UNIVERSITY PARK — True freshman Kayden Mingo scored six of his 21 factors inside the ultimate two minutes to assist Penn State draw back and beat Campbell 87-76 on Tuesday night time.
Freddie Dilione V added 17 factors for Penn State, which is 8-1 for the second-straight 12 months. Josh Reed and Ivan Juric scored 16 factors apiece.
The Nittany Lions had its largest lead, 68-54, with 11:17 remaining within the sport. The Camels adopted with a 15-6 surge to chop the deficit to 74-69 with 3:13 to play. Jeremiah Johnson and DJ Smith every made two from lengthy vary through the stretch.
Mingo answered with a layup with 1:36 left after which shot 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. The Nittany Lions shot 52% total (30 of 58) and 88% (22 of 25) from the road.
Penn State closed the primary half on a 16-6 run for a 46-39 lead on the break. Mingo scored 15 first-half factors and Dilione completed with 13.
The Fighting Camels continued to battle down the stretch, slicing the lead as little as 5 factors on a pair of events. A reply from lengthy vary by Reed quickly stymied Campbell’s success, and Tunca was in a position so as to add a pair of factors on the line moments later.
Fortunately for PSU, Mingo was in a position to tack on a driving layup on the 1:36 mark, and a pair of free throws from Dilione V successfully iced the sport at 83-74 with simply over a minute remaining. Penn State’s protection was in a position to maintain on over the ultimate 60 seconds to come back away with the
Smith completed with 19 factors and Dovydas Butka added 15 for the Fighting Camels. (3-5).
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CAMPBELL (3-5): Dov.Butka 6-8 3-7 15, Newton 3-4 1-1 7, Gregory 1-7 0-0 2, Johnson 3-10 4-4 12, Smith 7-19 0-0 19, Cook 2-4 1-2 5, Fields 5-9 1-5 11, Kalambay 2-3 0-0 5, Bidwell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 10-19 76.
PENN STATE (8-1): Juric 5-7 5-6 16, Reed 5-6 4-4 16, Mingo 8-15 5-5 21, Stewart 1-6 0-1 3, Tunca 1-5 2-2 4, Dilione 6-8 4-5 17, Ciani 1-5 2-2 4, Mirtic 3-4 0-0 6, Rice 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 22-25 87.
Halftime–Penn State 46-39. 3-Point Goals–Campbell 8-23 (Smith 5-11, Johnson 2-5, Kalambay 1-2, Cook 0-2, Gregory 0-3), Penn State 5-13 (Reed 2-3, Dilione 1-1, Juric 1-3, Stewart 1-3, Mingo 0-1, Rice 0-1, Tunca 0-1). Rebounds–Campbell 34 (Dov.Butka 9), Penn State 26 (Tunca, Dilione 4). Assists–Campbell 13 (Dov.Butka 4), Penn State 15 (Stewart 5). Total Fouls–Campbell 19, Penn State 15.