From Mirror, wire reports

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — David Coit tied the program’s single-game record for made 3-pointers and scored a career-high 43 points — 30 in the first half — to help Maryland beat Penn State 96-73 on Sunday for the Terrapins’ first Big Ten Conference win this season.

Maryland (8-10, 1-6) snapped a four-game skid. The Terrapins set season highs for points (96), field goals made (33), field-goal percentage (54.1%), 3-pointers made (18) and 3-point field-goal percentage (52.9). Maryland outrebounded Penn State 39-21.

The Nittany Lions (9-9, 0-7) have lost five straight and eight of the last nine.

Kayden Mingo made 7 of 12 from the field and finished with 19 points and five assists for Penn State. Dominick Stewart added 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting, Eli Rice scored 13.

Penn State hosts Wisconsin on Thursday.

PENN STATE (9-9): Jurić 1-3 7-8 9, Reed 4-6 2-4 10, Mingo 7-12 3-4 19, E.Rice 4-7 2-4 13, Stewart 7-12 0-0 17, Dilione 2-7 0-0 5, Blackwood 0-0 0-0 0, Ciani 0-2 0-0 0, Tunca 0-1 0-0 0, Houser 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 25-50 14-21 73.

MARYLAND (8-10): Saunders 6-11 1-1 16, Adams 5-9 2-4 14, Coit 14-23 6-8 43, Watts 1-5 0-0 3, Turkson 0-0 0-0 0, Washington 3-5 0-0 6, Mills 3-6 1-2 9, Alston 1-2 2-2 5, Metcalf 0-0 0-0 0, M.Rice 0-0 0-0 0, Del Pino 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-61 12-17 96.

Halftime–Maryland 56-26. 3-Point Goals–Penn State 9-24 (E.Rice 3-6, Stewart 3-6, Mingo 2-5, Dilione 1-3, Jurić 0-1, Tunca 0-1, Reed 0-2), Maryland 18-34 (Coit 9-15, Saunders 3-6, Mills 2-3, Adams 2-5, Alston 1-1, Watts 1-3, Washington 0-1). Fouled Out–Saunders. Rebounds–Penn State 18 (Stewart 4), Maryland 34 (Washington 11). Assists–Penn State 12 (Mingo 5), Maryland 12 (Coit 4). Total Fouls–Penn State 15, Maryland 17. A–11,567 (17,950).

Cards rout Pitt

PITTSBURGH — Ryan Conwell hit five 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and all five Louisville starters scored in double figures as the 20th-ranked Cardinals routed Pittsburgh 100-59 on Saturday night.

J’Vonne Hadley scored 17 points, Sanadra Fru and Adrian Wooley each added 12 and Isaac McKneeley had 11 as Louisville (13-5, 2-4 ACC) shot 63.2% (36 of 57) from the field and 51.7% (15 of 29) from 3-point range. The Cardinals also held a 35-23 rebounding edge.

Brandin Cummings scored 11 points off the bench for Pitt (8-10, 1-4), which has lost four of its last five games.

Pittsburgh plays at Boston College on Wednesday.

LOUISVILLE (13-5): Fru 6-7 0-0 12, Conwell 9-16 1-1 24, Hadley 7-9 2-2 17, McKneely 3-8 2-3 11, Wooley 3-5 4-4 12, Rodgers 3-4 0-0 7, Khalifa 3-4 0-0 9, Zougris 2-2 4-5 8, Pryor 0-1 0-0 0, Hanke 0-0 0-0 0, Sherman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-57 13-15 100.

PITTSBURGH (8-10): Corhen 2-5 0-0 4, Siulepa 3-10 0-0 8, Minor 2-4 2-2 7, Witherspoon 2-8 0-0 5, Dunning 4-7 1-3 9, Cummings 4-10 2-4 11, Indrusaitis 3-9 0-2 8, Mullen 1-2 3-3 5, Moore 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 21-55 10-16 59.

