Women: UCLA at Penn State

Tipoff: 2 p.m., Rec Hall, University Park

Records: UCLA (12-1, 2-0 in Big Ten); Penn State (7-6, 0-2 in Big Ten)

TV/streaming: Peacock

Notable: Penn State’s Gracie Merkle leads the country in field-goal percentage. … Merkle is the tallest Penn State women’s basketball player in school history at 6 feet, 6 inches. … UCLA leads the all-time series, 3-1. … UCLA is ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25. … UCLA was picked to win the Big Ten in the preseason poll. The Bruins’ only loss is to nationally ranked Texas. … UCLA went 34-3 last season and made it to the Final Four.

Mirror prediction: UCLA 97, Penn State 61

Mirror prediction record: 12-1

— Michael Boytim

College Men

Miami rallies past Pitt

MIAMI — Malik Reneau scored 28 points and made all 10 of his free throws as Miami erased a 10-point halftime deficit and defeated Pittsburgh 76-69 on Tuesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

The Hurricanes (12-2, 1-0) trailed 43-33 at the break after Pittsburgh broke out on a 20-0 run, but Miami flipped the game behind Reneau’s work in the paint and at the line. Miami outscored the Panthers 43-26 in the second half and took its first lead of the half on Tre Donaldson’s layup with 14:18 remaining.

Corhen led Pittsburgh with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Barry Dunning Jr. scored 16. Damarco Minor added 14 points for the Panthers, who fell to 7-7 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

Pittsburgh hosts Clemson on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (7-7): Corhen 8-12 1-4 17, Siulepa 4-8 1-1 10, Indrusaitis 0-6 0-2 0, Minor 5-10 2-2 14, Dunning 6-13 2-2 16, Witherspoon 1-5 3-3 5, Cummings 3-6 0-3 7, Mullen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 9-17 69.

MIAMI (FL) (12-2): Henderson 4-10 2-4 10, Reneau 8-13 10-10 28, Udeh 3-4 0-0 6, Donaldson 6-14 6-10 19, Washington 4-9 2-2 11, D.Allen 1-4 0-0 2, Altuntas 0-1 0-0 0, Malovec 0-2 0-0 0, Dovrat 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-58 20-26 76.

Halftime–Pittsburgh 43-33. 3-Point Goals–Pittsburgh 6-25 (Minor 2-6, Dunning 2-7, Cummings 1-4, Siulepa 1-4, Witherspoon 0-1, Indrusaitis 0-3), Miami (FL) 4-22 (Reneau 2-5, Donaldson 1-4, Washington 1-6, D.Allen 0-1, Dovrat 0-1, Malovec 0-2, Henderson 0-3). Rebounds–Pittsburgh 26 (Corhen 8), Miami (FL) 41 (Udeh 11). Assists–Pittsburgh 13 (Minor 4), Miami (FL) 6 (Donaldson 3). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 17, Miami (FL) 13. A–4,832 (8,000).

College Women

PSU Altoona falls in close one

LOCK HAVEN — The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team finished 2025 on the road Tuesday afternoon against non-conference opponent Lock Haven, losing a tight 56-51 game to the Bald Eagles.

Lanie Wilt, an Altoona graduate, led the Lions in scoring, grabbing 15 points as well as six rebounds, two assists, and three steals. Avana Sayles was not far behind in scoring, getting 12 points along with nine rebounds and three assists, both of which were team-highs.

NBA

Jokic out at least 4 weeks

MIAMI — Nikola Jokic is set to miss a few weeks due to a hyperextended left knee. The Denver Nuggets disclosed the injury on Tuesday.

The three-time MVP will be re-evaluated in four weeks. This is a relief for the Nuggets, as the injury is not season-ending and doesn’t require surgery. Jokic got hurt during Denver’s loss in Miami on Monday. He ranks fifth in NBA scoring this season and leads in rebounds and assists.

From Mirror, wire reports