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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Penn St. 90, Marshall 77
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 7, 2013
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Lamont Simpson, # Ted Valentine, # Johnny Wilkins
Attendance: 5633


Penn State 90, Marshall 77
: Ross Travis had 20 points as all five Nittany Lion starters scored in double figures against the visiting Thundering Herd.

Donovon Jack added 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting, seven blocks and seven rebounds for Penn State (7-3) and D.J. Newbill had 17 points and seven rebounds. Tim Frazier recorded 11 points, nine assists and four steals for the Nittany Lions, who improved to 6-0 against Marshall.

Kareem Canty hit 5-of-8 3-pointers and had 28 points for Marshall (4-5), which fell to 0-4 on the road. Elijah Pittman and Shawn Smith chipped in 10 points each.

The Nittany Lions never trailed, jumping to an 11-1 lead and putting together a 9-1 run after the Thundering Herd got within 13-11. Jack's layup with 55 seconds left in the first half gave Penn State a 20-point lead before Canty made a layup and a half-court buzzer-beater to cut the advantage to 47-32.

Newbill and Brandon Taylor hit back-to-back 3-pointers with 11 minutes left to give Penn State a 68-42 lead. Penn State led by 26 before Smith and Canty combined for five 3-pointers in the final three and a half minutes.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Marshall hit just 16-of-30 free throws while Penn State made 17-of-21. ... Pittman entered the game averaging a team-high 22.9 points. ... Jack recorded the most blocks in a game for a Penn State player since Calvin Booth had seven in 1999.

Top Game Performances
 
Marshall   Penn St.
Kareem Canty 28 Scoring Ross Travis 20
Kareem Canty 5 Assists Tim Frazier 9
Cheikh Sane 8 Rebounds Donovon Jack 7
TyQuane Goard 5 Free Throws Made Ross Travis 9
Shawn Smith 3 Steals Tim Frazier 4
Elijah Pittman 2 Blocks Donovon Jack 7
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Marshall 77 39.4 9-20 16-30 11 37 6 7 12
Penn St. 90 48.5 7-24 17-21 20 41 10 6 12