Penn State Nittany Lions @ New Haven Chargers
Dominick Stewart scores 18 points on 6 3-pointers and Penn State travels to beat New Haven 87-43
WEST HAVEN, Conn. -- — Dominick Stewart scored 18 points and made six 3-pointers, Kayden Mingo had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists, and Penn State went on the road to beat New Haven 87-43 on Saturday.
Penn State trailed 10-9 after the opening eight minutes before scoring the next 11 points to pull away — with two 3-pointers by Stewart and another from Mingo. The Nittany Lions led 41-21 at the break.
Penn State's opening three baskets of the second half came from behind the arc and the fourth 3-pointer made it 55-28 with 14:59 remaining. The Nittany Lions finished 11 of 25 from 3-point range.
Josh Reed added 14 points and Freddie Dilione V scored 11 for Penn State (2-0), which started a season 2-0 for the fourth straight year.
Jabri Fitzpatrick scored 14 points for New Haven. The Chargers are in their first season in Division I after playing in Division II’s Northeast-10 Conference.
Penn State returned just 14.6% of points, 11% percent of rebounds, 12.5% of assists from last season in its three returners — Dilione, Eli Rice and Stewart.
Penn State opened the season with a 76-68 win over Fairfield, which led 66-60 with 3:45 to play. But the Nittany Lions closed the game on a 16-2 run, including the game’s final 11 points.
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Game Information
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Washington | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| USC | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Saint Francis | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Wagner | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| New Haven | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |

