup	15-17
11:06		D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot
11:04		Trey Lewis defensive rebound
10:57	+3	Corey Hadnot II makes three point jump shot (Quinton Morton-Robertson assists)	18-17
10:42		Deangelo Elisee blocks Yanic Konan Niederhauser's two point layup
10:40		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
10:38		TV timeout
10:36		Chris Morgan shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
10:36	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-18
10:36	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-19
10:24		Freddie Dilione V shooting foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
10:24		Jalen Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:24	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-19
10:06		Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:04		Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound
9:58		Puff Johnson misses two point layup
9:56		Quinton Morton-Robertson defensive rebound
9:44		Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Jalen Jackson's two point layup
9:42		Eric Mulder offensive rebound
9:35	+2	Eric Mulder makes two point layup	21-19
9:21	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Jahvin Carter assists)	21-21
9:06		Quinton Morton-Robertson turnover (Zach Hicks steals)
8:57		Puff Johnson misses two point layup
8:55		Chandler Cuthrell defensive rebound
8:45		Corey Hadnot II misses three point jump shot
8:43		Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
8:30		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
8:28		Zach Hicks offensive rebound
8:20		Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot
8:18		Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound
8:18		Chandler Cuthrell shooting foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul)
8:18		Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:18	+1	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-22
8:11		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
8:09		Deangelo Elisee offensive rebound
8:01	+2	Deangelo Elisee makes two point layup	23-22
7:47		Trey Lewis personal foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47	+1	Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-23
7:47	+1	Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-24
7:15	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point jump shot	25-24
7:02		Dominick Stewart misses two point jump shot
7:00		Trey Lewis defensive rebound
6:41	+3	Trey Lewis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	28-24
6:17		Dominick Stewart turnover (Quinton Morton-Robertson steals)
6:05		Trey Lewis misses three point jump shot
6:03		Dominick Stewart defensive rebound
5:56		Trey Lewis personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
5:56	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-25
5:56	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-26
5:49		Zach Hicks personal foul (Corey Hadnot II draws the foul)
5:49	+1	Corey Hadnot II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-26
5:49	+1	Corey Hadnot II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-26
5:35		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (traveling)
5:32		Corey Hadnot II turnover (D'Marco Dunn steals)
5:19		D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup
5:17		Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound
5:11	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup	30-28
5:05		Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-28
5:05		Jalen Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:05		Deangelo Elisee offensive rebound
4:51		Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Chandler Cuthrell's two point layup
4:49		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
4:35		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-29
4:35		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:35		Deangelo Elisee defensive rebound
4:13	+3	Corey Hadnot II makes three point jump shot (Quinton Morton-Robertson assists)	34-29
4:09		TV timeout
4:09		Chandler Cuthrell personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-30
4:09		Puff Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:09		Eric Mulder defensive rebound
3:42		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
3:40		Eric Mulder offensive rebound
3:34	+2	Eric Mulder makes two point dunk	36-30
3:17	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup (Zach Hicks assists)	36-32
3:17		Eric Mulder shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
3:17	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-33
3:11	+3	Jalen Jackson makes three point jump shot (Corey Hadnot II assists)	39-33
2:57	+2	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup (Zach Hicks assists)	39-35
2:34		D'Marco Dunn personal foul (Quinton Morton-Robertson draws the foul)
2:34	+1	Quinton Morton-Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-35
2:34	+1	Quinton Morton-Robertson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-35
2:20		Eric Mulder shooting foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul)
2:20		Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:20		Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:20		Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound
2:14		Yanic Konan Niederhauser turnover (Jalen Jackson steals)
2:07	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point dunk	43-35
1:59		Deangelo Elisee shooting foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-36
1:59		Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:59		Mastodons defensive rebound
1:57		Puff Johnson personal foul (Corey Hadnot II draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Corey Hadnot II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-36
1:57		Corey Hadnot II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:57		Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
1:49		Deangelo Elisee blocks D'Marco Dunn's two point layup
1:47		Jalen Jackson defensive rebound
1:47		Jalen Jackson turnover (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
1:47		D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot
1:45		Deangelo Elisee defensive rebound
1:45	+3	Quinton Morton-Robertson makes three point jump shot (Corey Hadnot II assists)	47-36
1:45		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
1:14	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	47-39
0:35		Chandler Cuthrell misses two point layup
0:33		Chandler Cuthrell offensive rebound
0:23		Chandler Cuthrell misses two point layup
0:21		Mastodons offensive rebound
0:06		Chandler Cuthrell misses three point jump shot
0:06		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
0:06		Deangelo Elisee shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-40
0:06	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-41
0:01		Quinton Morton-Robertson misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PFW
Mastodons
42
PSU
Nittany Lions
61

Time		Play	Score
19:53		Quinton Morton-Robertson turnover (Zach Hicks steals)
19:40	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Puff Johnson assists)	47-44
19:09		Maximus Nelson turnover (Yanic Konan Niederhauser steals)
19:01	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot	47-47
18:33		Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
18:31		Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
18:26		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (Eric Mulder steals)
18:26		Quinton Morton-Robertson turnover (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
18:26		Quinton Morton-Robertson personal foul
18:15	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Puff Johnson assists)	47-50
18:10		Rasheed Bello shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
18:10	+1	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-51
17:56	+2	Eric Mulder makes two point layup (Quinton Morton-Robertson assists)	49-51
17:49	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup	49-53
17:49		Quinton Morton-Robertson shooting foul (Freddie Dilione V draws the foul)
17:49	+1	Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-54
17:32	+3	Corey Hadnot II makes three point jump shot (Quinton Morton-Robertson assists)	52-54
17:23		Quinton Morton-Robertson shooting foul (Freddie Dilione V draws the foul)
17:23	+1	Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-55
17:23	+1	Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-56
17:14		Freddie Dilione V personal foul
17:07		Zach Hicks shooting foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
17:07	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-56
17:07	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-56
16:50		Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
16:48		Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound
16:42		Zach Hicks misses two point layup
16:40		Eric Mulder defensive rebound
16:28		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
16:26		Eric Mulder offensive rebound
16:19	+2	Eric Mulder makes two point layup	56-56
16:14	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	56-59
15:50		Maximus Nelson misses three point jump shot
15:48		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
15:48		TV timeout
15:38	+2	Kachi Nzeh makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	56-61
15:22		Zach Hicks blocks Jalen Jackson's two point layup
15:20		Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound
15:10		Freddie Dilione V turnover (Corey Hadnot II steals)
14:56	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point layup	58-61
14:33		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (Eric Mulder steals)
14:25	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point jump shot	60-61
14:06		Freddie Dilione V misses two point layup
14:04		Eric Mulder defensive rebound
13:57	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point layup	62-61
13:46		Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup
13:44		Chris Morgan defensive rebound
13:37		Mastodons 30 second timeout
13:37		TV timeout
13:30		Deangelo Elisee offensive foul
13:30		Deangelo Elisee turnover (offensive foul)
13:05	+3	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists)	62-64
12:35		Rasheed Bello misses two point layup
12:33		Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound
12:26		Corey Hadnot II personal foul
12:13	+2	Kachi Nzeh makes two point layup (Puff Johnson assists)	62-66
12:13		Eric Mulder shooting foul (Kachi Nzeh draws the foul)
12:13		Kachi Nzeh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:13		Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound
12:11	+3	D'Marco Dunn makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	62-69
11:54		Rasheed Bello misses two point layup
11:52		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
11:47		D'Marco Dunn turnover (out of bounds)
11:47		TV timeout
11:35		Zach Hicks shooting foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
11:35	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-69
11:35	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
11:24		D'Marco Dunn turnover (Corey Hadnot II steals)
11:18		Nick Kern Jr. blocks Corey Hadnot II's two point layup
11:16		Chandler Cuthrell offensive rebound
11:03	+2	Rasheed Bello makes two point layup	66-69
10:57	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	66-72
10:34		Corey Hadnot II misses three point jump shot
10:32		D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound
10:19	+2	Kachi Nzeh makes two point dunk (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	66-74
9:59	+3	Maximus Nelson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	69-74
9:46	+2	Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup	69-76
9:23		Rasheed Bello misses two point layup
9:21		Zach Hicks defensive rebound
9:16	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point dunk (D'Marco Dunn assists)	69-78
8:59		Mastodons 30 second timeout
8:45		Corey Hadnot II misses three point jump shot
8:26		Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Eric Mulder's two point layup
8:26		Eric Mulder offensive rebound
8:26		Mastodons turnover (shot clock violation)
8:26	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Yanic Konan Niederhauser assists)	69-81
8:02		Quinton Morton-Robertson misses three point jump shot
8:00		Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	69-83
7:32		Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
7:30		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
7:20		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
7:18		Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound
7:09		TV timeout
6:57	+3	Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	69-86
6:34	+3	Corey Hadnot II makes three point jump shot (Rasheed Bello assists)	72-86
6:13		Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
6:11		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
6:00		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (Corey Hadnot II steals)
5:51		Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
5:49		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
5:38		Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
5:36		Rasheed Bello defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Rasheed Bello makes two point layup	74-86
5:26		Yanic Konan Niederhauser shooting foul (Rasheed Bello draws the foul)
5:26		Rasheed Bello misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:26		Deangelo Elisee offensive rebound
5:26		Kachi Nzeh personal foul
5:18		Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul
5:11		Rasheed Bello turnover (Nick Kern Jr. steals)
5:07	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point dunk	74-88
4:51		Puff Johnson blocks Rasheed Bello's two point layup
4:49		Puff Johnson defensive rebound
4:40		Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (Corey Hadnot II steals)
4:29	+3	Quinton Morton-Robertson makes three point jump shot (Corey Hadnot II assists)	77-88
4:13	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	77-90
4:11		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
4:11		TV timeout
3:48	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point layup (Quinton Morton-Robertson assists)	79-90
3:23		Eric Mulder personal foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
3:23	+1	Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-91
3:23	+1	Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-92
3:13		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
3:11		Eric Mulder offensive rebound
3:07	+3	Rasheed Bello makes three point jump shot (Eric Mulder assists)	82-92
2:46		Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
2:44		Nick Kern Jr. offensive rebound
2:33	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point dunk (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	82-94
2:12		Maximus Nelson misses three point jump shot
2:10		Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound
1:46		Eric Mulder blocks Zach Hicks's two point jump shot
1:44		Maximus Nelson defensive rebound
1:31	+3	Maximus Nelson makes three point jump shot (Rasheed Bello assists)	85-94
1:27		Mastodons 60 second timeout
1:22	+2	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	85-96
1:12		Rasheed Bello misses three point jump shot
1:10		Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)	85-98
0:33		Quinton Morton-Robertson turnover (Nick Kern Jr. steals)
0:23	+2	Nick Kern Jr. makes two point dunk	85-100
0:23		Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-100
0:23	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-100
0:15	+2	Puff Johnson makes two point dunk (Nick Kern Jr. assists)	87-102
0:06		Nick Kern Jr. personal foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-102
0:06	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-102
0:00		End of period

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Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2