National Basketball Association
Penn St. 92, Mount St. Mary's 82
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 22, 2013
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Chuck Bullock, # Bill Eck, # Jim Schippers
Attendance:
8284
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Penn State 92, Mount St. Mary's 82: Tim Frazier recorded 15 points, six assists and five rebounds as the Nittany Lions came from behind to down the visiting Mountaineers.
John Johnson led the way with 20 points off the bench in his first game for Penn State (9-4) since transferring from Pittsburgh. D.J. Newbill added 18 points and six rebounds and Ross Travis chipped in with 14 points and six boards for the Nittany Lions, who shot 53.2 percent from the floor.
Julian Norfleet led the way with 22 points and seven assists while Sam Prescott netted 18 for Mount St. Mary's (3-8), which turned the ball over 16 times. Rashad Whack scored 16 points and Byron Ashe added 14 while Gregory Graves registered a game-high eight rebounds.
Norfleet and Ashe each scored 11 points in the first half as Mount St. Mary's drilled nine 3-pointers in the opening 20 minutes to take a 46-37 advantage into the break. Penn State began the second stanza with a 13-5 burst that trimmed the deficit to one before Norfleet responded with a triple to stretch the Mountaineers' lead back to 59-54.
Johnson gave Penn State its first lead of the second half at 69-67 before Norfleet leveled matters at 80-80 with just under four minutes remaining. Frazier took over down the stretch as the Nittany Lions closed out the game on a 12-2 run to secure the victory.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Penn State F Brandon Taylor scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds as the Nittany Lions won the battle of the boards 34-29. … Penn State improved to 8-0 all-time against Mount St. Mary's. … Whack has made at least one 3-pointer in 24 consecutive games for the Mountaineers.
Top Game Performances
| Mount St. Mary's |
|
Penn St. |
|
Julian Norfleet 22 |
Scoring |
John Johnson 20 |
|
Julian Norfleet 7 |
Assists |
Tim Frazier 6 |
|
Gregory Graves 8 |
Rebounds |
D.J. Newbill 6 |
|
Rashad Whack 6 |
Free Throws Made |
D.J. Newbill 8 |
|
Rashad Whack 3 |
Steals |
Ross Travis 2 |
|
Rashad Whack 1 |
Blocks |
Jordan Dickerson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mount St. Mary's
|
82 |
51.9 |
12-26 |
14-22 |
11 |
26 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
| Penn St.
|
92 |
53.2 |
2-11 |
24-30 |
11 |
32 |
4 |
6 |
10 |