Penn State looks for offensive success against stiff Harvard defense

Scoring hasn’t been a problem for Penn State this season, but it might be more of a challenge when the Nittany Lions take on Harvard on Wednesday night in University Park, Pa.Harvard (4-1) will enter that matchup leading the Ivy League in points allowed per game (61.6). Three of Harvard’s opponents this season failed to score more than 54 points.Penn State (4-0) is shooting 52.1 percent from the field, and has four players averaging in double figures: freshman guard Melih Tunca (15.5), freshman guard Kayden Mingo (15.3), junior guard Freddie Dilione V (12.3) and sophomore guard Dominick Stewart (10.5). Tunca and Mingo have reached double figures in each of Penn State’s four games.”It has to be a hot basketball,” Penn State coach Mike Rhoades said. “You’re hard to guard when the ball is hot. Sometimes you give up a good shot to get a great shot for your teammate and vice versa. If we don’t turn the ball over and we share the basketball, good things are going to happen.”Penn State shot 57.9% from the field (33 of 57) and 50% from 3-point territory (10 of 20) in Saturday’s 83-69 victory over LaSalle. It was the third time Penn State has scored at least 80 points this season.

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