Oral Roberts 48
Penn St. 86
Friday, November 24, 2017 03:00 PM
(ET)
Penn State turns defense, routs Oral Roberts
The Sports Xchange
Nov 24, 2017
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State continued its hot start to the season by routing Oral Roberts 86-48 on Friday.
Four Nittany Lions finished in double figures with Nazeer Bostick and Jamari Wheeler leading the way with 14 points apiece.
Tony Carr added 13 points and Josh Reaves scored all 10 of his in the first half for Penn State (6-1).
Emmanuel Nzekwesi scored 11 points to lead the Golden Eagles (1-5) and Jontray Harris added nine.
The Nittany Lions made it tough for the Golden Eagles to get open looks at the net. Penn State forced 18 turnovers, notched 14 steals and held Oral Roberts to just 19-for-57 shooting.
Meanwhile, Penn State never trailed and the outcome was never in doubt after Carr drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to start the scoring.
It turned into a 28-9 run over the first 12 minutes and Penn State led 38-19 at halftime.
Another quick start in the second half helped Penn State coach Patrick Chambers get a look at some of his reserves. Every Nittany Lion played in the game after Penn State used a 23-9 run over the first 8:55 of the second.
The Nittany Lions ended up shooting 56.1 percent from the floor, including 9-of-20 from beyond the arc.
Penn State will see its schedule difficulty tick up with games against North Carolina State, Iowa and Wisconsin over the next 10 days.
Oral Roberts will try to snap a five-game slide on Monday against Oakland.
Nov 24, 2017
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State continued its hot start to the season by routing Oral Roberts 86-48 on Friday.
Four Nittany Lions finished in double figures with Nazeer Bostick and Jamari Wheeler leading the way with 14 points apiece.
Tony Carr added 13 points and Josh Reaves scored all 10 of his in the first half for Penn State (6-1).
Emmanuel Nzekwesi scored 11 points to lead the Golden Eagles (1-5) and Jontray Harris added nine.
The Nittany Lions made it tough for the Golden Eagles to get open looks at the net. Penn State forced 18 turnovers, notched 14 steals and held Oral Roberts to just 19-for-57 shooting.
Meanwhile, Penn State never trailed and the outcome was never in doubt after Carr drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to start the scoring.
It turned into a 28-9 run over the first 12 minutes and Penn State led 38-19 at halftime.
Another quick start in the second half helped Penn State coach Patrick Chambers get a look at some of his reserves. Every Nittany Lion played in the game after Penn State used a 23-9 run over the first 8:55 of the second.
The Nittany Lions ended up shooting 56.1 percent from the floor, including 9-of-20 from beyond the arc.
Penn State will see its schedule difficulty tick up with games against North Carolina State, Iowa and Wisconsin over the next 10 days.
Oral Roberts will try to snap a five-game slide on Monday against Oakland.
