University Park, Pennsylvania – Jalen Pickett When Andrew Funk He scored 46 points on a combined 61% shooting percentage to lead Penn State men’s basketball to an 83-79 victory over Iowa in Sunday night’s Big Ten game at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The Nittany Lions went on a five-game winning streak to go 11-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten. Penn State led in double digits for most of the game, with Iowa making a late run to get within two on a Chris Murray layup in 16 seconds. The Hawkeyes had one last chance to tie or take the lead after Penn State missed his throw on his 1-1 front in his end, but Seth Randy He played the game defensively and stole a base in the final seconds. The seniors then hit both free throws on the other side to secure the win.
Pickett continued to post offensive numbers with 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists. He shot 10-of-16 from the floor and had perfect 6-of-6 shots from the foul line. Funk completed 5 of 8 attempts from across the arc and scored 20 points. Camren Winter scored 14 points and Randy tallied 10 to give Penn State four players in double figures.
how it happened
- Penn State aggressively locked in while taking 44-26 throughout the first half. Funk made his six shots in the first, including his four from long range, and at the break he scored 16 points. Pickett was right behind him on 14 points, with Winter going 3-for-3 from the field with seven points.
- The Lions closed out the first half with an 8–0 run with the final 2:13 of play. Funk scored his first five points on a 3-pointer and a layup. Miles Dredd After Winter found him open in the front corner of the Iowa bench, he hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
- Penn State is leading in double digits with 4:26 left in the game following Winter’s layup that put the Lions up 76-64.
- Funk continued to control Penn State with free throws to put the team up 79-72 with 1:40 remaining. The Lions went 16-for-14 from the line that night.
- Iowa did not get off lightly. Conor McCaffrey found Tony Perkins to open his 3-pointer and make it his 4-point game in 1:27. The Hawkeyes then stopped defensively and grabbed their own rebound from his missed 3-pointer before being counted out on a layup by Murray on the other side. With 53 seconds remaining, the two-point difference was 79 to 77.
- Pickett grabbed the foul line and hit two free throws to make it 81-77 with 30 seconds remaining. Murray made a layup on the other side to set up a final sequence that was capped off with a steal and free throw from Randy.
game notes
- Penn State’s 11-3 record is the best through 14 games since the 2019-20 team started 12-2.
- The team’s five-game winning streak is the program’s longest streak since the 2019-20 team’s eight-game winning streak.
- The Nittany Lions finished the game with a 54.5% field goal percentage (30-55), a 47.4% 3-point shooting percentage (9-19) and an 87.5% free throw line percentage (14-16). Penn State saw him shoot 63.0% (17-27) in the first half.
- The Nittany Lions held a 36-32 lead in points in the paint.
- Jalen Pickett 26 points is his most in a Penn State uniform.
- Jalen Pickett He had 20+ points, 5+ rebounds and 5+ assists in his fifth game this season.
- Andrew Funk Scored his fourth 20-point game of the season.
- Camren Winter While it was his seventh double-digit finish of the season, Randy posted a team-best 12th double-digit finish.
- Miles Dredd The win earned him seven points, but he only needs two points to reach 1,000 in his career.
from the source
head coach Micah Shrewsbury
Jalen Pickett When Andrew Funk
next
- Penn State leaves for its midweek conference matchup in Michigan Wednesday night at 7 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
Penn State’s 2022-23 men’s basketball season is presented by Highmark Health.
