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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 ...

Lions use bonus points for easy win

From Mirror reports PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team improved to 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten Friday night, thanks to a 35-3 win over Rutgers. Penn State rode the wave of four technical falls and won nine of the dual’s 10 bouts to sail to victory. The dual was wrestled in front of a sold-out crowd inside Jersey Mike’s Arena with 8,057 fans. The dual began at 125. True freshman Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 6 at 125, lost a 4-1 decision to No. 19 Dean Peterson on a late takedown and Rutgers led 3-0. Sophomore Braeden Davis, ranked No. 7 at ...

PSU wrestling capsule

Penn State at Rutgers Start: 8 p.m., Jersey Mike’s Arena, Piscataway, N.J. Records: Penn State (8-0, 2-0 Big Ten); Rutgers (10-3, 2-1 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Notable: Penn State has every starter ranked no lower than seventh by InterMat. … Former Bishop McCort great Mason Gibson is a true freshman for the Scarlet Knights. … 2023 NCAA runner-up Mikey Labriola, who wrestled at Nebraska and is originally from Easton, is an assistant coach at Rutgers. … This will be the Lions’ last action before the biggest dual meet of the season against Iowa, which will be the second ...

Sparty has its way with PSU

The Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Theryn Hallock scored 17 points, Julia Ayrault added 16 and No. 21 Michigan State beat Penn State 82-61 on Wednesday night for its fourth straight victory. Michigan State (16-3, 6-2 Big Ten) has also won four straight in the series and eight of the last nine. Jocelyn Tate scored 12 of Michigan State’s opening 27 points in building a 12-point lead. The Spartans extended their lead to 41-24 at the break after scoring 18 points off 18 Penn State turnovers. Michigan State’s lead reached 31 points midway through the third quarter ...

Hoops du Jour

Women: PSU at Michigan St. Tipoff: 6:30 p.m., Breslin Center, East Lansing, Mich. Records: Penn State (10-9, 1-7 in Big Ten); Michigan State (15-3, 5-2 in Big Ten) TV: Big Ten+ Radio: WRAX-FM 106.5 Notable: Penn State is playing its fourth ranked opponent in a row. … Gabby Elliott has scored in double figures in seven straight games and was key in PSU’s upset win over Ohio State on Sunday. … Penn State leads the all-time series 31-25 despite MSU winning the last three. … Michigan State has been in the AP top 25 since December, the first time MSU has been ranked since ...

PSU men end losing streak vs. Rutgers

The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Ace Baldwin Jr. had 22 points, Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 18 and Penn State snapped a four-game losing streak with an 80-72 victory over Rutgers on Monday night. Baldwin made 6 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers and 7 of 9 free throws for the Nittany Lions (13-6, 3-5 Big Ten Conference). He added eight assists and five steals. Niederhauser sank 7 of 8 shots and grabbed six rebounds. Nick Kern had 16 points and six rebounds for Penn State and Fred Dilone V scored 12 with four assists. Freshman Ace Bailey scored 30 on 13-for-15 shooting ...