Fairfield Stags vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Nov 3, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
FAIR	37	31	68
PSU	37	39	76

Game Recap

Tunca's 19 points, Mingo's 15 push Penn State 76-68 past 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.

Player Stats

FAIRFIELD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
20Brandon Benjamin	37	8-11	0-1	2-3	10	1	1	2	1	2	18
44Declan Wucherpfennig	31	3-5	0-2	3-3	7	0	0	0	0	3	9
3Cam Estevez	23	3-8	1-5	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	3	7
4Braden Sparks	35	10-20	5-12	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	1	25
1Deuce Turner	26	1-10	0-4	3-3	3	1	0	0	1	0	5
15Isaac Munkadi	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
7Ryan Zan	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0
11Halon Rawlins	15	0-6	0-3	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	2	0
8Tony Williams	6	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
2Nasir Rodriguez	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Eric Mejia	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	3	4
TOTAL	-	27-7038.6%	6-3318.2%	8-988.9%	34	10	3	2	7	21	68

PENN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Saša Ciani	12	1-3	0-0	1-1	4	0	0	0	1	1	3
10Josh Reed	15	0-5	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Dominick Stewart	12	3-3	1-1	0-2	2	0	0	1	2	1	7
4Kayden Mingo	35	5-11	0-2	5-6	5	2	1	1	1	1	15
11Eli Rice	24	3-7	2-6	2-2	5	0	1	0	0	1	10
16Tibor Mirtic	24	3-5	0-1	0-4	11	1	0	0	0	2	6
3Ivan Juric	22	5-5	1-1	2-3	4	0	1	0	1	3	13
1Mason Blackwood	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
9Melih Tunca	31	7-11	1-2	4-6	4	6	2	0	1	0	19
5Freddie Dilione V	21	1-7	0-2	1-1	1	3	0	0	1	2	3

