North Carolina Central Eagles at Penn State Nittany Lions
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kayden Mingo, Eli Rice lead Penn State over North Carolina Central 90-67
Mingo made 8 of 12 shots with three 3-pointers for the Nittany Lions (9-4), who improve to 7-1 at home. He added five assists and six steals. Rice, a sophomore, sank 5 of 7 shots with four 3-pointers.
Penn State reserves Dominick Stewart and freshman Milih Tunca scored 11 and 10, respectively. Freddie Dilione V totaled 10 points and five assists.
Khouri Carvey had 13 points and nine rebounds before fouling out to pace the Eagles (4-11), now 0-9 on the road. Dionte Johnson and reserve Kelechi Okworogwo both had 11 points and Kyric Davis scored 10
Carvey scored seven to help North Carolina Central jump out to a 17-6 lead.
Rice made two 3-pointers and two free throws as the Nittany Lions responded with a 13-0 run to take a two-point lead. Stewart sank a 3-pointer to push Penn State's advantage to 34-24, but Johnson hit from distance to finish a 9-2 spurt in the final four minutes and N.C. Central trailed 36-33 at halftime.
Mingo hit two 3-pointers in the first three minutes of the second half as Penn State upped its lead to 46-35. The Eagles twice cut the deficit to seven before the Nittany Lions took control, playing with a double-digit lead over the final 13:17.
North Carolina Central: Hosts Norfolk State on Saturday in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 90 |
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| 2nd 0:01 | Camren Daniels misses layup | 65 - 90 |
Statistics
 NCCU |
 PSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-52 | FG | 33-59 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 14-32 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 4-7 | FT | 10-13 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 34 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 25 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 23 | Percent Led | 75 |
Game Information
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 5,285 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 4-0 | - | 8-13 |
| North Carolina Central | 3-1 | 1 | 7-12 |
| Howard | 2-2 | 2 | 11-8 |
| Norfolk State | 2-2 | 2 | 8-12 |
| Morgan State | 2-2 | 2 | 5-13 |
| South Carolina State | 2-2 | 2 | 3-16 |
| Coppin State | 1-3 | 3 | 3-18 |
| Delaware State | 0-4 | 4 | 5-14 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 7-0 | - | 18-0 |
| Purdue | 7-0 | - | 17-1 |
| Michigan | 6-1 | 1 | 16-1 |
| Michigan State | 6-1 | 1 | 16-2 |
| Illinois | 6-1 | 1 | 15-3 |
| Wisconsin | 5-2 | 2 | 13-5 |
| Ohio State | 4-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
| UCLA | 4-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| USC | 3-4 | 4 | 14-4 |
| Iowa | 3-4 | 4 | 13-5 |
| Indiana | 3-4 | 4 | 12-6 |
| Minnesota | 3-4 | 4 | 10-8 |
| Washington | 2-5 | 5 | 10-8 |
| Rutgers | 2-5 | 5 | 9-9 |
| Oregon | 1-6 | 6 | 8-10 |
| Penn State | 0-6 | 6.5 | 9-8 |
| Maryland | 0-6 | 6.5 | 7-10 |
| Northwestern | 0-7 | 7 | 8-10 |