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Penn State basketball wins final exhibition before start of regular season

Penn State basketball remained undefeated in exhibition games leading up to the start of the 2023-24 college basketball season after taking an exhibition matchup at Robert Morris on Friday night. Penn State topped Robert Morris by a score of 68-58 and led for nearly the entire game from start to finish.

Penn State jumped out to an 11-2 lead toward the start of the game. Robert Morris cut Penn State’s lead to 31-30 late in the first half and made a run at Penn State early in the second half before Penn State responded with a couple of runs of their own.

Qudus Wahab was Penn State’s leading scorer with 15 points and 10 rebounds without a turnover. Star senior guard Ace Baldwin added 13 points and had a team-high six assists in the exhibition. Zach Hicks and Kanye Clary had 11 points and 10 points, respectively.

Penn State will officially start their season on Monday, Nov. 6 with a home game against Delaware State in the Bryce Jordan Center.

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Story originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire