Tunca's near-perfect shooting leads Penn State offensive wave in 83-69 win over La Salle
AP
Nov 15, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Freshman Melih Tunca scored a career-best 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, reserve Freddie Dilione V added 16 and Penn State Nittany Lions beat La Salle Explorers 83-69 on Saturday.
Kayden Mingo scored 14 points and reserve Ivan Juric had 11 for the Nittany Lions (4-0), whose bench scored 40 points.
The Nittany Lions shot 58% (33 of 57) and made half of their 20 3-point shots.
Jerome Brewer Jr. and Ashton Walker each scored 13 points and Eric Acker and reserve Jaeden Marshall each had 11 for the Explorers (2-2).
Marshall's 3-pointer 6 1/2 minutes in gave La Salle a 12-9 lead before Penn State countered with a 20-0 outburst that lasted 5 1/2 minutes. The Nittany Lions made all seven of their shot attempts during the run, shot 2 for 3 from the foul line and Dominic Stewart converted a three-point play and made a 3 during the run.
The Nittany Lions stayed ahead by double digits for the entire second half.
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1st Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
42
LAS
Explorers
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Josiah Harris vs. Saša Ciani (Ashton Walker gains possession)
19:58
Official timeout
19:37
Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
19:35
Saša Ciani defensive rebound
19:21
Kayden Mingo misses two point layup
19:19
Jerome Brewer Jr. defensive rebound
19:00
Ashton Walker misses three point jump shot
18:58
Jerome Brewer Jr. offensive rebound
18:42
+2
Ashton Walker makes two point driving layup
0-2
18:20
Eli Rice turnover (lost ball) (Ashton Walker steals)
18:14
+3
Damon Strand makes three point bank jump shot (Ashton Walker assists)
0-5
18:02
+3
Melih Tunca makes three point jump shot (Josh Reed assists)
3-5
17:46
Josiah Harris turnover (bad pass)
17:24
Josh Reed misses two point layup
17:22
Nittany Lions offensive rebound
17:21
Eric Acker shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
17:21
+1
Josh Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-5
17:21
+1
Josh Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-5
17:18
Damon Strand turnover (bad pass)
17:12
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point driving layup (Melih Tunca assists)
7-5
16:42
Eric Acker turnover (bad pass)
16:32
Freddie Dilione V turnover (traveling)
16:20
Ashton Walker misses two point jump shot
16:18
Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
16:04
Josh Reed misses two point layup
16:02
Jerome Brewer Jr. defensive rebound
15:57
Damon Strand misses two point jump shot
15:55
Damon Strand offensive rebound
15:48
Josiah Harris turnover (bad pass)
15:48
TV timeout
15:30
Ivan JuriÄ misses two point layup
15:28
Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound
15:28
Tibor MirtiÄ personal foul (Jaeden Marshall draws the foul)
15:07
Rob Dockery misses two point layup
15:05
Jerome Brewer Jr. offensive rebound
15:05
+2
Jerome Brewer Jr. makes two point tip dunk
7-7
14:40
+2
Ivan JuriÄ makes two point driving layup
9-7
14:14
+2
Jerome Brewer Jr. makes two point driving layup (Damon Strand assists)
9-9
13:55
Kayden Mingo turnover (bad pass)
13:34
Eric Acker misses two point layup
13:32
Eric Acker offensive rebound
13:29
+3
Jaeden Marshall makes three point jump shot (Eric Acker assists)
9-12
13:03
Dominick Stewart misses two point jump shot
13:01
Ivan JuriÄ offensive rebound
13:00
+2
Ivan JuriÄ makes two point tip layup
11-12
12:24
Jerome Brewer Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:22
Tibor MirtiÄ defensive rebound
12:17
Freddie Dilione V misses two point layup
12:15
Tibor MirtiÄ offensive rebound
12:13
+2
Tibor MirtiÄ makes two point putback layup
13-12
11:49
Edwin Daniel turnover (bad pass) (Dominick Stewart steals)
11:47
+2
Dominick Stewart makes two point cutting layup (Melih Tunca assists)
15-12
11:47
Eric Acker shooting foul (Dominick Stewart draws the foul)
11:47
TV timeout
11:47
+1
Dominick Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 1
16-12
11:20
Jerome Brewer Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:18
Dominick Stewart defensive rebound
11:01
+2
Ivan JuriÄ makes two point layup
18-12
10:34
Ivan JuriÄ blocks Josiah Harris's two point layup
10:32
Melih Tunca defensive rebound
10:19
+3
Dominick Stewart makes three point jump shot (Melih Tunca assists)
21-12
9:57
Eli Rice personal foul (Rob Dockery draws the foul)
9:56
Jaeden Marshall misses three point jump shot
9:54
Rob Dockery offensive rebound
9:49
Rob Dockery misses two point layup
9:47
Kayden Mingo defensive rebound
9:35
Rob Dockery personal foul (Melih Tunca draws the foul)
9:31
+3
Melih Tunca makes three point jump shot (Saša Ciani assists)
24-12
9:11
Rob Dockery turnover (lost ball) (Josh Reed steals)
9:08
Rob Dockery shooting foul (Kayden Mingo draws the foul)
9:08
+1
Kayden Mingo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-12
9:08
Kayden Mingo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:08
Josiah Harris defensive rebound
8:51
Jaeden Marshall misses three point jump shot
8:49
Melih Tunca defensive rebound
8:44
+2
Melih Tunca makes two point driving floating jump shot