PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Pittsburgh stayed unbeaten with an 82-76 victory over Penn State on Sunday at The Palestra, using A’lahn Sumler’s perimeter scoring and Baye Ndongo’s interior production to hold off a late Nittany Lions push. Pittsburgh improved to 3-0, while Penn State dropped to 2-1 before an announced attendance of 2,178.

Pittsburgh led 40-38 at halftime and scored 42 points after the break while Penn State added 38. The Panthers scored 82 points from 75 possessions and posted an offensive rating of 108.7. Penn State scored 76 points from 72 possessions with an offensive rating of 105.4. Pittsburgh shot 31 of 63 from the floor, 5 of 18 from three-point range and 15 of 22 from the free throw line. Penn State shot 21 of 50 from the floor, 5 of 15 from beyond the arc and 29 of 36 from the line. Pittsburgh finished with seven offensive rebounds to Penn State’s 11, eight assists to five and two blocks. Pittsburgh committed nine turnovers to Penn State’s 16 and was whistled for 24 fouls to Penn State’s 26. The Panthers held a 48-30 edge in points in the paint, scored 17 points off turnovers to Penn State’s 12 and had a 13-9 advantage in fastbreak points.

Ivan Juric of Penn State led all scorers with 16 points to go with 13 rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes. A’lahn Sumler of Pittsburgh had 26 points and four assists in 38 minutes. Baye Ndongo of Pittsburgh added 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one block in 29 minutes. Roko Prkačin of Penn State had 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes. Dasonte Bowen of Penn State scored 17 points and had two assists in 26 minutes. Josh Reed of Penn State added 11 points and seven rebounds in 32 minutes. Jonathan Powell of Pittsburgh had 13 points, one rebound and two assists in 39 minutes. Ibrahim Souare of Pittsburgh had seven points, four rebounds and one block in 12 minutes. François Wibaut of Penn State scored nine points and had two rebounds in 24 minutes. Jalil Bethea of Pittsburgh had seven points, one rebound and one assist in 19 minutes.

Pittsburgh opened with an early burst as Souare made a layup, Prkačin answered with a tip-in and Souare followed with another layup and an alley-oop to make it 6-2. Penn State settled in behind Bowen’s layups, Juric’s free throws and Wibaut’s work near the basket. Byers made back-to-back 3-pointers late in the first half to help Penn State build a 35-28 lead, but Pittsburgh closed the half with a surge. Sumler made two layups, Ndongo hit a free throw, Powell converted a driving layup and a dunk, Bethea finished an alley-oop and Souare made a free throw as the Panthers took a 42-38 lead into the break.

Sumler opened the second half with a 3-pointer, Bowen answered from deep and Sumler hit another 3 to keep Pittsburgh in front. Penn State briefly moved ahead at 49-48 on Wibaut’s driving layup, but Sumler answered with a 3-pointer that put Pittsburgh ahead for good. Ndongo followed with a jump shot off a turnover, and Pittsburgh protected its edge as Bowen and Juric kept Penn State close at the free throw line. Sumler’s layup and free throw pushed the lead to 63-56, and Ndongo’s tip-in made it 75-68. Penn State made one last run when Juric hit a 3-pointer and Reed made a layup to cut the deficit to 77-74. Sumler made two free throws with 13.2 seconds left to make it 79-76, then added another free throw moments later. Powell sealed the result with a dunk with one second remaining.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Penn State 71, Pittsburgh 69. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Pittsburgh with a 53.4 percent probability to win. Penn State had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 2.5. The over/under line was 153.5, and the teams combined for 158 points.