North Carolina Central Eagles vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Dec 29, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NCCU	33	34	67
PSU	36	54	90

Game Recap

Kayden Mingo, Eli Rice lead Penn State over North Carolina Central 90-67. Freshman Kayden Mingo had 19 points, Eli Rice scored a career-high 18 and Penn State pulled away in the second half to beat North Carolina Central 90-67 on Monday.

Player Stats

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Khouri Carvey	25	6-9	0-1	1-1	9	0	0	0	4	5	13
22Ramondo Battle II	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
1Kyric Davis	29	4-5	0-1	2-2	5	2	3	1	2	0	10
5Tekao Carpenter	37	4-8	1-4	0-2	1	5	0	0	4	2	9
2Dionte Johnson	30	5-11	1-2	0-0	5	4	3	0	4	1	11
8Jae Slack	21	1-4	0-2	1-2	1	1	2	0	2	3	3
21Kelechi Okworogwo	29	5-6	1-1	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	3	11
3Khalil Arnold	11	3-6	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8
12Justin Edwards	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Camren Daniels	3	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
10Ryan Archey	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0

TOTAL	-	29-5255.8%	5-1533.3%	4-757.1%	30	13	8	2	21	16	67

PENN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ivan Juric	25	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	1	1	0	1	0	2
10Josh Reed	22	2-6	1-4	0-0	3	4	1	0	1	1	5
4Kayden Mingo	27	8-12	3-6	0-0	3	5	6	0	2	1	19
5Freddie Dilione V	32	4-11	1-5	1-2	2	5	0	1	1	1	10
11Eli Rice	22	5-7	4-6	4-4	2	0	0	0	0	2	18
30Chris Lotito	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
16Tibor Mirtic	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
21Justin Houser	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Saša Ciani	11	3-4	1-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	2	7
1Mason Blackwood	10	3-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	6
9Melih Tunca	27	4-7	1-3	1-3	3	4	3	0	4	3	10
7Dominick Stewart	15	3-5	3-5	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	1	11
TOTAL	-	33-5955.9%	14-3243.8%	10-1376.9%	22	20	13	1	11	13	90

