Penn State Beats Mercyhurst | Juric Has 20 Points and 15 Rebounds
Juric scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as Penn State limited Mercyhurst to 33% shooting and won the paint battle 36-20.
- On Thursday night in University Park, Penn State defeated Mercyhurst 72-57 in the first matchup between the in-state programs, with Ivan Juric recording 20 points and a career-high tying 15 rebounds.
- Mercyhurst tied the score at 41-all in the second half, but Penn State answered with 10 consecutive points to take control for good, extending the Nittany Lions' record to 3-1.
- Shooting 51% from the field, the Nittany Lions relied on Roko Prkacin and Brant Byers, who each scored 15 points, while maintaining a 36-20 advantage in paint points against the Lakers.
- Despite Jake Lemelman's team-high 20 points and six assists, the 1-3 Lakers converted only 20 of 60 attempts from the floor, struggling to maintain offensive consistency in the nonconference loss.
- The Nittany Lions face James Madison on Sunday, a road game where Penn State coach Mike Rhoades aims to build momentum following Thursday's victory and a recent loss to Pittsburgh.
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Overcomes Late Scare Against Mercyhurst
Penn State welcomed Mercyhurst to the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday night for the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the hardwood. The Lakers (1-3) were undermanned with just eight players making the trip to Happy Valley due to a flurry of injuries, and the Nittany Lions (3-1) capitalized with a 72-57 win despite a brief scare in the second half. “Credit to Mercyhurst, I thought they slowed the game down and mucked it up and they di…
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Ivan Juric has 20 points and 15 rebounds, Penn State beats Mercyhurst 72-57
Ivan Juric had 20 points and a career-high tying 15 rebounds, Roko Prkacin and Brant Byers each scored 15, and Penn State blew a 13-point lead before the Nittany Lions beat Mercyhurst72-57 in the first matchup between the in-state programs
Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Wear Out Mercyhurst
Tonight, the Penn State men’s basketball tried to get back into the winning column by taking on Mercyhurst University inside the Bryce Jordan Center. Both teams started out in a man-to-man defense and the smaller Laker squad was not playing intimidated. At the first media timeout (15:11) it was the Lakers over the Nittany Lions […]
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