Penn St. opens season with win over Fairfield
Melih Tunca scored 19 points and had six assists, and Kayden Mingo added 15 points to lead Penn State to a 75-68 win over Fairfield in a season opener for both teams on Monday night.
Penn State trailed by three points with 2:17 remaining, but pulled away with an 11-0 run over the final two minutes. Tunca had six of those points, hitting a game-tying 3-pointer at the two-minute mark. He was 7-of-11 from the field.
Tibor Mirtic added a game-high 11 rebounds along with six points.
Fairfield opened the game on a 12-0 scoring run, but Penn State quickly cut into the deficit, leaving it 37-37 at the half.