Penn State Nittany Lions at New Haven Chargers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dominick Stewart scores 18 points on 6 3-pointers and Penn State travels to beat New Haven 87-43
Penn State trailed 10-9 after the opening eight minutes before scoring the next 11 points to pull away — with two 3-pointers by Stewart and another from Mingo. The Nittany Lions led 41-21 at the break.
Penn State's opening three baskets of the second half came from behind the arc and the fourth 3-pointer made it 55-28 with 14:59 remaining. The Nittany Lions finished 11 of 25 from 3-point range.
Josh Reed added 14 points and Freddie Dilione V scored 11 for Penn State (2-0), which started a season 2-0 for the fourth straight year.
Jabri Fitzpatrick scored 14 points for New Haven. The Chargers are in their first season in Division I after playing in Division II’s Northeast-10 Conference.
Penn State returned just 14.6% of points, 11% percent of rebounds, 12.5% of assists from last season in its three returners — Dilione, Eli Rice and Stewart.
Penn State opened the season with a 76-68 win over Fairfield, which led 66-60 with 3:45 to play. But the Nittany Lions closed the game on a 16-2 run, including the game’s final 11 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 87 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Dior Kennedy made Layup. | 87 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Mason Blackwood made Dunk. Assisted by Dominick Stewart. | 87 - 41 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Dominick Stewart Steal. | 85 - 41 |
Statistics
 PSU |
 NHVN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-61 | FG | 17-45 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 11-25 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 12-16 | FT | 5-8 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 5 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 29 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 46 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: West Haven, CT
Attendance: 1,087 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 2-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | 0.5 | 10-0 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-0 |
| Michigan State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-1 |
| Illinois | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 9-1 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 7-2 |
| Wisconsin | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Washington | 1-1 | 1 | 6-3 |
| Minnesota | 1-1 | 1 | 5-5 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1.5 | 8-2 |
| Maryland | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-4 |
| Northwestern | 0-2 | 2 | 5-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Oregon | 0-2 | 2 | 4-5 |
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| New Haven | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Wagner | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
| Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
| Saint Francis | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
| Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |