Hill leads Sacred Heart against Penn State

Sacred Heart Pioneers (2-4) at Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1)

University Park, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart faces Penn State after Anquan Hill scored 34 points in Sacred Heart’s 108-106 overtime loss to the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils.

The Nittany Lions have gone 4-0 at home. Penn State averages 7.1 turnovers per game and is 5-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Pioneers are 0-4 on the road. Sacred Heart has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.

Penn State is shooting 50.1% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 48.3% Sacred Heart allows to opponents. Sacred Heart has shot at a 44.5% clip from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points below the 46.1% shooting opponents of Penn State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dominick Stewart is shooting 50.0% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Nittany Lions, while averaging eight points. Kayden Mingo is shooting 47.0% and averaging 14.4 points.

Yann Farell averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Pioneers, scoring 9.5 points while shooting 41.7% from beyond the arc. Hill is averaging 18.3 points and 7.2 rebounds.

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