Nov. 23, 2016
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Payton Banks scored 20 points, Terrence Samuel added 16, Tony Carr 14 and Penn State beat Colgate 72-59 on Wednesday.
The win snapped a two-game skid for the Nittany Lions (3-3).
Will Rayman led Colgate with 28 points. He made 10-of-16 field goals and drained five 3-pointers as the two teams combined for 21 3s in a game Penn State controlled most of the way.
The Nittany Lions led 30-23 at halftime thanks to timely 3-point shooting.
Banks drained four of his team's six first-half 3-pointers which came in handy as high-percentage shots refused to fall. Penn State made 4 of 21 2-pointers and were just 4-for-14 on tip-ins or layups in the first half.
The Raiders used a 21-9 run to take a 21-15 lead, their largest of the game with 5:31 left. Penn State snapped out of its funk and regained control with eight points in less than a minute. Banks hit his fourth 3-pointer to put Penn State up for good, 23-21, with 4:22 left.
Rayman scored his team's first seven points of the second and the Raiders cut Penn State's lead to 36-33 when O'Brien drained a 3-pointer 4:37 into the second. But Penn State closed the game with a run to end it.
THE BIG PICTURE
Colgate: The Raiders haven't beaten a current Big Ten team since the 1973-74 season when they beat Penn State, before the Nittany Lions joined the league. Despite their lack of success against Power 5 teams, the Raiders continue to build experience and have the pieces they need to improve on last season's 9-9 Patriot League finish.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions got back in the win column after dropping back-to-back games against Top 25 opponents. Penn State played hard against No. 1 Duke in a 78-68 loss over the weekend but followed that up with an inconsistent performance in a 71-50 defeat to then-No. 24 Cincinnati.
UP NEXT
Colgate plays its fifth-straight on the road, visiting Columbia on Saturday.
Penn State visits George Washington on Saturday.