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First quarter sinks PSU

The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Sarah Te-Biasu scored 20 points, Kaylene Smikle added 17 and No. 14 Maryland held off Penn State’s second-half rally to earn an 82-73 victory on Wednesday night. Maryland (17-4, 7-3 Big Ten Conference) entered on a three-game losing streak — all to top-15 teams. Maryland scored the opening eight points of the game and led the rest of the way. The Terrapins added a 13-2 run later in the first quarter to take a double-digit lead they held until Penn State started the fourth quarter on an 8-0 run to get within 62-57. Penn State, which ...

Lions losing continues

The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Tre Donaldson scored seven of his career-high 21 points during a game-closing 9-0 run and Michigan edged Penn State 76-72 on Monday night. Michigan grabbed three offensive rebounds on one possession midway through the second half before Rubin Jones sank a 3-pointer to extend its lead to 55-47. Penn State had a 70-67 lead with 3:12 remaining before missing its final four shots. Donaldson began his personal 7-0 run with a jumper from the free-throw line and Danny Wolf blocked a Penn State shot in the paint at the other end. Donaldson ...

Hoops Du Jour

Men: Penn State at Michigan Tipoff: 6:30 p.m., Crisler Arena, Ann Arbour, Mich. Records: Penn State (13-7, Big Ten 3-6); Michigan (14-5, Big Ten 6-2) TV: Big Ten Network Radio: Penn State Sports Network Satellite: Sirius XM Ch. 380 & 970 Notable: Penn State is coming off a one-point loss at Iowa, while Michigan is coming off a 27-point loss at Purdue. ... Penn State is 1-5 in its last six games. Michigan is 4-2. ... Penn State has won just three times ever at Michigan. ... Dusty May is in his first year as Michigan’s coach. He was the head coach at Florida Atlantic before ...

Lady Lions fail to secure victory

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Despite wielding a double-digit advantage with just over six minutes to play, the Penn State women’s basketball team dropped a 77-73 decision to Rutgers on Sunday afternoon from the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State fell to 10-11 overall and 1-9 against Big Ten Conference competition. Rutgers improved to 9-12 overall and secured its first B1G victory, moving to 1-9. The Lady Lions were effective from 3-point territory, connecting on 53% of their long-range attempts. PSU managed to out-shoot their opponents from the field as ...

PSU fails to deliver in clutch

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Owen Freeman and Drew Thelwell each scored 16 points and Iowa held off a late Penn State comeback to earn a 76-75 win on Friday night. The Hawkeyes (13-7, 4-5 Big Ten) took the lead for good on Payton Sandfort’s 3-pointer with 13:36 left in the first half gave them a 16-14 lead and they led by double digits, 68-58 with just over seven minutes to play. But Iowa did not score after Payton Sandfort’s jumper with 3:28 left gave the Hawkeyes an eight-point lead, 76-68. Yanic Konan Niederhauser dunked and, after Nick Kern Jr. hit the first of two free throws, hit from ...

Hoops Du Jour

Men: Pitt at Syracuse SATURDAY Tipoff: 12:30 p.m., JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. Records: Pittsburgh (12-6, 3-4 ACC); Syracuse (9-10, 3-5 ACC) TV: ESPN2 (Doug Sherman and Randolph Childress) Notable: Pitt is on a four-game losing streak with three of the losses (Duke, Louisville, Clemson) coming to the top three teams currently in the ACC … The Panthers are 12-0 when they win or tie the rebounding battle … Pitt is the only team with two players (Jaland Lowe, 17.3 ppg. and Ishmael Leggett, 16.6 ppg.) ranked in the top 10 in scoring in the ACC … Lowe is 38-of-39 from ...