Penn State basketball beats Chattanooga 97-93 to reach 2-0
The gist
Penn State beat Chattanooga 97-93 at home, led by Josh Reed's 25 points, to start 2-0.
The Nittany Lions next face Pitt at The Palestra in the teams' 150th meeting.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026Penn State opened the season with a 97-57 win over Canisius; Roko Prkačin scored 28 points in his collegiate debut and Ivan Jurić had 14 points and 15 rebounds.
- Nov 5, 2026Penn State beat Chattanooga 97-93 to improve to 2-0; Josh Reed led with 25 points. Chattanooga scored 62 second-half points after trailing 54-31 at halftime.
- Nov 5, 2026Penn State attempted 49 free throws, the most ever by a Chattanooga opponent, and Chattanooga allowed 50+ first-half points in consecutive games for the first time in program history.
Key terms
- Big Ten
- A major U.S. collegiate athletic conference, the oldest in NCAA Division I, originally named for its ten member universities.
- The Palestra
- A historic arena at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, known as a landmark in college basketball history.
Source: Wikipedia