Ace Baldwin Jr., Yanic Konan Niederhauser lead Penn State over Rutgers 80-72 to snap 4-game skid
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) Ace Baldwin Jr. had 22 points, Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 18 and Penn State snapped a four-game losing streak with an 80-72 victory over Rutgers on Monday night.
Baldwin made 6 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers and 7 of 9 free throws for the Nittany Lions (13-6, 3-5 Big Ten Conference). He added eight assists and five steals. Niederhauser sank 7 of 8 shots and grabbed six rebounds.
Nick Kern had 16 points and six rebounds for Penn State and Fred Dilone V scored 12 with four assists.
Freshman Ace Bailey scored 30 on 13-for-15 shooting with four 3-pointers to lead the Scarlet Knights (10-9, 3-5). Lathan Sommerville added 12 points and six rebounds.
Baldwin had 10 points and Dilone scored nine to help Penn State take a 37-35 lead into halftime. Sommerville had four points in a 6-0 run to begin the game for the Scarlet Knights. The Nittany Lions grabbed their first lead at 21-20 on a three-point play by Baldwin and his 3-pointer was the final basket of the half.
Rutgers grabbed its first lead of the second half at 44-43 on a layup by Bailey with 16:12 left to play. Kern had four points, Baldwin buried a 3-pointer and Niederhauser had the final two baskets in an 11-0 run that gave Penn State a 61-53 lead with 6:17 remaining.
Sommerville made two free throws to get Rutgers within 69-67 with 1:52 to go. Niederhauser made a free throw, and Kern had a layup after Rutgers' Dylan Harper missed a 3-pointer with a chance to tie, preserving the victory.
UP NEXT
Penn State: The Nittany Lions travel to play Iowa on Friday.
Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights will host No. 8 Michigan State on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Ace Bailey vs. Yanic Konan Niederhauser (Scarlet Knights gains possession) | Â | |
19:44 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Lathan Sommerville draws the foul) | Â | |
19:44 | +1 | Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
19:44 | +1 | Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 | |
19:30 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Harper steals) | Â | |
19:24 | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point dunk | 4-0 | |
18:50 | Â | Nittany Lions turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
18:34 | +2 | Lathan Sommerville makes two point layup (Tyson Acuff assists) | 6-0 | |
18:24 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Tyson Acuff defensive rebound | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Lathan Sommerville misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound | Â | |
17:46 | Â | Ace Bailey personal foul | Â | |
17:36 | +2 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup (Zach Hicks assists) | 6-2 | |
17:18 | Â | Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Dylan Grant offensive rebound | Â | |
17:14 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul | Â | |
17:11 | +3 | Dylan Harper makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists) | 9-2 | |
16:56 | +3 | Freddie Dilione V makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 9-5 | |
16:44 | Â | Tyson Acuff offensive foul | Â | |
16:44 | Â | Tyson Acuff turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Acuff steals) | Â | |
16:30 | +2 | Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup (Tyson Acuff assists) | 11-5 | |
16:21 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses two point layup | Â | |
16:19 | Â | Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound | Â | |
16:00 | Â | Lathan Sommerville turnover (traveling) | Â | |
16:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:45 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Harper steals) | Â | |
15:36 | Â | Ace Bailey turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
15:16 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup | Â | |
15:14 | Â | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | Â | |
15:12 | +3 | Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 11-8 | |
14:52 | Â | Dylan Harper turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â | |
14:41 | Â | Jeremiah Williams personal foul | Â | |
14:22 | Â | Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Emmanuel Ogbole defensive rebound | Â | |
14:08 | Â | Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
13:55 | Â | Emmanuel Ogbole defensive rebound | Â | |
13:47 | +2 | Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup (Emmanuel Ogbole assists) | 13-8 | |
13:37 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Dylan Harper defensive rebound | Â | |
13:30 | Â | Jeremiah Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:28 | Â | D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
13:06 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:04 | Â | Zach Martini defensive rebound | Â | |
12:43 | Â | Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound | Â | |
12:28 | +3 | Freddie Dilione V makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists) | 13-11 | |
12:07 | +3 | Zach Martini makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists) | 16-11 | |
11:45 | +2 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point layup (Freddie Dilione V assists) | 16-13 | |
11:21 | Â | Jeremiah Williams turnover (bad pass) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â | |
