National Basketball Association
Duquesne 78, Penn St. 52
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 20, 2015
Where: CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# DJ Cartensen, # Brian Dorsey, # Edwin Young
Attendance:
3520
By The Sports Xchange
Guard Derrick Colter equaled his career-high with 26 points to lead Duquesne to a 78-52 victory over Penn State on Friday night in Pittsburgh.
Colter made 6 of 9 shots from 3-point range and the Dukes (3-0) were 17 of 34 from behind the arc.
Duquesne came out in the second half and increased an 11-point halftime lead to 65-37. Guard Micah Mason finished with 14 points and seven assists and guard Jeremiah Jones scored 11 points.
Forward Brandon Taylor led Penn State (2-1) with 14 points. Forward Payton Banks had 12 points and a team-leading six rebounds. Guard Shep Garner also had 12 points for the Nittany Lions.
Penn State shot just 29.7 percent from the field (19 of 64), 23.8 percent on 3-pointers (5 of 21) and 52.9 percent from the free throw line (9 of 17).
Top Game Performances
| Penn St. |
|
Duquesne |
|
Brandon Taylor 14 |
Scoring |
Derrick Colter 26 |
|
Brandon Taylor 2 |
Assists |
Micah Mason 7 |
|
Payton Banks 6 |
Rebounds |
Nayke Sanders 10 |
|
Payton Banks 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Eric James 3 |
|
Shep Garner 4 |
Steals |
Jeremiah Jones 1 |
|
Josh Reaves 2 |
Blocks |
Darius Lewis 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Penn St.
|
52 |
29.7 |
5-21 |
9-17 |
6 |
34 |
3 |
6 |
14 |
| Duquesne
|
78 |
50.0 |
17-34 |
7-13 |
20 |
35 |
9 |
3 |
18 |
