Saturday, November 29
University Park, PA
6:00 PM
Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics
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Penn State University
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Photo by: Josh Gee
Pioneers Drop Road Game to Penn State
11/29/2025 8:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Dashon Gittens and Nyle Ralph-Beyer scored in double figures
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team fell 90–59 to Penn State on Saturday evening at the Bryce Jordan Center in non-conference action.
Dashon Gittens paced the Pioneers with 15 points, going a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. Nyle Ralph-Beyer added 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc, while Anquan Hill and Abdou Yadd scored eight apiece. Jaden Slaughter contributed a strong all-around effort with career highs of seven rebounds, four steals, and three assists.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 2–5
Penn State: 7–1
Leaders:
Dashon Gittens: 15 points, 7-7 FT
Nyle Ralph-Beyer: 14 points, 4-7 3PT
How it happened:
The Pioneers opened the game with hot three-point shooting, knocking down three triples in the first five and a half minutes to take a 9–8 lead. Penn State responded with an 8–0 run to go ahead 16–9.
A layup by Yadd trimmed the deficit to 16–11, but the Nittany Lions answered with five straight points. A Gittens layup pulled SHU within six at the 10:16 mark before Penn State stretched the margin back to double digits. Hill's jumper brought the Pioneers within eight at 7:26, but PSU closed the half on a decisive run to take a 47–20 lead into the break.
Sacred Heart played a more efficient second half, scoring 39 points while connecting on five of its nine three-pointers. The Pioneer bench added 26 points, including a career-high four from Lucius Gibson-Savadel, who provided a spark late in the game.
The Pioneers finished strong offensively, scoring seven points over the final two minutes to close out the contest.
Of Note
Sacred Heart will open Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action with a road game on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Mount St. Mary's at 7 pm.
Dashon Gittens paced the Pioneers with 15 points, going a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. Nyle Ralph-Beyer added 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc, while Anquan Hill and Abdou Yadd scored eight apiece. Jaden Slaughter contributed a strong all-around effort with career highs of seven rebounds, four steals, and three assists.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 2–5
Penn State: 7–1
Leaders:
Dashon Gittens: 15 points, 7-7 FT
Nyle Ralph-Beyer: 14 points, 4-7 3PT
How it happened:
The Pioneers opened the game with hot three-point shooting, knocking down three triples in the first five and a half minutes to take a 9–8 lead. Penn State responded with an 8–0 run to go ahead 16–9.
A layup by Yadd trimmed the deficit to 16–11, but the Nittany Lions answered with five straight points. A Gittens layup pulled SHU within six at the 10:16 mark before Penn State stretched the margin back to double digits. Hill's jumper brought the Pioneers within eight at 7:26, but PSU closed the half on a decisive run to take a 47–20 lead into the break.
Sacred Heart played a more efficient second half, scoring 39 points while connecting on five of its nine three-pointers. The Pioneer bench added 26 points, including a career-high four from Lucius Gibson-Savadel, who provided a spark late in the game.
The Pioneers finished strong offensively, scoring seven points over the final two minutes to close out the contest.
Of Note
- This was the sixth straight game in double figures for Gittens.
- Slaughter posted career highs in rebounds (7), steals (4), and assists (3)
- Gibson-Savadel had a career-high four points and matched his career-high three rebounds.
Sacred Heart will open Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action with a road game on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Mount St. Mary's at 7 pm.
Team Stats
SH
PSU
FG%
.370
.542
3FG%
.375
.438
FT%
.909
.655
RB
23
39
TO
24
17
STL
12
15
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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