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Penn State steamrolls UMBC, 103-54

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Yanic Konan Niederhauser had 18 points and nine rebounds to help lead Penn State to a 103-54 win over UMBC at State College, Penn. on Friday.D’Marco Dunn scored 16 points, Zach Hicks and Jahvin Carter each had 12 points and Nick Kern added 10 points for Penn State (2-0), which reached 100 points scored for the second straight game to start the season after scoring 108 in a season-opening win over Binghamton.Penn State shot 55.2 percent from the field, and 43.5 percent from 3-point range (10 of 23), held a 50-35 rebounding advantage and forced 17 UMBC turnovers.The Nittany Lions also had 12 steals and blocked eight shots.Bryce Johnson scored 13 points and Marcus Banks added 11 points for UMBC (1-1), which shot just 29.2 percent from the field overall and 8 of 24 (33.3 percent) from the 3-point line.Leading 43-28 at halftime, Penn State started the second half on a 7-0 run to take a 50-28 lead with 17:40 remaining in the game following a layup by Puff Johnson.