UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Melih Tunca scored 19 points and had six assists, and Kayden Mingo added 15 points to lead Penn State men’s basketball to a 75-68 win against Fairfield in a season opener for both teams on Monday night.

Penn State trailed by three points with 2:17 remaining, but pulled away with an 11-0 run during the final two minutes. Tunca had six of those points, hitting a game-tying 3-pointer at the two-minute mark. He was 7 of 11 from the field.

Tibor Mirtic added a game-high 11 rebounds along with six points for the Nittany Lions.

Fairfield opened the game on a 12-0 scoring run, but Penn State quickly cut into the deficit, leaving it 37-37 at the half.

Braden Sparks led all scorers with 25 points, going 5-of-12 from 3-point range. Brandon Benjamin had 18 points and 10 rebo

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