Pitt Outlasts Penn State In The Palestra, 82-76

University of Pittsburgh Athletics

11/8/2026 10:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball

PHILADELPHIA – A'lahn Sumler scored 18 second half points, including two clutch free-throws late, and the Pitt men's basketball team battled through foul trouble to outlast rival Penn State Sunday night, 82-76. The game was the 150th in the rivalry and was played inside The Palestra in celebration of the building's 100thanniversary.

Sumler finished with a game-high 26 points, adding four assists and two steals, and Pitt shot 49 percent from the field to improve to 3-0 on the season. Pitt dominated inside in the first half, then turned to its perimeter players to carry the scoring load after halftime. Penn State fell to…