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December 22, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) - D.J. Newbill scored 17 points, Geno Thorpe added 12 and Penn State defeated Dartmouth 69-49 Monday for its 10th straight win and a school-record 12th non-conference victory.
John Johnson and Brandon Taylor each added 10 points for Penn State (12-1), which held Dartmouth to 19 of 54 from the field and 2 of 20 from 3-point range.
The Nittany Lions shot 47 percent from the field and had a 38-30 edge in rebounding. Alex Mitola had 13 points and Gabas Maldunas had nine to lead Dartmouth (5-6).
Dartmouth opened the second half with more energy, outscoring the Lions 15-11 over the initial 7 1/2 minutes. But the Big Green struggled to stay consistent and remained cold from long range as well as at the foul line.
The Nittany Lions open their Big Ten schedule Dec. 31 at No. 6 Wisconsin.
Penn State led by 25 with 10:30 remaining but Maldunas was good on four free throws and Malik Gill lobbed a pass over the basket that Wesley Dickinson slammed through to close Dartmouth's deficit to 60-42.
Newbill followed with a driving layup, got the ball from Ross Travis on a team and fed Travis for an easy slam and a 64-42 advantage.
Early in the first half, Penn State's Brandon Taylor slid across the floor to corral a Dartmouth turnover, and the Lions took off on a 17-2 run, building a 24-9 lead. John Johnson scored seven of those points and Newbill six.
Penn State held Dartmouth scoreless in separate stints of 4:28 and 4:03 while running to a 41-16 lead at the half. The Big Green shot just 29 percent in the first 20 minutes and fell short on nine 3-point attempts.
Newbill ended the half by taking an inbounds pass with 9 seconds left, hesitating at the top of the key and then powering in quickly for a long-reaching slam dunk.
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TIP-INS
Dartmouth: The Big Green didn't reach the bonus situation from the free throw line in the first half and shot 3 of 5 from the line; Penn State was 7 of 7. Dartmouth entered the game shooting just 64 percent on free throws. . Dartmouth's only win over Penn State in four attempts came in the NCAA Tournament; that was in 1942. . Dartmouth opened its season by losing four of its first five games but had won four of its last five going into Monday.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions for the second straight week earned four points in the weekly AP Top 25 poll; the team hasn't been among the top 25 since 1996. . Penn State has won 12 straight non-conference games on its home floor over two seasons. . Six of Penn State's 12 wins this season have been by five points or fewer. . D.J. Newbill is the leading scorer in the Big Ten; his 21.8 points per game scoring average ranks him ninth among all Division I players. . Penn State played on one day's rest; the Lions defeated Drexel 73-68 on Saturday at a neutral court in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
UP NEXT
Dartmouth is at Bryant College on Dec. 31.
Penn State plays its Big Ten opener at No. 6 Wisconsin on Dec. 31.