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UNIVERSITY PARK -- Jalen Pickett scored 23 points, Andrew Funk added 22 and Penn State opened the season with a school record 18 3-pointers and a 93-68 win over Winthrop on Monday.
Myles Dread added 12 points and Seth Lundy had 10 for the Nittany Lions, who went 18 of 38 from 3-point range and shot 55% overall.
"I wanted us to play well because I've seen what we've been able to do in practice," Penn State coach Micah Shrewsberry said. "I am, for the most part, happy with how we played."
Picket hit 6 of 7 shots, half of them 3-pointers and scored 15 points in the first half as the Nittany Lions took a 44-32 lead.
Starting with a 3-pointer from Funk, a Bucknell transfer, and ending with Camren Wynter's three-point play, the Nittany Lions scored the first eight points of the second half to lead by 20. Lundy twice hit 3-pointers to make the lead 23, but Winthrop had a 12-2 run to get it within 13 with 8:53 to play.
Winthrop, which was 23-9 last season, went cold to close the game, missing 7 of 9 shots with five turnovers.
Kelton Talford scored 18 points, Toneari Lane 17 and Cory Hightown 15 for the Eagles.
"Leading into this game, all day today, I was nervous. You guys night not realize this but that is a good team," Shrewsberry said of his opponent. "Hightower is a little banged up but that is a good player."
Penn State plays again on Thursday at home againt Loyola, Md. Game time is 7 p.m.
WINTHROP (0-1): Claxton 0-2 2-2 2, Talford 8-10 2-2 18, Lane 5-7 2-2 17, McMahon 4-11 0-0 11, Wilson 1-4 3-4 5, Hightower 4-13 4-4 15, Fleming 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Whiteside 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-49 13-14 68.
PENN STATE (1-0): Dorsey 2-4 0-0 5, Funk 8-12 0-0 22, Pickett 9-14 2-2 23, Wynter 3-7 3-3 9, Lundy 2-4 4-7 10, Dread 4-6 0-0 12, Johnson 0-4 0-0 0, Njie 2-3 0-0 4, Mahaffey 1-2 0-1 2, Clary 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 1-2 0-0 3, Henn 1-1 0-0 3, Christos 0-0 0-0 0, Conlan 0-1 0-0 0, Jagiasi 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-61 9-13 93.
Halftime--Penn St. 44-32. 3-Point Goals--Winthrop 11-25 (Lane 5-7, McMahon 3-5, Hightower 3-9, Claxton 0-1, Fleming 0-1, Talford 0-1, Wilson 0-1), Penn St. 18-38 (Funk 6-10, Dread 4-6, Pickett 3-6, Lundy 2-4, Henn 1-1, Brown 1-2, Dorsey 1-2, Mahaffey 0-1, Wynter 0-2, Johnson 0-4). Rebounds--Winthrop 24 (Talford 7), Penn St. 30 (Dorsey 6). Assists--Winthrop 12 (Hightower 6), Penn St. 24 (Pickett 5). Total Fouls--Winthrop 13, Penn St. 15.