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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Penn State men's basketball team erased a 15-point second-half deficit to rally past St. Bonaventure, 68-65, in an exhibition contest Saturday afternoon at KeyBank Center.
The Nittany Lions overcame an 11-point halftime deficit and outscored the Bonnies 43-29 in the second half to secure the comeback victory.
Josh Reed led the Nittany Lions with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds, while Roberts Blums provided a spark off the bench with 17 points and four 3-pointers. Thomas Allard added 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc, while Ivan Juric rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points and five rebounds.
Jay Rodgers orchestrated the Penn State offense with a game-high eight assists and two steals.
Pitt loses
PROVIDENCE -- The Pitt men's basketball team opened the 2026-27 season Saturday with an 87-64 exhibition loss at Providence.
Jonathan Powell, a transfer from North Carolina, scored a team-high 15 points, while Georgia Tech transfer Baye Ndongo added 13 points and seven rebounds. A'lahn Sumler, playing in his first Pitt game after transferring from Charleston Southern, scored 12 points and added five assists.
Naithan George, a Syracuse transfer, added nine points on 3-of-4 shooting and four assists while freshman Chase Foster had eight points and four rebounds.
The Friars made 15 three-point field goals and outscored the Panthers 34-22 in points in the paint, and outrebounded Pitt, 42-26. Providence finished shooting 47.1 percent (33-of-70) from the field, while holding Pitt to 42.9 percent from the field (21-of-49). The Friars took advantage of the Panthers' 16 turnovers, scoring 23 points.
Miles Byrd led four Providence double-figure scorers, scoring a game-high 17 points and added four 3-point field goals.