Newbill leads Penn State past Duquesne 84-74

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — D.J. Newbill scored a career-high 23 points and added 12 rebounds as Penn State was able to hang on throughout a foul-plagued second half to defeat Duquesne 84-74 Saturday.

The Nittany Lions won their fourth straight game by opening a 22-point second-half lead that was enough to offset a Dukes comeback.

Duquesne (7-7) pulled to within five with 56 seconds left as Penn State’s Nick Colella and Jermaine Marshall fouled out and the Dukes were consistently successful from the foul line.

The Nittany Lions had pulled away about halfway through the second half with an 11-0 scoring stretch.

Colella scored a career-high 15 points and Sasa Borovnjak added 14. Sean Johnson led Duquesne with 19 points.

Penn State built a 39-28 halftime lead on the strength of runs of 11-0 and 9-0. The second run was enabled by two technical fouls called on the Duquesne bench late in the half.