National Basketball Association
Penn St. 86, Minnesota 77
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Tom Eades, # Donnie Eppley
Attendance:
5892
By The Sports Xchange
Sophomore forward Payton Banks scored a career-high 24 points, helping Penn State storm back to beat Minnesota 86-77 Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa.
Sophomore guard Shep Garner added 20 points for Penn State (10-6, 1-2 Big Ten Conference). Senior forward Brandon Taylor had 18 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Senior forward Joey King scored 22 points to lead Minnesota (6-9, 0-3). Sophomore guard Nate Mason had 19 points, and senior guard Carlos Morris finished with 15.
The teams traded leads over the first seven minutes until King made a 3-pointer to put Minnesota up 13-12. The Gophers took a 19-14 lead on a 3-pointer by junior forward Charles Buggs and carried a 36-32 advantage into the break.
Minnesota extended its lead to eight points early in the second half before Penn State mounted a 10-0 run to take a 53-51 lead on two free throws by Taylor.
The Gophers quickly regained the lead and staged a 7-0 run to go up 71-63, but the Nittany Lions responded with a 16-0 run. Penn State took a 72-71 lead on a 3-pointer by Garner and went up 79-71 on two Garner free throws.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Penn St. |
|
Joey King 22 |
Scoring |
Payton Banks 24 |
|
Nate Mason 3 |
Assists |
Shep Garner 6 |
|
Jordan Murphy 7 |
Rebounds |
Brandon Taylor 6 |
|
Joey King 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Payton Banks 6 |
|
Nate Mason 2 |
Steals |
Payton Banks 3 |
|
Bakary Konate 1 |
Blocks |
Donovon Jack 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
77 |
52.1 |
11-20 |
16-21 |
11 |
23 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
| Penn St.
|
86 |
50.9 |
7-21 |
23-31 |
15 |
25 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
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