POSTGAME NOTES vs. Wagner -- November 9, 2019
Penn State vs Wagner
Nov. 9, 2019
Bryce Jordan Center (State College, Pa.)
Attendance: 6,372
Penn State Scoring Leader: Myeron Jones (14)
Penn State Rebounding Leader: Mike Watkins (8)
Penn State Assist Leader: Myles Dread (5)
Miscellaneous Notes
-Penn State moves to 4-0 all-time versus Wagner and coach Patrick Chambers is now 2-0 over the Seahawks.
-The win over Wagner gives the Nittany Lions their third straight 2-0 start.
-This is the first time the Nittany Lions have opened the season with back-to-back 20 plus victory margins in the Chambers era.
Penn State Team Notes
-The Nittany Lions scored 54 points in the second half. The last time they scored at least 50 points in the second-half was February 19, 2019 against Nebraska (final 95-71).
-Penn State had 11 3-pointers vs. Wagner for back-to-back games with double digits in that category marking only the second time since 2011 the Nittany Lions have
Achieved this (12 vs. UMES, 11/5/2019 and 11 vs Wagner, 11/9/2019)
- Three of the six players (Izaiah Brockington, Myreon Jones and Lamar Stevens) with double-figure scoring games against the Maryland Eastern Shore (11/5/19) also had double-figure scoring games against Wagner.
- This is the third time in the last four seasons the Nittany Lions have scored 80 plus points in their first two games.
-Nine Nittany Lions played at least 10 minutes.
Nittany Lions Individual Notes
-Myeron Jones led the Nittany Lions in points for the second time in his career with 14, and Mike Watkins led the team in rebounds for the 51st time in his career with eight.
-Lamar Stevens made his 106th consecutive start, the second-longest current streak in the nation.
-Stevens scored 13 points, the 87th time in his career with at least 10 points.
-Jamari Wheeler tied his career high for three-pointers made with two, finishing with 10 points.
- With eight rebounds, Mike Watkins (744) is one rebound shy of tying John Amaechi (745) for seventh all-time in career rebounds.
- Seth Lundy went perfect (4-4) from the field to total a career high of 12 points.