Carr drives Penn State past FDU
Pat Chambers wants points to come from everywhere and he wants opponents who visit Penn State’s gym to fear the offensive potential his young lineup possesses.
Penn State’s coach knows all that will come if his team plays defense like it did in an 81-57 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday where five Nittany Lions finished in double figures.
Tony Carr scored 15 of his 20 points in the first half, Josh Reaves added 17 points, Mike Watkins finished with 15 and Lamar Stevens and Nazeer Bostick chipped in 12 apiece for the Nittany Lions (2-0) who led by 16 at halftime and forced 31 turnovers.
“I want us to have an assassin mentality of when you come in here, you better be fearful that we’re going to compete hard,” Chambers said. “We’re big, we’re strong, we’re physical, we’re tough and we can keep coming at you with different guys.”
Reaves was the team’s stingiest defender for a while. He finished with four steals and six of his nine rebounds came on the defensive end.
He said afterward he was sparked by Watkins’ return. The 6-foot-9 forward missed most of the preseason and the season opener for a reason Chambers described as “in-house.”
Mike Holloway Jr. led Fairleigh Dickinson (0-2) with 19 points while Jahlil Jenkins added 14 for the Knights.
Wisconsin 89, Yale 61: Khalil Iverson, held scoreless in Wisconsin’s season debut two days earlier, led the Badgers with 17 points Sunday as they cruised to an 89-61 win over Yale.
Kentucky 73, Vermont 69: Hamido Diallo scored 16 points and No. 5 Kentucky held off Vermont 73-69 on Sunday.
The Wildcats, playing their second game in three days to open the season, missed seven of their last eight field goals and held off a late surge by the Catamounts.
Ohio State 82, Radford 72: Keita Bates-Diop had his second strong performance on his path to injury recovery with 22 points and 10 rebounds when Ohio State defeated Radford 82-72.