Mingo scores career-high 24 points, helps Penn State hold off Harvard 84-80
AP
Nov 19, 2025
UNIVERSITY, Pa. (AP) Freshman Kayden Mingo scored a career-high 24 points, and Penn State Nittany Lions held off Harvard Crimson for an 84-80 victory on Wednesday night.
Harvard’s Chandler Pigge made three free throws to tie it 70-all with 4:56 remaining. Penn State's Melih Tunca scored the next four points, and the Nittany Lions later stretched their lead to 82-76 with 24 seconds to play. Pigge converted a four-point play to cut the deficit to 82-80 before Freddie Dilione V sealed it from the free-throw line.
Mingo shot 8 of 18 from the floor and made all seven of his free-throw attempts. Josh Reed added 14 points, Dilione chipped in with 13 and Tunca finished with 10 for Penn State (5-0).
Pigge scored 21 points and had nine assists for Harvard (4-2). Thomas Batties III scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers, Ben Eisendrath had 15 points and Tey Barbour 12.
Penn State shot 31 of 57 (54%) from the field and Harvard was 30 of 57. The Crimson hit 12 from distance and the Nittany Lions had just five, but Penn State was 17 of 25 from the line while Harvard made 8 of 8 free throws.
Penn State, which is 5-0 for the second straight season, hosts Providence on Saturday.
Harvard faces Boston University on Saturday in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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1st Half
HARV
Crimson
38
PSU
Nittany Lions
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Thomas Batties II vs. Ivan JuriÄ (Ben Eisendrath gains possession)
19:41
+2
Ben Eisendrath makes two point layup (Chandler Pigge assists)
2-0
19:23
Ben Eisendrath shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
19:23
+1
Josh Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-1
19:23
+1
Josh Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-2
19:02
+3
Thomas Batties II makes three point jump shot (Chandler Pigge assists)
5-2
18:51
Robert Hinton shooting foul (Melih Tunca draws the foul)
18:51
+1
Melih Tunca makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-3
18:51
+1
Melih Tunca makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-4
18:27
Robert Hinton turnover (lost ball) (Eli Rice steals)
17:58
Kayden Mingo misses two point layup
17:56
Josh Reed offensive rebound
17:54
+2
Josh Reed makes two point layup
5-6
17:49
+2
Robert Hinton makes two point layup (Chandler Pigge assists)
7-6
17:37
Eli Rice misses two point layup
17:35
Eli Rice offensive rebound
17:31
Eli Rice turnover (lost ball) (Tey Barbour steals)
17:14
Robert Hinton misses two point layup
17:12
Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
16:47
+2
Kayden Mingo makes two point layup
7-8
16:18
Robert Hinton misses three point jump shot
16:16
Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound
16:12
Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
16:10
Robert Hinton defensive rebound
15:53
Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
15:51
Chandler Pigge offensive rebound
15:45
Robert Hinton misses three point jump shot
15:43
Kayden Mingo defensive rebound
15:36
+3
Ivan JuriÄ makes three point jump shot (Kayden Mingo assists)
7-11
15:12
Tey Barbour turnover (out of bounds)
15:12
TV timeout
15:12
+2
Tibor MirtiÄ makes two point layup (Melih Tunca assists)
7-13
14:41
+2
Ben Eisendrath makes two point layup
9-13
14:17
+2
Saša Ciani makes two point layup
9-15
13:53
Chandler Pigge misses two point jump shot
13:51
Saša Ciani defensive rebound
13:44
Dominick Stewart misses three point jump shot
13:42
Saša Ciani offensive rebound
13:37
Tey Barbour blocks Saša Ciani's two point layup
13:35
Tey Barbour defensive rebound
13:23
+3
Ben Eisendrath makes three point jump shot (Chandler Pigge assists)
12-15
12:51
+3
Dominick Stewart makes three point jump shot (Melih Tunca assists)
12-18
12:49
Crimson 30 second timeout
12:35
Dominick Stewart personal foul (Ben Eisendrath draws the foul)
12:25
Robert Hinton misses three point jump shot
12:23
Melih Tunca defensive rebound
12:21
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup (Melih Tunca assists)
12-20
11:57
Luca Ace-Nasteski misses two point layup
11:55
Melih Tunca defensive rebound
11:49
Dominick Stewart misses three point jump shot
11:47
Saša Ciani offensive rebound
11:46
Robert Hinton personal foul (Saša Ciani draws the foul)
11:46
TV timeout
11:34
Kayden Mingo misses two point layup
11:32
Nittany Lions offensive rebound
11:20
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point jump shot
12-22
11:08
+3
Thomas Batties II makes three point jump shot (Ben Eisendrath assists)
15-22
10:44
Tibor MirtiÄ turnover (lost ball) (Luca Ace-Nasteski steals)
10:23
+2
Luca Ace-Nasteski makes two point layup (Frankie Mannino assists)
17-22
10:08
+2
Ivan JuriÄ makes two point layup (Tibor MirtiÄ assists)