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PHILADELPHIA -- The Penn State men's basketball team finished up its exhibition season on Monday night, defeating Drexel University, 68-57, in college action.
The Nittany Lions went 2-0, beating Saint Bonaventure last week.
On Monday night, Penn State, which led 31-30 at halftime, got 17 points and five rebounds from 7-footer Ivan Juric, who was 11 of 14 from the foul line. Josh Reed added 15 points to go with 12 points from Dasonte Bowen.
Drexel, which was outscored 37-27 in the second half,was led by their own Josh Reed's 15 points. No other Dragons player finished in double figures.
Penn State will open the regular season next Monday night at home against Canisius. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Jordan Center.
PENN STATE (68): Juric 3-8 11-14 17, Reed 5-11 5-7 15, Bowen 3-6 6-8 12, Blums 2-3 1-2 5, Allard 1-5 0-0 2, Wibault 2-5 1-2 6, Byers 2-5 0-1 5, Oboh 2-3 0-0 4, Rodgers 0-0 2-2 2. Totals: 20-46 26-36 68.
DREXEL (57): Reed 5-13 5-10 15, Lorenzano-White 3-8 0-0 8, Simonovic 3-5 1-2 8, Petkovic 1-5 2-2 5, Edomwonyin 1-4 0-0 2, Brown 3-6 0-0 8, Tingler 2-3 0-1 4, Pagonis 0-2 4-4 4, Pittman 0-5 2-2 2, Pauling III 0-1 1-2 1, Abram 0-0 0-0 0, Akuta 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-57 15-23 57.
Halftime score: PSU, 31-30. 3-point field goals: PSU 2-12 (Byers, Wibault); Drexel 6-28 (Lorenzano-White 2, Simonovic, Petkovic, Brown 2). Rebounds: PSU 37 (Bowen 7), Drexel 36 (Reed 11). PSU 7 (Allard 4); Drexel 8 (2 players tied with 2).