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Men’s College Basketball: Mercyhurst at Penn State
Tipoff: 6:30 p.m., Jordan Center, University Park
Records: Mercyhurst (1-2), Penn State (2-1)
TV: Big Ten+
SiriusXM Radio: Channel's 264 & 974
Notable: The Nittany Lions are coming off an 82-76 loss to the Pitt Panthers. Dasonte Brown led Penn State with 17 points followed by Ivan Juric (16 points, 13 rebounds). Roko Prkacin and Josh Reed each added 11 points. ... Mercyhurst, a member of the Northeast Conference, has lost to Notre Dame and Marquette, both by double-digit outcomes. ... The Lakers have a 6-foot-7 swingman named Tennessee Rainwater on their roster. …The top three scorers for Mercyhurst are Jake Lemelmen (15.7 ppg), Geoff Sprouse (9.3) and Cam Johnson (9.0). ... Penn State had 16 turnovers in the loss to Pitt while the Panthers had just nine. ... After three games, Reed is averaging 18.5 ppg, Juric 14.5. They are joined in the starting lineup by Dasonte Bowen, Thomas Allard and Brant Byers.
Mirror prediction: Penn State 81, Mercyhurst 49
Mirror prediction record: 2-1
-- Scott Franco
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Red Wolves fall in high-scoring affair
GRANTHAM -- Despite scoring more than 90 points for the second game in a row, the Saint Francis Red Wolves men's basketball team fell to Messiah College, 95-91, in area collegiate action.
Saint Francis, which trailed 48-36, scored 93 points last week to open the season in a loss.
Wednesday night, the Red Wolves were led by Jovany Philistin who scored 23 points off the bench. Teammate Mason Douglas added 20 points to go with 16 points from Trey Weiand.
The Falcons, who improved to 2-0, got 35 points from Alijah Cooper to go with 17 points from Ben Wert and 13 points from Ben Harrison.
Saint Francis will travel to Tiffin, Ohio on Friday to play Albion College in a two-day tournament.
Nittany Lions drop close one to Penn Tech
The Penn State Altoona men's basketball team fell to 0-3 on the season Wednesday night, losing 78-75 to Penn Tech at the Adler Gymnasium.
The Nittany Lions, up 40-39 at halftime, got 22 points from Kal-El Gentles, including a 10-for-13 showing from the foul line. Teammates Michael Baskerville and Braelin Cage each chipped in with nine points.
Penn Tech, which improved to 2-1, got 19 points from Clyde Frasier and 15 points each from Neyshawn Mabry and Peyton Murphy.
PSU Altoona is back at it on Friday in a tournament at Westminster College where it will play Thiel College in the first round.
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ANN ABROR, Mich. -- J.P. Estrella scored 11 of his 18 points in the first half to help No. 20 Michigan take control in an 84-70 win over Marquette on Wednesday night.
The Wolverines trailed by seven midway through the first half before closing with 20-5 run to lead 35-27 at halftime.
Michigan had three players make 3-pointers early in the second half to go ahead by 14 points and Marquette coach Shaka Smart responded by benching his starters.
That didn't work for the Golden Eagles, who fell behind by 22 points midway through the second half.
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