Wagner Seahawks at Penn State Nittany Lions
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Frazier lifts Penn State over Wagner 74-62
Frazier also pulled down 10 rebounds in a successful return from an Achilles tendon injury that sidelined him for all but four games last season.
Brandon Taylor scored nine points and Ross Travis added eight for Penn State, which won its 10th straight season-opening home game.
Wagner trimmed a 12-point halftime deficit to 33-30 when Penn State missed its first eight field-goal attempts of the second half.
The Nittany Lions responded with a 21-10 run capped by Frazier's 3-pointer to lead 54-41 with 8:21 to go.
The Lions didn't allow Wagner to within nine points after that.
Kenneth Ortiz had 20 points and Latif Rivers had 12 for the Seahawks who were voted the top team in the Northeast Conference in the league's preseason poll.
Mario Moody's 11 rebounds enabled Wagner to outrebound Penn State 44-43, but the Seahawks missed a number of layups and other shots from the paint in their 20-for-67 shooting performance.
Nine players scored for Penn State as Miami, Ohio transfer Allen Roberts chipped in with seven rebounds and four points and forward Ross Travis added eight points.
It was a relatively clean game as Wagner committed just five turnovers to Penn State's six.
Wagner's Moody, who had eight points, was called for a technical foul in the first half for pointing at Penn State's student section after scoring a basket.
Ortiz, the Northeast Conference's defensive player of the year the past two seasons, scored 13 second-half points and Rivers had 10 but they were the Seahawks' only consistent scorers.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ross Travis Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jay Harris missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Brandon Taylor made Free Throw. | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Penn State Deadball Team Rebound. | 62 - 73 |
Statistics
 WAG |
 PSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-67 | FG | 19-53 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 2-23 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 9 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 20-27 | FT | 30-43 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 29 | Fouls | 22 |
Game Information
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 4,752 | Capacity:
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |