Penn State ekes out win over Harvard to remain unbeaten

Kayden Mingo tossed in a game-high 24 points to lead Penn State to an 84-80 victory over Harvard on Wednesday night in University Park, Pa.Penn State led by six, 82-76, with 24 seconds to play, but Harvard’s Chandler Pigge was fouled on a made 3-pointer and hit the free throw to pull the Crimson within two 82-80. Penn State sealed the win on two Freddie Dilione V free throws with 10 seconds on the clock.Penn State (5-0) received 14 points from Josh Reed, 13 from Dilione and 10 from Melih Tunca.Pigge scored a team-high 21 points for Harvard, which led by three at halftime. Thomas Batties II made 5 of 7 3-point attempts and added 17 points for the Crimson (4-2). Ben Eisendrath tossed in 15 for Harvard, and Tey Barbour added 12 points and seven rebounds.Penn State had a 22-12 lead after a Dilione jump shot with 11:20 left in the first half, but Harvard was up 30-28 following a Batties 3-pointer with 6:02 remaining in the half. A Pigge 3-pointer gave the Crimson a 38-33 lead, and Harvard led 38-35 at halftime.Harvard made 8 of 16 3-point attempts in the first 20 minutes. Batties was 4-of-4 on 3-point shots. Penn State was 2-of-9 from behind the 3-point arc in the half.

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