Penn State ends skid, outlasts Rutgers in battle of Aces

Ace Baldwin Jr. recorded 22 points and eight assists as Penn State held off Ace Bailey and Rutgers for an 80-72 home victory Monday in University Park, Pa.Yanic Konan Niederhauser chipped in 18 points for the Nittany Lions (13-6, 3-5 Big Ten), who snapped a four-game losing streak. Nick Kern added 16 points for Penn State, while Fred Dilione V notched 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting from beyond the arc.Bailey delivered a dynamic performance with 30 points on 13-of-15 shooting, in addition to seven rebounds. Lathan Sommerville pitched in with 12 points for the Scarlet Knights (10-9, 3-5).Penn State trailed by three with less than 10 minutes to go when the hosts put together an 11-0 run, beginning with four points from Kern. Baldwin added a 3-pointer on the next trip, and then Konan Niederhauser recorded back-to-back buckets to make it 61-53 in favor of the Nittany Lions.Shortly thereafter, Konan Niederhauser’s layup gave Penn State its first double-digit lead, 67-57, with 4:18 to go.Rutgers kept fighting, fueled by a full-court press and some much-needed offensive rebounds. Bailey’s layup with about three minutes left brought the Scarlet Knights within 67-61, and then his tip-in about 30 seconds later made it 69-65.

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