National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duquesne 78, Penn St. 52
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 20, 2015
Where: CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: # DJ Cartensen, # Brian Dorsey, # Edwin Young
Attendance: 3520
Where: CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: # DJ Cartensen, # Brian Dorsey, # Edwin Young
Attendance: 3520
Guard Derrick Colter equaled his career-high with 26 points to lead Duquesne to a 78-52 victory over Penn State on Friday night in Pittsburgh.
Colter made 6 of 9 shots from 3-point range and the Dukes (3-0) were 17 of 34 from behind the arc.
Duquesne came out in the second half and increased an 11-point halftime lead to 65-37. Guard Micah Mason finished with 14 points and seven assists and guard Jeremiah Jones scored 11 points.
Forward Brandon Taylor led Penn State (2-1) with 14 points. Forward Payton Banks had 12 points and a team-leading six rebounds. Guard Shep Garner also had 12 points for the Nittany Lions.
Penn State shot just 29.7 percent from the field (19 of 64), 23.8 percent on 3-pointers (5 of 21) and 52.9 percent from the free throw line (9 of 17).
Top Game Performances
| Penn St. | Duquesne | |
| Brandon Taylor 14 | Scoring | Derrick Colter 26 |
| Brandon Taylor 2 | Assists | Micah Mason 7 |
| Payton Banks 6 | Rebounds | Nayke Sanders 10 |
| Payton Banks 3 | Free Throws Made | Eric James 3 |
| Shep Garner 4 | Steals | Jeremiah Jones 1 |
| Josh Reaves 2 | Blocks | Darius Lewis 3 |
Team Stats Summary