UNIVERSITY PARK — Kayden Mingo scored six of his 21 points inside the final two minutes to help Penn State pull away and beat Campbell, 87-76, on Tuesday night.

Freddie Dilione V added 17 points for Penn State, which is 8-1 for the second straight year. Josh Reed and Ivan Juric scored 16 points apiece.

The Nittany Lions had their largest lead at 68-54 with 11:17 remaining in the game. The Camels followed with a 15-6 surge to cut the deficit to 74-69 with 3:13 to play. Jeremiah Johnson and DJ Smith made two each from long range during the stretch.

Mingo answered with a layup with 1:36 left and then shot 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. The Nittany Lions shot 52% overall (30 of 58) and 88% (22 of 25) from the line.

Penn State closed the first half on a 16-6 run for a 46-39 lead at the break. Mingo scored 15 first-half points, and Dilione finished with 13. Smith and Dovydas Butka combined for 21 points for Campbell.

Smith scored 19 points, and Butka added 15 for Campbell (3-5).

Penn State opens Big Ten play on the road against No. 22 Indiana on Tuesday.

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