After suffering a conference loss on the road earlier in the week at Rutgers, Penn State was looking forward to getting back home for a non-conference matchup against Coppin State. [autotag]Ace Baldwin Jr.[/autotag] had a record day as the Nittany Lions roasted Coppin State 99-51.
Baldwin had 16 assists in the blowout win to set a new Penn State school record for most assists in a single game. The previous record of 15 assists was set in 1975 by Tom Doaty against Syracuse. Among the record-setting assists was Baldwin’s 700th career assist. Baldwin also added 11 points. Five of his teammates also scored in double figures in the home win.
Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 14 points to lead the Nittany Lions in scoring. Puff Johnson and Nick Kern Jr. each added 12 points, and D’Marco Dunn and Dominick Stewart each added 10 points to the stat sheet.
This one was over pretty early as Penn State went on a 20-0 run to take a commanding lead in the first half, and the Nittany Lions led 52-21 at halftime and continued to pad their lead throughout the second half.
Penn State basketball will get some time off before hitting the court again. Penn State’s next game will be one week from now with a matchup with Drexel in Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 21. The scheduled tipoff time is a bit unfortunate as the basketball game will get started at the exact same time as the football team’s first-round home College Football Playoff game against SMU at noon Eastern.