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Freshman Roman Siulepa scores season-high 28 as Pittsburgh thumps Penn State 80-46

AP
Dec 21, 2025

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) Freshman Roman Siulepa scored a season-high 28 points and Pittsburgh Panthers cruised to an 80-46 victory over Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday at Giant Center.

Siupela made 10 of 16 shots, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range, for the Panthers (7-6) in the first matchup between the teams since 2017.

Omari Witherspoon had 15 points off the bench for Pittsburgh on 5-for-7 shooting with three 3-pointers. Damarco Minor totaled 11 points and seven assists.

Freddie Dilione V had 23 points - on 10-for-17 shooting - and six rebounds to pace the Nittany Lions (8-4).

Siulepa hit two 3-pointers and scored eight in the first 8:45 to help Pittsburgh jump out to a 21-9 lead. He began a 10-0 run with a 3-pointer and capped it with layup.

Minor sank a stepback 3-pointer with 17 seconds left and the Panthers doubled up Penn State 40-20 at the break. Dilione had 13 points to account for 65% of the Nittany Lions' offense, and Kayden Mingo scored five of his nine points. The pair combined to make 7 of 13 shots, while their teammates went 0 for 14.

Penn State held Pittsburgh to one point through the first 5:27 of the second half and trimmed its deficit to 42-30 on Mingo's layup.

Brandin Cummings answered with a jumper and two free throws to ignite a 25-9 run. Siupela scored 15 in the spurt, capping it with a three-point play for a 67-39 advantage as the Panthers pulled away.

Penn State: Hosts North Carolina Central on Dec. 29.

Pittsburgh: At Miami in ACC play on Dec. 30.

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1st Half
PITT
Panthers
40
PSU
Nittany Lions
20

