National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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