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Ace Baldwin Jr., Zach Hicks both score 19 as Penn State breezes to 86-64 victory over Virginia Tech
BALTIMORE (AP) Ace Baldwin Jr. and Zach Hicks scored 19 points apiece and Penn State rolled to an 86-64 victory over Virginia Tech at the Hall of Fame Series on Friday night.
Baldwin added 10 assists for his first double-double of the season for the Nittany Lions (4-0). He made 5 of 11 shots from the floor and nine of his 10 free throws. Hicks hit five 3-pointers and added five rebounds and three steals.
Nick Kern came off the bench to score 16 for Penn State. He made 6 of 7 shots and 4 of 6 free throws. Fred Dilione V scored 11.
Mylyjael Poteat led the Hokies (3-1) with 15 points.
Hicks made three 3-pointers and scored 12 while Kern added 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting to lead Penn State to a 37-29 advantage at halftime. Poteat had 11 points at the break for the Hokies.
Kern hit a jumper with 7:47 remaining to give Penn State a 72-52 lead. The Nittany Lions had the lead for all but 32 seconds when the game was tied.
The Nittany Lions shot 51% from the floor, made 8 of 22 from beyond the arc (36.4%) and 22 of 30 at the foul line.
Virginia Tech shot 44.4%, hit 5 of 18 from distance and 19 of 26 at the foul line.
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Penn State returns home to host Purdue-Fort Wayne on Wednesday.
Virginia Tech will also head back home to play Jacksonville on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:59 |  | (Hokies gains possession) | ||
| 19:43 | | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:41 |  | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | ||
| 19:30 | | +3 | Freddie Dilione V makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | | Toibu Lawal turnover (Zach Hicks steals) | ||
| 18:57 | | Toibu Lawal personal foul | ||
| 18:39 | | Yanic Konan Niederhauser turnover (Toibu Lawal steals) | ||
| 18:31 | | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:29 | | Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound | ||
| 18:11 | | +2 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point jump shot | 5-0 |
| 18:00 | | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:58 | | Puff Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:46 | | Puff Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 17:44 | | Toibu Lawal defensive rebound | ||
| 17:29 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 5-2 |
| 17:18 | | +2 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point jump shot | 7-2 |
| 16:59 | | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:57 | | Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound | ||
| 16:43 | | Zach Hicks turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 16:32 | | Freddie Dilione V personal foul | ||
| 16:18 | | Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:16 | | Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound | ||
| 16:07 | | +3 | Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 10-2 |
| 15:45 | | Patrick Wessler turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:45 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:24 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 15:17 | | Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:04 | | +3 | Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists) | 13-2 |
| 14:36 | | Ben Hammond turnover (Zach Hicks steals) | ||
| 14:33 | | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (Ben Hammond steals) | ||
| 14:33 | | Tyler Johnson turnover (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | ||
| 14:33 | | Ben Burnham personal foul | ||
| 14:33 | | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 15-2 |
| 14:30 | | Ben Hammond shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 14:30 | | Nick Kern Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 14:30 | | Hokies defensive rebound | ||
| 14:18 | | +3 | Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 15-5 |
| 14:01 | | D'Marco Dunn turnover (traveling) | ||
| 13:41 | | +2 | Tyler Johnson makes two point layup (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 15-7 |
| 13:22 | | Ben Hammond personal foul | ||
| 13:13 | | Puff Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:13 | | Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive rebound | ||
| 13:11 | | Tyler Johnson personal foul | ||
| 13:11 | | Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:09 | | Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound | ||
| 12:54 | | Puff Johnson personal foul | ||
| 12:50 | | Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 12:50 | | Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 12:50 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-8 |
| 12:37 | | Yanic Konan Niederhauser turnover (Jaden Schutt steals) | ||
| 12:30 | | Puff Johnson blocks Jaydon Young's two point layup | ||
| 12:28 | | Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound | ||
| 12:28 | | Brandon Rechsteiner personal foul | ||
| 12:10 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:08 | | Toibu Lawal defensive rebound | ||
| 12:00 | | Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:58 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:51 | | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 17-8 |
| 11:30 | | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Yanic Konan Niederhauser assists) | 19-8 |
| 11:22 | | Hokies 30 second timeout | ||
| 11:22 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:00 | | Yanic Konan Niederhauser personal foul | ||
| 11:00 | | Puff Johnson personal foul | ||
| 10:52 | | Toibu Lawal offensive foul | ||
| 10:52 | | Toibu Lawal turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | +3 | Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 22-8 |
| 10:24 | | Mylyjael Poteat turnover (Freddie Dilione V steals) | ||
| 10:08 | | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot | 22-10 |
| 9:27 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | Ben Hammond misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:27 | | D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Patrick Wessler blocks Ace Baldwin Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 9:15 | | Patrick Wessler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | +1 | Patrick Wessler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-11 |
| 9:12 | | +1 | Patrick Wessler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-12 |
| 8:59 | | Jaydon Young shooting foul (Yanic Konan Niederhauser draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:59 | | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:59 | | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Jahvin Carter steals) | ||
| 8:22 | | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Ben Burnham offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Yanic Konan Niederhauser shooting foul (Ben Burnham draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:51 | | +1 | Ben Burnham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-13 |
| 7:51 | | +1 | Ben Burnham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-14 |
| 7:38 | | Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +3 | Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 22-17 |
| 6:49 | | Tyler Johnson personal foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:49 | | +1 | Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-17 |
| 6:49 | | +1 | Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-17 |
| 6:33 | | Ben Burnham turnover (Dominick Stewart steals) | ||
| 6:11 | | Ben Burnham shooting foul (Freddie Dilione V draws the foul) | ||
| 6:11 | | +1 | Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-17 |
| 6:11 | | Freddie Dilione V misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:11 | | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Jaden Schutt assists) | 25-19 |
| 5:36 | | Dominick Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Ben Burnham assists) | 25-22 |
| 5:10 | | Jaden Schutt personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | +1 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-22 |
| 5:10 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:10 | | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Ben Burnham personal foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul) | ||
| 4:45 | | Zach Hicks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:45 | | +1 | Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-22 |
| 4:27 | | Mylyjael Poteat offensive foul | ||
| 4:27 | | Mylyjael Poteat turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:27 | | Mike Young technical foul | ||
| 4:27 | | +1 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 28-22 |
| 4:27 | | +1 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 29-22 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Zach Hicks makes two point jump shot | 31-22 |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 31-24 |
| 3:20 | | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Hokies defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:05 | | Kachi Nzeh personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 3:05 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-25 |
| 3:05 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-26 |
| 2:49 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Jaden Schutt turnover (Zach Hicks steals) | ||
| 2:22 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup | 33-26 |
| 1:32 | | Kachi Nzeh shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 1:32 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-27 |
| 1:32 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-28 |
| 1:14 | | +2 | Kachi Nzeh makes two point layup (Nick Kern Jr. assists) | 35-28 |
| 0:53 | | Jaden Schutt turnover (Freddie Dilione V steals) | ||
| 0:46 | | Freddie Dilione V misses two point layup | ||
| 0:44 | | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup | ||
| 0:36 | | Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Kachi Nzeh misses two point layup | ||
| 0:08 | | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:08 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. technical foul | ||
| 0:08 | | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:08 | | +1 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 35-29 |
| 0:08 | | Brandon Rechsteiner misses technical free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:06 | | Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul (Freddie Dilione V draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | +1 | Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-29 |
| 0:06 | | +1 | Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-29 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |