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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA · attendance 4,962 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Penn State rolled past Canisius 97-57

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Penn State rolled past Canisius 97-57 at Bryce Jordan Center.

Roko Prkacin led Penn State with 28 points. Clinton Efinda had 13 points for Canisius. Ivan Juric led all players with 15 rebounds for Penn State.

Penn State had 60 points in the paint to Canisius's 32. Penn State covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 22.4 points.

Scoring · Penn State: Roko Prkacin 28, Ivan Juric 14, Josh Reed 12, Francois Wibaut 10, Brant Byers 8, Thomas Allard 5, Dasonte Bowen 5, Roberts Blums 5, Tim Oboh 3, Jay Rodgers 2, Andy Gemao 2, Reggie Grodin 2, Aleksandar Zecevic 1. Canisius: Clinton Efinda 13, Preist Ryan 12, Nate Fouts 7, Vinny Sigona 7, Michael Wilson Jr. 6, Jerry Guerrero 6, Will Fowler 4, Alex Mack 2.

Canisius was founded in Buffalo in 1870 by German Jesuits, is named for St. Peter Canisius and officially became Canisius University on Aug. 1, 2023.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

CAN 64, PSU 82model score

-17.6model spread (home)

146.5model total

22.4points off the final margin

UnderdogCAN +24.56.9 Lost Under 154.58.0 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-24.5	154.5	-8000	2200	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +40 (home) ATS PSU covered Total 154 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
CAN	–	153	1	same
PSU	non-MAC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	CAN	PSU
FG	24-61	36-65
FG%	39	55
3PT	4-22	4-19
3P%	18	21
FT	5-9	21-29
FT%	56	72
Rebounds	28	45
Offensive rebounds	10	14
Defensive rebounds	18	31
Assists	12	20
Steals	6	10
Blocks	1	4
Turnovers	17	10
Points off turnovers	8	21
Fast break points	6	16
Points in paint	32	60
Fouls	23	18
Largest lead	0	42
Possessions (est.)	72.3	74.8
Points per 100 possessions	78.9	129.7

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Canisius Golden Griffins

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Michael Wilson Jr. G	33	6	3-14	0-5	0-0	1	3	1	2	2	0	1
Clinton Efinda F	32	13	5-10	2-5	1-1	1	6	0	0	0	0	4
Preist Ryan F	30	12	5-9	0-0	2-4	5	8	2	4	0	0	2
Nate Fouts F	25	7	3-8	1-3	0-0	1	4	2	5	1	0	4
Vinny Sigona G	23	7	3-9	0-5	1-1	0	1	4	2	0	0	2
Alex Mack	20	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	1	0	5
Will Fowler	17	4	1-2	1-1	1-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Jerry Guerrero	15	6	3-6	0-2	0-0	1	4	2	1	2	1	2
Dorsett Mulcahy	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Will Taylor	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Augustine	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Abu Riak	DNP
Nate Deer	DNP
Will Taylor	DNP
Channing Francis	DNP
Demarris Winters	DNP

Penn State Nittany Lions

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Brant Byers F	25	8	3-9	2-7	0-0	0	2	3	0	2	0	3
Thomas Allard G	25	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	6	2	0	1	0	3
Dasonte Bowen G	25	5	2-7	0-1	1-3	1	4	3	0	0	0	1
Josh Reed F	21	12	4-7	0-1	4-4	0	2	1	2	1	1	2
Ivan Juric F	20	14	5-8	0-0	4-5	6	15	0	1	1	1	1
Francois Wibaut	20	10	4-6	1-2	1-1	1	3	3	1	1	0	3
Roko Prkacin	20	28	12-14	0-0	4-5	4	6	1	2	0	1	2
Roberts Blums	19	5	2-7	0-5	1-1	0	4	4	0	1	0	0
Jay Rodgers	11	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1
Tim Oboh	6	3	0-1	0-0	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Andy Gemao	4	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Reggie Grodin	3	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	1	2	0	0
Aleksandar Zecevic	1	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Grant Spacciapolli	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0