In a women's basketball game, Penn State and St. John's struggled with their shooting early on, resulting in a low-scoring first quarter. Penn State's Ali Brigham made an impact with points and rebounds, while St. John's defense showed promise. Penn State gained a lead in the second quarter, with Unique Drake struggling to find her form for St. John's. The game remained close at halftime, with Skye Owen's three-point shooting giving St. John's a slight edge. However, Penn State dominated the second half, outscoring St. John's and securing a 69-53 victory. St. John's coach acknowledged the team's need for improvement. The next game for St. John's is against Manhattan on Sunday.
Penn State at the half with a 37-26 lead over Morehead State. If my math is right, the Nittany Lions are on a 21-7 run since Ace Baldwin Jr. took a low blow.
That escalated quickly. Since Morehead State's Jordan Lathon was ejected, @PennStateMBB closed out the half on a 21-7 run. đź“ş: @Peacock https://t.co/jMtA1X5oG6
Yale 36, Colgate 19 half. Raiders finally did hit a three, but that is the story (other than the fact there were a total of 5 fouls called). Colgate finished the last three seasons 1st, 2nd, and 3rd nationally in three-point shooting, just 1-13 tonight. Blame Canada.
The Under-8 media "time oot" comes at 5:24. Needless to say, whistles have been far and few between, which is not unusual for Colgate. What is unusual is that it is now 0-9 from three, many of them open looks. Yale leads 21-12.
Penn State exploded for 46 points in the second half to run away from St. John’s at the end, 69-53. Joe Tartamella said this would be a work in progress this season, and this is Exhibit A. Second straight loss for the Red Storm after leading early. Manhattan next on Sunday.
Penn State just matched its first-half offensive output in the third quarter, putting up 23 points in the first 10 minutes after halftime behind a 10-of-19 shooting effort. Fours up at Carnesecca, with St. John’s down seven going to the final frame, 46-39. #sjuwbb
Penn State has made seven of its 11 attempts since halftime, and has its largest lead of the night as a result. Tartamella’s timeout once again becomes the media break, with 4:21 left in the third quarter and St. John’s down six, 39-33. #sjuwbb
This might be a first: Both teams have the exact same shooting numbers AND offensive/defensive rebound splits through one half. The difference? Skye Owen. The St. Francis Prep product has one more three than Penn State as St. John’s leads through 20, 26-23. #sjuwbb https://t.co/XkjT8SixN4
A 7-0 run for Penn State has given the Lady Lions a 21-18 lead with 4:02 to play before halftime as Tartamella’s timeout becomes the second quarter media break. Unique Drake, who had 27 and 24 in St. John’s first two games, respectively, is only 1-of-8 so far tonight. #sjuwbb
St. John’s looks like it’s going to be a really good defensive team if this keeps up. The offense still has to come along and find itself, but Joe T is winning half the battle with this retooling group so far. After one quarter, the Red Storm leads Penn State, 11-8. #sjuwbb
Both teams have combined to miss nine of their first ten shots through the first 5:09. Penn State has missed its last five since the Brigham basket that broke the seal, St. John’s is 0-for-4 from the floor and has both points at the line. It’s 2-2 at the first quarter timeout.
Off and running on a Thursday night in Queens. Ali Brigham, Penn State’s 6-foot-4 center, already has two points and two rebounds just over a minute in, and St. John’s is having a hard time with her inside. The Red Storm is grinding out the shot clock, but hasn’t found a groove. https://t.co/mj9anPTFas