Halftime–Louisville 53-22. 3-Point Goals–Louisville 15-29 (Conwell 5-11, Khalifa 3-4, McKneely 3-6, Wooley 2-4, Hadley 1-1, Rodgers 1-1, Pryor 0-1, Sherman 0-1), Pittsburgh 7-24 (Indrusaitis 2-6, Siulepa 2-6, Cummings 1-3, Minor 1-3, Witherspoon 1-4, Corhen 0-1, Dunning 0-1). Rebounds–Louisville 33 (Hadley 7), Pittsburgh 23 (Dunning 6). Assists–Louisville 24 (Conwell 6), Pittsburgh 13 (Minor 7). Total Fouls–Louisville 16, Pittsburgh 14. A–6,070 (12,508).

SFU downed

LORETTO — Darin Smith Jr. scored 34 points as Central Connecticut beat Saint Francis 98-90 in men’s basketball on Saturday.

The Red Flash (4-14, 2-3) were led by Ahmad Harrison, who recorded 17 points and seven assists. Gestin Liberis added 14 points and nine rebounds for SFU.

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (10-6): Frazier 5-7 4-5 14, Smith 10-14 10-12 34, J.Jones 0-4 0-0 0, Rodgers 2-5 8-9 13, Sanchez 6-10 3-4 18, Parker 0-0 1-2 1, R.Jones 4-5 0-0 11, James 2-3 1-2 5, Reynolds 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-50 27-34 98.

ST. FRANCIS (4-14): Liberis 5-9 4-6 14, Harrison 7-14 0-0 17, Moncrief 3-8 2-4 9, Payne 4-6 0-2 12, Wicks 3-10 8-8 14, Martino 2-4 0-0 5, Z.Russell 5-7 2-2 14, B.Russell 2-8 0-0 5, Tweedy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-67 16-22 90.

Halftime–Central Connecticut 47-43. 3-Point Goals–Central Connecticut 11-19 (Smith 4-4, R.Jones 3-4, Sanchez 3-6, Rodgers 1-3, J.Jones 0-1, Reynolds 0-1), St. Francis 12-31 (Payne 4-6, Harrison 3-8, Z.Russell 2-3, Martino 1-1, Moncrief 1-3, B.Russell 1-4, Liberis 0-2, Wicks 0-4). Fouled Out–James. Rebounds–Central Connecticut 24 (Smith 9), St. Francis 35 (Liberis 9). Assists–Central Connecticut 21 (Rodgers 13), St. Francis 19 (Harrison 7). Total Fouls–Central Connecticut 17, St. Francis 23. A–768 (3,500).

PSU Altoona falls

PITTSBURGH — The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team suffered a 106-102 overtime loss to La Roche on Saturday.

Nehemiah Frye scored 29 points for PSU Altoona, and Kaden Claar finished with his second double-double of the season, scoring 25 points and having 12 rebounds. Mason Kargo had a game-high nine assists.

PSU women lose

UNIVERSITY PARK — Two 20-plus-point efforts from Kiyomi McMiller and Gracie Merkle were not enough in Penn State’s 76-72 loss to Rutgers in women’s basketball on Sunday afternoon in Rec Hall. The Lady Lions fell to 7-12, 0-8 Big Ten while the Scarlet Knights improved to 9-9, 1-6 Big Ten.

RUTGERS (9-9): Lester 9-20 1-3 19, Ndiaye 6-10 5-7 20, Bates 0-0 0-0 0, Blackstone 3-10 6-6 12, Ivey 4-10 1-2 12, Walker 0-3 0-0 0, Wheeler 0-0 0-0 0, Brandt 1-2 0-0 3, Swann 3-9 3-4 10, Young 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 26-64 16-22 76

PENN ST. (7-12): Merkle 7-11 7-10 21, Cleante 0-7 0-0 0, McFadden 4-4 0-0 9, McMiller 12-22 1-3 27, Murray 3-11 0-0 7, Mendelson 0-1 0-0 0, Okokoh 0-0 0-0 0, Ranisavljevic 1-2 2-3 5, Santana 1-3 1-2 3, Steele 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 28-62 11-18 72