TOTAL	-	28-5749.1%	5-1827.8%	15-2560.0%	38	13	5	2	7	11	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfFAIRPSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Penn State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Fairfield.
(19:45) Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:41) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
(19:34) Deuce Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:30) Brandon Benjamin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:14) Cam Estevez made Jumper.
20
(18:49) Kayden Mingo Turnover.
+2 (18:28) Declan Wucherpfennig made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Benjamin.
40
(18:14) Dominick Stewart Turnover.
(18:14) Cam Estevez Steal.
(18:07) Declan Wucherpfennig missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:04) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
(17:55) Kayden Mingo missed Layup.
(17:53) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:30) Cam Estevez made Three Point Jumper.
70
(17:10) Saa Ciani missed Layup.
(17:08) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Cam Estevez missed Layup.
(16:58) Brandon Benjamin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:58) Brandon Benjamin made Two Point Tip Shot.
90
(16:48) Dominick Stewart Turnover.
+3 (16:34) Braden Sparks made Three Point Jumper.
120
(16:21) Freddie Dilione V missed Layup.
(16:18) Tibor Mirtic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:18) Tibor Mirtic made Two Point Tip Shot.
122
+3 (15:58) Braden Sparks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Estevez.
152
(15:42) Freddie Dilione V missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:38) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Deuce Turner missed Jumper.
(15:22) Brandon Benjamin Offensive Rebound.
(15:10) Braden Sparks missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:10) Brandon Benjamin Offensive Rebound.
(15:10) Foul on Ivan Juric.
(15:05) Cam Estevez missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:01) Melih Tunca Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:50) Tibor Mirtic made Layup. Assisted by Melih Tunca.
154
(14:20) Braden Sparks missed Jumper.
(14:16) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:04) Melih Tunca made Layup.
156
(13:44) Foul on Tibor Mirtic.
(13:34) Braden Sparks missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:31) Tibor Mirtic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:22) Kayden Mingo made Layup.
158
(13:12) Eric Mejia Turnover.
(13:12) Kayden Mingo Steal.
+2 (13:08) Kayden Mingo made Layup.
1510
(13:08) Foul on Eric Mejia.
+1 (13:08) Kayden Mingo made Free Throw.
1511
(12:58) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
(12:52) Halon Rawlins missed Jumper.
(12:48) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Melih Tunca missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:38) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:22) Brandon Benjamin made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Mejia.
1711
(12:15) Foul on Ryan Zan.
+3 (11:54) Eli Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Melih Tunca.
1714
(11:40) Halon Rawlins missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:37) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Josh Reed missed Layup.
(11:16) Ryan Zan Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Eric Mejia missed Layup.
(11:00) Tibor Mirtic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:58) Freddie Dilione V made Layup.
1716
(10:58) Foul on Braden Sparks.
+1 (10:58) Freddie Dilione V made Free Throw.
1717
(10:33) Tony Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:28) Saa Ciani Defensive Rebound.
(10:17) Saa Ciani missed Layup.
(10:17) Brandon Benjamin Block.
(10:13) Ryan Zan Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Ryan Zan missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:08) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) Foul on Halon Rawlins.
(9:47) Freddie Dilione V Turnover.
+2 (9:36) Eric Mejia made Layup.
1917
(9:23) Foul on Tony Williams.
+3 (9:07) Eli Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Blackwood.
1920
(8:47) Isaac Munkadi missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:42) Tony Williams Offensive Rebound.
(8:41) Tony Williams missed Layup.
(8:38) Mason Blackwood Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Foul on Tony Williams.
+1 (8:26) Kayden Mingo made Free Throw.
1921
+1 (8:26) Kayden Mingo made Free Throw.
1922
+3 (8:00) Braden Sparks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Halon Rawlins.
2222
(7:48) Eli Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:45) Halon Rawlins Defensive Rebound.
(7:39) Halon Rawlins missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:38) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
(7:38) Foul on Isaac Munkadi.
(7:38) Ivan Juric missed Free Throw.
(7:36) Isaac Munkadi Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Foul on Isaac Munkadi.
(7:22) Isaac Munkadi Turnover.
(7:11) Foul on Cam Estevez.
(7:11) Kayden Mingo missed Free Throw.
(7:09) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:53) Deuce Turner made Layup.
2422
+2 (6:49) Ivan Juric made Layup. Assisted by Melih Tunca.
2424
(6:23) Brandon Benjamin missed Jumper.
(6:23) Fairfield Offensive Rebound.
(6:17) Deuce Turner missed Jumper.
(6:17) Kayden Mingo Block.
(6:17) Fairfield Offensive Rebound.
(6:13) Brandon Benjamin Turnover.
(6:13) Eli Rice Steal.
(6:02) Kayden Mingo missed Jumper.
(5:59) Deuce Turner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:49) Braden Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Deuce Turner.
2624
+2 (5:41) Eli Rice made Layup. Assisted by Melih Tunca.
2626
+3 (5:19) Braden Sparks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Estevez.
2926
+2 (5:03) Melih Tunca made Layup.
2928
(4:41) Deuce Turner Turnover.
(4:41) Melih Tunca Steal.
+2 (4:35) Melih Tunca made Layup.
2930
(4:24) Braden Sparks missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:21) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:14) Melih Tunca made Layup. Assisted by Freddie Dilione V.
2932
(3:57) Eric Mejia Turnover.
(3:45) Melih Tunca Turnover.
(3:45) Brandon Benjamin Steal.
(3:16) Braden Sparks missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:13) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Kayden Mingo missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:57) Braden Sparks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:47) Cam Estevez made Layup.
3132
+2 (2:28) Kayden Mingo made Layup.
3134
(2:28) Foul on Cam Estevez.
+1 (2:28) Kayden Mingo made Free Throw.
3135
+2 (2:23) Brandon Benjamin made Dunk. Assisted by Braden Sparks.
3335
(1:54) Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:54) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:54) Foul on Halon Rawlins.
(1:54) Tibor Mirtic missed Free Throw.
(1:54) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:54) Tibor Mirtic missed Free Throw.
(1:52) Declan Wucherpfennig Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:30) Braden Sparks made Layup.
3535
(1:12) Tibor Mirtic missed Layup.
(1:10) Brandon Benjamin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:52) Brandon Benjamin made Layup.
3735
+2 (0:30) Melih Tunca made Layup.
3737
(0:03) Braden Sparks missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Tibor Mirtic Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

FAIR

PSU

68Points76

27-70(38.6%)Field Goal(%)28-57(49.1%)

6-33(18.2%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)

8-9(88.9%)Free Throw(%)15-25(60.0%)

38(12)Rebounds(Offensive)39(7)

10Assists13

3Steals5

2Blocks2

7Turnovers7

21(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

13Largest Lead8

Game Details

Monday, November 3, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA

attendance: 5,547 (36.7%)

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