PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Stanley Pringle had career highs of 25 point and seven assists as Penn State rolled up an early lead and held off Penn 85-73 on Tuesday night.
Taylor Battle scored 24 points and Jamelle Cornley 16 for Penn State (5-0), which shot 9-for-18 from 3-point range.
Jack Eggleston had 17 points and Harrison Gaines 16 for the Quakers (1-3).
The Nittany Lions led by as many as 28 points in the first half and held a 63-39 lead with 11:54 to play. Penn then went on a 22-8 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Tyler Bernardini, and closed within 71-61 with 3:27 left.
But Battle hit three free throws and David Jackson added a layup to halt Penn’s threat.
Pringle hit two 3-pointers and Battle added another as the Nittany Lions jumped out to a 22-4 advantage. Penn State’s lead reached 29-8 with 7:55 left in the first half. Another 3-pointer by Battle made it 49-24 at halftime.
Penn State shot 19-for-37 in the first half, including 7-for-10 from 3-point range.
Penn was 10 for 29 in the half, but made only one of 10 shots from long distance.
