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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Penn St. 64, Fairfield 49
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 19, 2010
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials: # D.J. Carstensen, # Pat Driscoll, # Gene Steratore
Attendance: 4177

Talor Battle scored 20 points, Jeff Brooks added 19 and the senior tandem finally found their 3-point shooting touch in leading Penn State to a 64-49 victory over Fairfield at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions were just 7 for 42 (16.7 percent) combined from 3-point range in their first two games, including a miserable 1-for-20 effort against Saint Joseph's on Tuesday night. But they'd managed to beat the Hawks in that one and Lehigh in their opener, and the Stags became the third team Penn State has held under 37 percent field-goal shooting.

Friday night Penn State hit on half of its 10 3s in the first half in gaining a 26-18 lead. Back-to-back 3s by the seniors Brooks and Battle gave Penn State a 44-29 lead with 12:52 remaining, its largest to that point – they combined to go 7 for 13 beyond the arc as the Nittany Lions went 9 for 23 on 3-pointers in the rout.

Greg Nero's nine points led the Stags, who had split their first two games, beating Sacred Heart, 62-45, before losing at Rutgers, 68-53.

This was the first meeting between the two programs.
Top Game Performances
 
Fairfield   Penn St.
Greg Nero 9 Scoring Taylor Battle 20
Jamel Fields 3 Assists Tim Frazier 7
Greg Nero 8 Rebounds Andrew Jones III 11
Greg Nero 3 Free Throws Made Tim Frazier 3
Derek Needham 3 Steals Andrew Jones III 2
Maurice Barrow 2 Blocks Andrew Jones III 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Fairfield 49 31.7 3-15 8-14 10 36 6 7
Penn St. 64 41.0 9-22 5-8 14 38 5 5