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ivan JuriÄ vs. Cameron Corhen (Panthers gains possession)
19:44	+3	Barry Dunning Jr. makes three point jump shot (Roman Siulepa assists)	3-0
19:15		Dominick Stewart misses three point jump shot
19:11		Nojus Indrusaitis defensive rebound
19:00		Josh Reed personal foul (Roman Siulepa draws the foul)
18:39		Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
18:20		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
18:18		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
18:16		Dominick Stewart misses three point jump shot
18:14		Nojus Indrusaitis defensive rebound
17:47	+3	Damarco Minor makes three point jump shot	6-0
17:36		Ivan JuriÄ misses three point jump shot
17:34		Nojus Indrusaitis defensive rebound
17:29		Nojus Indrusaitis misses three point jump shot
17:27		Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
17:21	+2	Kayden Mingo makes two point layup	6-2
17:21		Barry Dunning Jr. shooting foul (Kayden Mingo draws the foul)
17:21	+1	Kayden Mingo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-3
17:06	+3	Roman Siulepa makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists)	9-3
16:45		Kayden Mingo misses three point jump shot
16:43		Roman Siulepa defensive rebound
16:25		Barry Dunning Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:23		Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound
16:03		Eli Rice misses three point jump shot
16:01		Tibor MirtiÄ offensive rebound
15:56		Tibor MirtiÄ misses two point layup
15:54		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
15:40		Roman Siulepa misses two point layup
15:38		Brandin Cummings offensive rebound
15:33		Brandin Cummings misses two point layup
15:31		Tibor MirtiÄ defensive rebound
15:24	+3	Freddie Dilione V makes three point jump shot (Kayden Mingo assists)	9-6
15:00	+3	Roman Siulepa makes three point jump shot (Barry Dunning Jr. assists)	12-6
14:52		Kayden Mingo turnover (lost ball) (Brandin Cummings steals)
14:52		TV timeout
14:35		Brandin Cummings misses three point jump shot
14:33		Tibor MirtiÄ defensive rebound
14:09		Tibor MirtiÄ misses two point jump shot
14:07		Tibor MirtiÄ offensive rebound
14:01		Tibor MirtiÄ misses two point dunk
13:59		Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound
13:57	+3	Omari Witherspoon makes three point jump shot (Cameron Corhen assists)	15-6
13:45		Brandin Cummings personal foul (Kayden Mingo draws the foul)
13:34		Melih Tunca turnover (bad pass) (Nojus Indrusaitis steals)
13:27		Eli Rice blocks Nojus Indrusaitis's two point layup
13:25		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
13:17		Cameron Corhen misses two point layup
13:14		Nojus Indrusaitis offensive rebound
13:14	+2	Nojus Indrusaitis makes two point layup	17-6
13:03		Ivan JuriÄ turnover (out of bounds)
12:45	+2	Roman Siulepa makes two point layup (Brandin Cummings assists)	19-6
12:45		Eli Rice shooting foul (Roman Siulepa draws the foul)
12:45		Roman Siulepa misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:45		Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound
12:24		Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
12:22		Nojus Indrusaitis defensive rebound
12:08		Ivan JuriÄ blocks Nojus Indrusaitis's two point layup
12:06		Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound
12:01	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup	19-8
12:01		Omari Witherspoon shooting foul (Freddie Dilione V draws the foul)
12:01	+1	Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-9
11:34	+2	Omari Witherspoon makes two point jump shot	21-9
11:15		Roman Siulepa shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
11:15		TV timeout
11:15	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-10
11:15	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-11
11:12		Freddie Dilione V personal foul (Omari Witherspoon draws the foul)
10:54		Ivan JuriÄ shooting foul (Omari Witherspoon draws the foul)
10:54	+1	Omari Witherspoon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-11
10:54	+1	Omari Witherspoon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-11
10:36	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point jump shot	23-13
10:18		Omari Witherspoon turnover (out of bounds)
10:09		Kayden Mingo misses two point layup
10:07		Damarco Minor defensive rebound
10:00		Cameron Corhen misses two point layup
9:58		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
9:56	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point layup	25-13
9:38		Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
9:36		Nojus Indrusaitis defensive rebound
9:35		Ivan JuriÄ personal foul (Nojus Indrusaitis draws the foul)
9:17		Roman Siulepa misses two point layup
9:15		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
9:10		Cameron Corhen misses two point layup
9:08		Tibor MirtiÄ defensive rebound
9:01		Kayden Mingo misses two point layup
8:59		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
8:43	+2	Nojus Indrusaitis makes two point jump shot	27-13
8:43		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
8:31		Melih Tunca turnover (lost ball) (Roman Siulepa steals)
8:25		Roman Siulepa misses two point layup
8:23		SaÅ¡a Ciani defensive rebound
8:04		Roman Siulepa personal foul (Kayden Mingo draws the foul)
7:59	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point jump shot	27-15
7:40	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point dunk (Nojus Indrusaitis assists)	29-15
7:16		SaÅ¡a Ciani misses two point hook shot
7:14		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
6:50	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point dunk (Damarco Minor assists)	31-15
6:31	+2	Kayden Mingo makes two point layup	31-17
6:10		Jump ball. Nojus Indrusaitis vs. Kayden Mingo (Nittany Lions gains possession)
6:10		Nojus Indrusaitis turnover (lost ball) (Kayden Mingo steals)
6:10		TV timeout
5:48		SaÅ¡a Ciani misses two point layup
5:46		Damarco Minor defensive rebound
5:27		SaÅ¡a Ciani blocks Nojus Indrusaitis's two point layup
5:25		Kayden Mingo defensive rebound
5:14		Cameron Corhen personal foul
5:14		Josh Reed turnover (bad pass) (Damarco Minor steals)
5:09	+2	Barry Dunning Jr. makes two point layup (Damarco Minor assists)	33-17
4:47		Josh Reed misses two point layup
4:36		Brandin Cummings defensive rebound
4:27		Barry Dunning Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:24		Kayden Mingo defensive rebound
4:01		Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot
3:59		Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound
3:39		Brandin Cummings misses two point jump shot
3:37		Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound
3:32		Freddie Dilione V turnover (bad pass) (Damarco Minor steals)
3:24	+2	Damarco Minor makes two point dunk	35-17
2:57	+3	Freddie Dilione V makes three point jump shot (Kayden Mingo assists)	35-20
2:27		Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot
2:22		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
2:22		TV timeout
2:02		Melih Tunca misses three point jump shot
2:00		Brandin Cummings defensive rebound
1:37	+2	Omari Witherspoon makes two point jump shot	37-20
1:29		Dominick Stewart misses three point jump shot
1:27		Melih Tunca offensive rebound
1:19		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
1:17		Nojus Indrusaitis defensive rebound
0:51		Damarco Minor misses two point layup
0:48		Cameron Corhen personal foul (Tibor MirtiÄ draws the foul)
0:48		Tibor MirtiÄ misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:17	+3	Damarco Minor makes three point jump shot	40-20
0:17		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
0:04		Kayden Mingo turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PITT
Panthers
40
PSU
Nittany Lions
26

