Penn State pulls away in second half to top South Dakota State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Nikki Greene scored 15 points and Alex Bentley 13 as No. 11 Penn State pulled away in the second half to beat South Dakota State 60-50 Sunday.
Bentley also had five assists to give the senior guard 503 for her career, the sixth player to surpass 500 for the Lady Lions (9-2). She also moved into 12th place on the program's career scoring list with 1,474.
Penn State broke a 25-25 halftime tie by scoring the first seven points of the second half, including four by Greene. An 8-0 run later in the half put the Lady Lions in front 48-35 with 6:30 left.
Maggie Lucas, who came in averaging 22.1 points for Penn State, made only 2 of 12 shots and had nine points, but she made five steals and blocked a career-high four shots.
Ashley Eide scored 14 points for the Jackrabbits (6-5), who had won three straight.
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2021-22 Summit League Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Dakota | 17-1 | - | 27-5 |
South Dakota State | 17-1 | - | 23-9 |
Kansas City | 12-6 | 5 | 23-8 |
Oral Roberts | 10-8 | 7 | 16-15 |
North Dakota | 9-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
North Dakota State | 7-11 | 10 | 11-18 |
Western Illinois | 5-12 | 11.5 | 14-15 |
Denver | 5-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
St. Thomas - Minnesota | 4-14 | 13 | 7-21 |
Omaha | 3-14 | 13.5 | 7-19 |
2021-22 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Ohio State | 14-4 | - | 23-6 |
Iowa | 14-4 | - | 23-7 |
Michigan | 13-4 | 0.5 | 22-6 |
Maryland | 13-4 | 0.5 | 21-8 |
Indiana | 11-5 | 2 | 22-8 |
Nebraska | 11-7 | 3 | 24-8 |
Northwestern | 8-8 | 5 | 17-12 |
Michigan State | 8-9 | 5.5 | 15-15 |
Purdue | 7-11 | 7 | 16-14 |
Minnesota | 7-11 | 7 | 14-17 |
Penn State | 5-13 | 9 | 11-18 |
Wisconsin | 5-13 | 9 | 8-21 |
Rutgers | 3-14 | 10.5 | 11-20 |
Illinois | 1-13 | 11 | 7-20 |