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNCCUPSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Penn State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina Central.
(19:46) Foul on Khouri Carvey.
(19:37) Josh Reed bad pass turnover.
(19:37) Kyric Davis Steal.
+2 (19:21) Khouri Carvey makes layup (Tekao Carpenter assists).
20
+3 (18:51) Freddie Dilione V makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ivan Juric assists).
23
(18:29) Khouri Carvey misses layup.
(18:29) Freddie Dilione V Block.
(18:22) Khouri Carvey Offensive Rebound.
(18:21) Khouri Carvey misses layup.
(18:19) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) Freddie Dilione V misses layup.
(18:18) Kyric Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:50) Dionte Johnson makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
43
(17:33) Kayden Mingo misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:30) Khouri Carvey Defensive Rebound.
(17:23) Tekao Carpenter misses 13-foot jumper.
(17:21) Khouri Carvey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:20) Khouri Carvey makes layup (Dionte Johnson assists).
63
(17:20) Foul on Saša Ciani.
+1 (17:20) Khouri Carvey makes free throw 1 of 1.
73
(17:03) Josh Reed misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:00) Kyric Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:45) Khouri Carvey makes layup (Ramondo Battle II assists).
93
+3 (16:18) Kayden Mingo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Freddie Dilione V assists).
96
(15:59) Dionte Johnson misses layup.
(15:54) North Carolina Central Offensive Rebound.
(15:52) team shot clock turnover .
(15:31) Melih Tunca misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:27) Tibor Mirtic Offensive Rebound.
(15:26) Tibor Mirtic misses layup.
(15:26) Dionte Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Ramondo Battle II Block.
(15:18) Tekao Carpenter out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(14:58) Ivan Juric misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:55) Dionte Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Foul on Melih Tunca.
+2 (14:32) Tekao Carpenter makes driving layup.
116
(14:23) Kayden Mingo bad pass turnover.
(14:23) Kyric Davis Steal.
+2 (14:16) Tekao Carpenter makes driving layup.
136
(13:54) Melih Tunca bad pass turnover.
(13:54) Jae Slack Steal.
+2 (13:50) Kyric Davis makes layup (Jae Slack assists).
156
(13:21) Freddie Dilione V misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:19) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Kyric Davis bad pass turnover.
(12:57) Dominick Stewart Steal.
(12:44) Dominick Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:41) Foul on Kelechi Okworogwo.
(12:40) Josh Reed Offensive Rebound.
(12:38) Ivan Juric bad pass turnover.
(12:38) Jae Slack Steal.
+2 (12:21) Khalil Arnold makes 11-foot floating jump shot (Tekao Carpenter assists).
176
(11:57) Freddie Dilione V misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:52) Tekao Carpenter Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) Ryan Archey bad pass turnover.
(11:42) Foul on Ryan Archey.
+2 (11:27) Freddie Dilione V makes 12-foot jumper.
178
(11:05) Ryan Archey bad pass turnover.
(11:05) Kayden Mingo Steal.
(11:02) Foul on Khalil Arnold.
+1 (11:02) Eli Rice makes free throw 1 of 2.
179
+1 (11:02) Eli Rice makes free throw 2 of 2.
1710
(10:53) Ryan Archey bad pass turnover.
(10:53) Kayden Mingo Steal.
(10:50) Foul on Jae Slack.
+1 (10:50) Freddie Dilione V makes free throw 1 of 2.
1711
(10:50) Freddie Dilione V misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:48) Dionte Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(10:27) Khalil Arnold misses 16-foot jumper.
(10:24) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:13) Eli Rice makes 22-foot three point jumper (Freddie Dilione V assists).
1714
(10:11) North Carolina Central Timeout.
(9:56) Jae Slack misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:53) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) Foul on Tekao Carpenter.
(9:34) Foul on Jae Slack.
+1 (9:34) Ivan Juric makes free throw 1 of 2.
1715
+1 (9:34) Ivan Juric makes free throw 2 of 2.
1716
(9:23) Dionte Johnson bad pass turnover.
(9:23) Kayden Mingo Steal.
+3 (9:07) Eli Rice makes 27-foot three point jumper (Melih Tunca assists).
1719
(8:50) Tekao Carpenter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:44) Khouri Carvey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:43) Khouri Carvey makes layup.
1919
+2 (8:38) Freddie Dilione V makes driving layup.
1921
(8:20) Khalil Arnold misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:18) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:14) Kayden Mingo makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1923
(8:02) Tekao Carpenter bad pass turnover.
(8:02) Kayden Mingo Steal.
+3 (7:53) Eli Rice makes 26-foot three point jumper (Freddie Dilione V assists).
1926
(7:27) Foul on Eli Rice.
+2 (7:08) Dionte Johnson makes 10-foot jumper.
2126
+3 (7:02) Eli Rice makes 22-foot three point jumper (Melih Tunca assists).
2129
(6:37) Dionte Johnson misses 14-foot jumper.
(6:35) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
(6:21) Foul on Saša Ciani.
(6:21) Saša Ciani turnover.
(6:03) Foul on Josh Reed.
(6:03) Jae Slack misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:03) North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:03) Jae Slack makes free throw 2 of 2.
2229
+2 (5:48) Kayden Mingo makes driving layup.
2231
(5:26) Khouri Carvey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:21) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Josh Reed misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:09) Kyric Davis Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) Khouri Carvey traveling turnover.
(4:41) Josh Reed misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(4:39) Khouri Carvey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:28) Kelechi Okworogwo makes layup (Kyric Davis assists).
2431
+3 (4:04) Dominick Stewart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayden Mingo assists).
2434
(3:57) Foul on Dominick Stewart.
(3:17) Dionte Johnson misses 17-foot jumper.
(3:16) Kyric Davis Offensive Rebound.
(3:16) Foul on Kayden Mingo.
+1 (3:16) Kyric Davis makes free throw 1 of 2.
2534
+1 (3:16) Kyric Davis makes free throw 2 of 2.
2634
(2:51) Dominick Stewart misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:49) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.
(2:36) Foul on Eli Rice.
(2:36) Tekao Carpenter misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:36) North Carolina Central Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:36) Tekao Carpenter misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:35) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(2:12) Freddie Dilione V misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:10) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.
(1:58) Dionte Johnson misses 17-foot jumper.
(1:54) Kelechi Okworogwo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:54) Kelechi Okworogwo makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2834
(1:36) Kayden Mingo misses 13-foot jumper.
(1:34) Khouri Carvey Defensive Rebound.
(1:15) Kyric Davis misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(1:12) Khouri Carvey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:11) Khouri Carvey makes layup.
3034
+2 (0:56) Freddie Dilione V makes 12-foot jumper (Kayden Mingo assists).
3036
+3 (0:29) Dionte Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyric Davis assists).
3336
(0:06) Freddie Dilione V misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Freddie Dilione V Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Freddie Dilione V misses 15-foot jumper.
(0:00) Kelechi Okworogwo Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NCCU

PSU

67Points90

29-52(55.8%)Field Goal(%)33-59(55.9%)

5-15(33.3%)3-Point(%)14-32(43.8%)

4-7(57.1%)Free Throw(%)10-13(76.9%)

31(10)Rebounds(Offensive)22(8)

13Assists20

8Steals13

2Blocks1

23Turnovers11

16(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

11Largest Lead25

Game Details

Monday, December 29, 2025 · 1:00 PM

Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA

attendance: 5,285 (35.0%)

tv: BTN

spread: PSU -23.5

over/under: 150.5