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Eli Rice shooting foul (Roman Siulepa draws the foul)
19:45	+1	Roman Siulepa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-20
19:45		Roman Siulepa misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:45		Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
19:26		Cameron Corhen shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
19:26	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-21
19:26	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-22
19:15		Nojus Indrusaitis misses three point jump shot
19:13		Eli Rice defensive rebound
19:02		Eli Rice turnover (bad pass) (Kieran Mullen steals)
18:44		Roman Siulepa misses two point layup
18:42		Kayden Mingo defensive rebound
18:36		Eli Rice misses two point layup
18:34		Nojus Indrusaitis defensive rebound
18:28		Barry Dunning Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:28		Kayden Mingo defensive rebound
18:28		Kieran Mullen personal foul (Kayden Mingo draws the foul)
18:13		Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot
18:11		Kieran Mullen defensive rebound
17:45		Nojus Indrusaitis turnover (lost ball) (Kayden Mingo steals)
17:40	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup (Kayden Mingo assists)	41-24
17:20		Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot
17:18		Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
17:06		Kayden Mingo misses two point layup
17:04		Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound
16:59		Barry Dunning Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Josh Reed steals)
16:50		Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
16:48		Mason Blackwood offensive rebound
16:39		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
16:37		Roman Siulepa defensive rebound
16:07		Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
16:07		TV timeout
15:55	+2	Kayden Mingo makes two point layup	41-26
15:35		Nojus Indrusaitis misses three point jump shot
15:33		Kayden Mingo defensive rebound
15:24		Kieran Mullen personal foul (Justin Houser draws the foul)
15:08		Kayden Mingo turnover (carrying)
15:07		Freddie Dilione V personal foul (Brandin Cummings draws the foul)
14:52		Omari Witherspoon misses three point jump shot
14:50		Nittany Lions defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Josh Reed makes two point layup	41-28
14:22		Panthers 30 second timeout
14:22		TV timeout
14:09		Justin Houser shooting foul (Roman Siulepa draws the foul)
14:09	+1	Roman Siulepa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-28
14:09		Roman Siulepa misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:09		Josh Reed defensive rebound
13:56		Brandin Cummings personal foul (Kayden Mingo draws the foul)
13:41	+2	Kayden Mingo makes two point layup	42-30
13:12		Justin Houser personal foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
13:08		Justin Houser shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
13:08		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:08		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:04		Barry Dunning Jr. offensive rebound
13:04		Jump ball. Barry Dunning Jr. vs. Freddie Dilione V (Nittany Lions gains possession)
13:04		Barry Dunning Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Freddie Dilione V steals)
12:55		Damarco Minor personal foul (Kayden Mingo draws the foul)
12:36		Josh Reed misses two point jump shot
12:34		Freddie Dilione V offensive rebound
12:24		Kayden Mingo turnover (lost ball) (Omari Witherspoon steals)
12:17		Mason Blackwood personal foul (Omari Witherspoon draws the foul)
11:58	+2	Brandin Cummings makes two point jump shot	44-30
11:47		Damarco Minor blocks Kayden Mingo's two point jump shot
11:45		Damarco Minor defensive rebound
11:24		Ivan JuriÄ shooting foul (Brandin Cummings draws the foul)
11:24		TV timeout
11:24		Brandin Cummings misses regular free throw 1 of 3
11:24	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 2 of 3	45-30
11:24	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 3 of 3	46-30
11:00		Omari Witherspoon blocks Tibor MirtiÄ's two point hook shot
10:58		Omari Witherspoon defensive rebound
