Overview
- Freshman Melih Tunca scored a career-high 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, while reserve Freddie Dilione V added 16.
- Penn State shot 58% from the field and made 10 of 20 three-pointers to keep control after the early run.
- The bench contributed 40 points as Mike Rhoades deployed a deep rotation he refers to as his army.
- La Salle committed 15 turnovers; Darris Nichols pointed to giveaways as decisive, while Rhoades credited defense and ball movement.
- The neutral-site matchup opened the inaugural Basketball on Broad Autumn Invitational at Xfinity Mobile Arena and moved Penn State to 4-0.