National Basketball Association
Penn St. 93, Winthrop 68
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 7, 2022
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Josh White, # Tony Meeks, # Paul Szac
Attendance:
6572
By Field Level Media
Jalen Pickett scored 23 points and Andrew Funk made six 3-pointers en route to 22 points Monday as Penn State rolled over visiting Winthrop 93-68 in University Park, Pa.
In the season opener for both teams, the Nittany Lions shot well from the field (55.0 percent) and the 3-point line (47.4 percent) in a sizzling performance. They set a school record with 18 made 3-pointers and finished with 24 assists on 33 baskets overall.
Myles Dread chipped in 12 points on 4-of-6 3-point shooting for Penn State, while Seth Lundy contributed 10 points.
Kelton Talford led Winthrop with 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting, while Toneari Lane made five 3-pointers as part of a 17-point performance.
Pickett scored 15 first-half points as the Nittany Lions led 44-32 at intermission. Penn State had 15 assists on 17 buckets in the opening 20 minutes and shot a crisp 9 of 21 from outside the arc.
The hosts led 24-21 with just under eight minutes left in the first half when Pickett created some separation on the scoreboard with a layup and a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions. Evan Mahaffey converted a layup on the next trip to give Penn State its first double-digit lead of the game, 31-21.
Winthrop scored the next four points, but the Nittany Lions responded with 11 straight points of their own. Funk capped that surge with consecutive 3-pointers to push the advantage to 42-25 with about three minutes to play in the half.
Penn State opened the second half by scoring 13 of the first 15 points as its lead stretched to 57-34 on Lundy's 3-pointer with 16:42 remaining.
The closest Winthrop got down the stretch was 69-56 with under nine minutes to go. However, the Nittany Lions responded with a 12-2 run -- including six points from Pickett -- and cruised from there.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Winthrop |
|
Penn St. |
|
Kelton Talford 18 |
Scoring |
Jalen Pickett 23 |
|
Cory Hightower 6 |
Assists |
Jalen Pickett 5 |
|
Kelton Talford 7 |
Rebounds |
Caleb Dorsey 6 |
|
Cory Hightower 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Seth Lundy 4 |
|
Howard Fleming Jr. 2 |
Steals |
Camren Wynter 3 |
|
Chase Claxton 1 |
Blocks |
Jalen Pickett 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Winthrop
|
68 |
44.9 |
11-25 |
13-14 |
12 |
23 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
| Penn St.
|
93 |
55.0 |
18-38 |
9-13 |
24 |
30 |
5 |
8 |
11 |