10:46		Justin Houser blocks Barry Dunning Jr.'s two point layup
10:44		Tibor MirtiÄ defensive rebound
10:40	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup (Melih Tunca assists)	46-32
10:17	+3	Damarco Minor makes three point jump shot	49-32
9:56		Omari Witherspoon blocks Melih Tunca's two point layup
9:54		Roman Siulepa defensive rebound
9:49	+2	Roman Siulepa makes two point dunk	51-32
9:49		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
9:22	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point jump shot	51-34
9:02	+2	Roman Siulepa makes two point layup	53-34
8:53		Mason Blackwood misses three point jump shot
8:51		Omari Witherspoon defensive rebound
8:40	+3	Roman Siulepa makes three point jump shot (Omari Witherspoon assists)	56-34
8:23		Kayden Mingo misses three point jump shot
8:21		Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound
8:12		Omari Witherspoon misses three point jump shot
8:10		Josh Reed defensive rebound
8:00	+3	Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Kayden Mingo assists)	56-37
7:34	+3	Roman Siulepa makes three point jump shot	59-37
7:17		Roman Siulepa personal foul (Justin Houser draws the foul)
7:17		TV timeout
7:05		Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot
7:03		Mason Blackwood offensive rebound
6:58		Mason Blackwood misses two point layup
6:56		Brandin Cummings defensive rebound
6:42	+3	Omari Witherspoon makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists)	62-37
6:21		Ivan JuriÄ offensive foul
6:21		Ivan JuriÄ turnover (offensive foul)
5:56		Roman Siulepa misses two point layup
5:54		Damarco Minor offensive rebound
5:48	+2	Roman Siulepa makes two point layup (Damarco Minor assists)	64-37
5:32		Justin Houser misses three point jump shot
5:30		Omari Witherspoon defensive rebound
5:14		Cameron Corhen turnover (bad pass) (Freddie Dilione V steals)
5:10	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup	64-39
4:47	+2	Roman Siulepa makes two point layup (Damarco Minor assists)	66-39
4:47		Justin Houser shooting foul (Roman Siulepa draws the foul)
4:47	+1	Roman Siulepa makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-39
4:33		Kayden Mingo turnover (bad pass)
4:13		Cameron Corhen misses two point layup
4:11		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
4:03		Roman Siulepa misses three point jump shot
4:01		Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound
3:59	+2	Justin Houser makes two point layup (Freddie Dilione V assists)	67-41
3:59		Roman Siulepa shooting foul (Justin Houser draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59		Justin Houser misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:59		Omari Witherspoon defensive rebound
3:32		Cameron Corhen misses two point jump shot
3:30		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
3:30	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point jump shot	69-41
3:30		Mason Blackwood shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
3:30	+1	Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-41
3:07		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
3:05		Brandin Cummings defensive rebound
2:47	+2	Brandin Cummings makes two point layup	72-41
2:37	+2	Freddie Dilione V makes two point jump shot	72-43
2:12		Brandin Cummings misses two point layup
2:10		Brandin Cummings offensive rebound
2:09	+2	Brandin Cummings makes two point layup (Damarco Minor assists)	74-43
2:00		Brandin Cummings personal foul (Freddie Dilione V draws the foul)
2:00		Freddie Dilione V misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:00		Omari Witherspoon defensive rebound
1:37		Brandin Cummings turnover (lost ball)
1:19		Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
1:17		Panthers defensive rebound
1:04	+3	Omari Witherspoon makes three point jump shot (Macari Moore assists)	77-43
0:53	+3	Justin Houser makes three point jump shot (Kayden Mingo assists)	77-46
0:32	+3	Roman Siulepa makes three point jump shot (Brandin Cummings assists)	80-46
0:20		Mason Blackwood misses three point jump shot
0:18		Kieran Mullen defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kieran Mullen defensive rebound