11:12 | +3 | Freddie Dilione V makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 16-16 | |
11:12 | Â | Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout | Â | |
11:12 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:52 | Â | Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:50 | Â | Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound | Â | |
10:50 | Â | Lathan Sommerville personal foul | Â | |
10:21 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jamichael Davis steals) | Â | |
10:02 | +2 | Lathan Sommerville makes two point jump shot | 18-16 | |
9:39 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
9:37 | Â | Scarlet Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
9:26 | Â | Jahvin Carter personal foul | Â | |
9:24 | Â | Jamichael Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Jamichael Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
9:05 | +2 | Jordan Derkack makes two point layup | 20-16 | |
8:49 | +2 | D'Marco Dunn makes two point layup | 20-18 | |
8:45 | Â | Lathan Sommerville turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â | |
8:45 | +2 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup | 20-20 | |
8:45 | Â | Lathan Sommerville shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
8:45 | +1 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-21 | |
8:30 | +2 | Ace Bailey makes two point layup (Jamichael Davis assists) | 22-21 | |
8:12 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:10 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
8:03 | +3 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists) | 22-24 | |
7:41 | +2 | Ace Bailey makes two point layup | 24-24 | |
7:20 | Â | Jamichael Davis personal foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
7:20 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Emmanuel Ogbole blocks Zach Hicks's two point layup | Â | |
7:14 | Â | Dylan Harper defensive rebound | Â | |
7:03 | +3 | Dylan Grant makes three point jump shot | 27-24 | |
6:49 | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 27-26 | |
6:28 | Â | Jamichael Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:26 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
6:07 | +3 | Nick Kern Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zach Hicks assists) | 27-29 | |
5:48 | Â | Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:46 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound | Â | |
5:32 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:30 | Â | Emmanuel Ogbole defensive rebound | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Dylan Harper turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Freddie Dilione V misses two point layup | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Ace Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Jeremiah Williams turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
4:31 | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Dylan Grant defensive rebound | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul) | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Dylan Harper misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Dylan Harper misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Dylan Harper personal foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul) | Â | |
3:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:54 | +1 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-30 | |
3:54 | +1 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-31 | |
3:38 | +3 | Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot | 30-31 | |
3:23 | Â | Emmanuel Ogbole personal foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul) | Â | |
3:23 | +1 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-32 | |
3:23 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Ace Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
3:02 | +3 | Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot | 33-32 | |
2:48 | Â | Emmanuel Ogbole blocks Ace Baldwin Jr.'s three point jump shot | Â | |
2:46 | Â | Ace Bailey defensive rebound | Â | |
2:38 | Â | Zach Martini misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:36 | Â | Jeremiah Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
2:27 | Â | Zach Martini turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â | |
2:18 | +2 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup | 33-34 | |
2:09 | Â | Jeremiah Williams offensive foul | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Jeremiah Williams turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:55 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Ogbole steals) | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Emmanuel Ogbole's two point layup | Â | |
1:47 | Â | Jordan Derkack offensive rebound | Â | |
1:34 | +2 | Jordan Derkack makes two point layup | 35-34 | |
1:27 | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Emmanuel Ogbole defensive rebound | Â | |
1:20 | Â | Freddie Dilione V personal foul | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Jordan Derkack turnover (bad pass) (Freddie Dilione V steals) | Â | |
0:58 | +3 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Freddie Dilione V assists) | 35-37 | |
0:30 | Â | Emmanuel Ogbole turnover (traveling) | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Zach Hicks turnover (traveling) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |