UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – In its final non-conference game of the season, Coppin State's men's basketball team fell to Penn State 88-43 on Saturday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Eagles close out the first half of the year with an 0-15 record while the Nittany Lions improve to 11-4.
Cedric Council led CSU with 11 points to finish in double figures for the second-straight game.
Tre' Thomas added nine points off the bench with a trio of three's.
Penn State led from start to finish as they got out of the gate strong with a breakaway dunk and nine-straight points before
Jordan Hardwick got Coppin on the board with a jumper at the 17:20 mark. The Nittany Lions answered with a basket before Hardwick drained a three with 16:24 remaining to cut the deficit to 11-5.
Three technical fouls were called in the first half with Penn State receiving a double-technical allowing
Karonn Davis to make 3-of-4 free throws with 7:30 left. From there, the Nittany Lions began to pull away, extending the lead to as many as 22 and led, 43-23 at the break.
PSU, who was led by Tony Carr's 21 points, opened the second half on a 15-5 run and never looked back. The Lions outshot Coppin, 49.1% to 30.4%
Coppin returns to action after the calendar year when it opens MEAC play at Norfolk State on Wednesday, January 3 at 7:30 pm.
