Senior Nick Kern Jr. came off the bench to score 20 points and grab 13 rebounds for the first double-double of his career, leading Penn State to an 85-66 victory over Fordham in a Sunshine Slam Beach Division semifinal.

Penn State's Nick Kern Jr. did it all in the Nittany Lions' 85-66 win over Fordham on Monday, tallying 20 points and 13 rebounds for his first-career double-double to lead the Nittany Lions to Tuesday’s championship game of the Sunshine Slam.

Penn State men’s basketball (5-0) is shipping off to Daytona Beach to continue its play in the Sunshine Slam against the Fordham Rams (3-3). The Nittany Lions technically won in the “regional round” of the tournament with their victory over Purdue Fort Wayne last Wednesday,