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FINAL
Jan 2, 2025

Game Recap

Zach Hicks scores 20 points, Penn State moves to 9-0 at home with 84-80 victory over Northwestern. Zach Hicks scored 20 points to lead four in double figures and Penn State held off Northwestern for an 84-80 victory on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
NU344680
PSU374784
Northwestern Wildcats logoNORTHWESTERNMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Nick Martinelli395-130-38-1052103218
34Matthew Nicholson262-40-02-37112136
1Jalen Leach242-50-24-42330548
3Ty Berry141-61-60-01100043
13Brooks Barnhizer368-161-23-3118314420
33Luke Hunger131-20-00-01100132
44Angelo Ciaravino93-52-40-01010048
20Justin Mullins183-50-11-10100047
24K.J. Windham213-52-40-01201128
TOTAL28-6145.9%6-2227.3%18-2185.7%291994153080
Penn State Nittany Lions logoPENN STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
14Yanic Konan Niederhauser283-70-03-59103219
24Zach Hicks275-83-67-931000320
4Freddie Dilione V265-90-20-022213310
5Puff Johnson212-30-17-830101411
1Ace Baldwin Jr.401-70-415-1617506117
8Miles Goodman90-00-00-21000100
0Jahvin Carter10-00-00-00000000
3Nick Kern Jr.233-40-03-44210249
2D'Marco Dunn253-61-21-14001118
TOTAL22-4450.0%4-1526.7%36-4580.0%271395161784