Rutgers 22 13 17 24 — 76

Penn St. 17 16 22 17 — 72

3-Point Goals–Rutgers 8-22 (Lester 0-2, Ndiaye 3-6, Blackstone 0-3, Ivey 3-6, Brandt 1-2, Swann 1-3), Penn St. 5-25 (Cleante 0-5, McFadden 1-1, McMiller 2-6, Murray 1-9, Ranisavljevic 1-2, Santana 0-2). Assists–Rutgers 17 (Ivey 6), Penn St. 18 (McFadden 5, McMiller 5). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Rutgers 39 (Lester 8), Penn St. 36 (McMiller 11). Total Fouls–Rutgers 16, Penn St. 18. Technical Fouls–None. A–1,838.

SFU women win

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The Saint Francis women’s basketball team defeated Central Connecticut State, 74-63, on Saturday in NEC action on the 39th Anniversary of the first-ever NEC win in team history.

Aleah James powered the Red Flash with 19 points.

SAINT FRANCIS (74): Ricks 3-7 2-2 8, Ward 2-5 2-4 7, Walker 2-6 2-5 6, Sato 2-6 0-0 5, Thornhill 1-3 0-0 3, James 7-14 4-4 19, Hawthorne 3-5 2-2 10, Minnis 3-6 1-2 8, Assefa 1-6 3-4 6, Eke 1-1 0-0 2, Short 0-0 0-0 0. Totals — 25-59 16-23 74.

CCSU (63): Noin 12-20 3-3 30, Lewis 4-15 5-6 13, Henry 3-8 6-8 12, Pearson 0-4 1-2 1, Farrell 0-7 0-0 0, Patrick 2-4 2-2 6, Barnes 0-1 1-2 1, Ramos 0-1 0-0 0, Toure 0-1 0-0 0. Totals — 21-61 18-23 63.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Saint Francis 18 20 15 21 — 74

CCSU 14 14 19 16 — 63

3-point goals: Saint Francis 8-26 (Hawthorne 2-2, Ward 1-2, Sato 1-2, Thornhill 1-3, Minnis 1-3, James 1-4, Assefa 1-5, Walker 0-2, Ricks 0-3); CCSU 3-12 (Noin 3-5, Farrell 0-1, Patrick 0-1, Barnes 0-1, Ramos 0-1, Lewis 0-3). Assists: Saint Francis 15 (James 3); CCSU 10 (Henry 5). Rebounds: Saint Francis 46 (Ward 8); CCSU 34 (Pearson 8).

Records: Saint Francis (2-15, 2-4 in NEC); CCSU (0-17, 0-6 in NEC).

PSU Altoona loses

PITTSBURGH — The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team had its three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday, when the Lions lost 72-64 to La Roche. Lanie Wilt led the Lions in scoring with 17 points.

Stonehill at SFU men

Tipoff: Noon, DeGol Arena, Loretto

Records: Stonehill (6-12, 3-2) at Saint Francis (4-14, 2-3 NEC)

TV: NEC Front Row (Pat Farabaugh and Bernie Jubeck)

Live stats: https://sfuathletics.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary

Notable: Stonehill is 4-2 overall against SFU, but the Red Flash hold a 2-1 mark against the Skyhawks at DeGol Arena. … The Frankies are looking for their first win on the MLK federal holiday since a 78-70 win against Quinnipiac at home on Jan. 18, 1999. It will be the first home game on the holiday since 2024 against FDU. … Despite losing to CCSU on Saturday, SFU scored 90 points in a game against a DI opponent for the first time since Feb. 18, 2023 against LIU. … Stonehill is led by Hermann Koffi, who leads the Skyhawks with 14.2 ppg while Davante Hackett is also averaging double figures with 11.8 ppg. Chas Stinson paced Stonehill with 15 points in a 62-57 OT win over Mercyhurst on Saturday.

Mirror prediction: Saint Francis 75, Stonehill 70

Mirror prediction record: 15-3