Play-by-Play

1st halfnupsu
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (19:42) Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (19:41) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (19:19) Freddie Dilione V missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (19:17) Puff Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (19:17) Puff Johnson made Jumper.
    02
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:17) Foul on Jalen Leach.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (19:17) Puff Johnson made Free Throw.
    03
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:06) Brooks Barnhizer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (19:01) Zach Hicks Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (18:57) Freddie Dilione V Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:37) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (18:35) Zach Hicks Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (18:27) Ace Baldwin Jr. Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:27) Matthew Nicholson Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:23) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:19) Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:18) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (18:12) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:02) Foul on Ty Berry.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (17:53) Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:50) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:36) Jalen Leach Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (17:19) Freddie Dilione V missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (17:17) Puff Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +3 (17:09) Zach Hicks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
    06
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (16:58) Jalen Leach Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:58) Freddie Dilione V Steal.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (16:54) Freddie Dilione V made Dunk.
    08
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:36) Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
    28
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (16:29) Foul on Ty Berry.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:19) D'Marco Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (16:19) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (16:04) Foul on Nick Kern Jr..
  • (15:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:44) Nick Martinelli Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (15:44) Ace Baldwin Jr. Steal.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (15:28) Zach Hicks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (15:24) D'Marco Dunn Offensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (15:13) D'Marco Dunn missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:13) K.J. Windham Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:08) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:59) Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:36) Foul on Luke Hunger.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (14:36) Zach Hicks made Free Throw.
    29
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (14:36) Zach Hicks made Free Throw.
    210
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:18) Luke Hunger missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:14) D'Marco Dunn Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:01) Foul on Brooks Barnhizer.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:01) Miles Goodman missed Free Throw.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:01) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (14:01) Miles Goodman missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:01) Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:41) Luke Hunger Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (13:41) Nick Kern Jr. Steal.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (13:36) Nick Kern Jr. Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:36) Jalen Leach Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (13:32) Justin Mullins made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
    410
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (13:15) Miles Goodman Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:58) Luke Hunger made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
    610
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:41) Foul on Justin Mullins.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:40) Foul on Jalen Leach.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (12:40) Ace Baldwin Jr. made Free Throw.
    611
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (12:40) Ace Baldwin Jr. made Free Throw.
    612
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:38) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (12:12) Foul on Puff Johnson.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (12:12) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
    712
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (12:12) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
    812
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:53) Ace Baldwin Jr. Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:53) Angelo Ciaravino Steal.
  • (11:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:23) Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:23) Freddie Dilione V Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:22) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:22) Northwestern Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (11:14) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (10:59) Brooks Barnhizer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
    1112
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (10:47) Puff Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:43) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:36) Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:22) Foul on Brooks Barnhizer.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (10:22) Zach Hicks missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:22) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (10:04) Matthew Nicholson made Layup. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
    1312
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (10:04) Foul on Zach Hicks.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (10:04) Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
    1412
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (9:51) Zach Hicks made Layup. Assisted by Ace Baldwin Jr..
    1414
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:36) Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:31) Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (9:29) K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Mullins.
    1714
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:11) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (9:11) Ace Baldwin Jr. made Free Throw.
    1715
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (9:11) Ace Baldwin Jr. made Free Throw.
    1716
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (9:10) Foul on Zach Hicks.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:48) Angelo Ciaravino made Layup.
    1916
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (8:35) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:20) Justin Mullins made Layup. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
    2116
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (8:04) Freddie Dilione V Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:44) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (7:40) Puff Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (7:25) Foul on Puff Johnson.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (7:25) Puff Johnson Turnover.
  • (7:25) Official TV Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:08) Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:01) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:01) Nick Martinelli missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:59) K.J. Windham Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:58) K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:55) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (6:37) D'Marco Dunn made Layup. Assisted by Freddie Dilione V.
    2118
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:37) Foul on Ty Berry.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (6:37) D'Marco Dunn made Free Throw.
    2119
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:09) Foul on Ace Baldwin Jr..
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (6:09) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
    2219
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:09) Nick Martinelli missed Free Throw.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (6:08) Nick Kern Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (5:55) Nick Kern Jr. made Layup.
    2221
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:47) K.J. Windham Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (5:47) Freddie Dilione V Steal.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (5:43) Freddie Dilione V made Dunk.
    2223
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:43) Northwestern Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:30) Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (5:26) D'Marco Dunn Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +3 (5:05) D'Marco Dunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Freddie Dilione V.
    2226
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:45) Justin Mullins missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (4:42) Miles Goodman Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (4:29) D'Marco Dunn made Layup. Assisted by Ace Baldwin Jr..
    2228
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:17) Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:11) Jalen Leach Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (4:07) Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.
    2428
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (3:36) Nick Kern Jr. made Jumper.
    2430
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:15) Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (3:12) D'Marco Dunn Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (3:09) Ace Baldwin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:06) Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (2:44) Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.
    2630
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:23) Foul on Justin Mullins.
  • (2:23) Official TV Timeout
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (2:23) Nick Kern Jr. made Free Throw.
    2631
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (2:23) Nick Kern Jr. made Free Throw.
    2632
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (1:54) Angelo Ciaravino made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
    2932
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:24) Ace Baldwin Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:22) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:21) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (1:21) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
    2933
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (1:21) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
    2934
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:06) Jalen Leach Turnover.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (1:06) Ace Baldwin Jr. Steal.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (0:56) Nick Kern Jr. Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:56) Nick Martinelli Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:47) Brooks Barnhizer missed Layup.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (0:47) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (0:43) Nick Kern Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +2 (0:42) Freddie Dilione V made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Kern Jr..
    2936
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (0:41) Technical Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (0:41) Jalen Leach made Free Throw.
    3036
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (0:41) Jalen Leach made Free Throw.
    3136
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (0:21) Angelo Ciaravino made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
    3436
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:04) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    +1 (0:04) Nick Kern Jr. made Free Throw.
    3437
  • Penn State Nittany Lions logo
    (0:04) Nick Kern Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:02) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

80Points84
28-61(45.9%)Field Goal(%)22-44(50%)
6-22(27.3%)3-Point(%)4-15(26.7%)
18-21(85.7%)Free Throw(%)36-45(80%)
33(16)Rebounds(Offensive)28(9)
19Assists13
9Steals9
4Blocks5
16Turnovers17
30(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
5Largest Lead8

Game Details

Thursday, January 2, 2025 · 7:00 PM
Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA
attendance: 5,579 (36.9%)
tv: Peacock
spread: PSU -4.5
over/under: 145.5