Former St. Frances Academy star Ace Baldwin Jr. and Zach Hicks scored 19 points apiece and Penn State rolled to an 86-64 victory over Virginia Tech in the Hall of Fame Series on Friday night in Baltimore.

Baldwin added 10 assists for his first double-double of the season for the Nittany Lions (4-0) in the second game of a doubleheader at CFG Bank Arena. He made five of 11 shots from the floor and nine of his 10 free throws. Hicks hit five 3-pointers and added five rebounds and three steals.

Nick Kern came off the bench to score 16 for Penn State.

Mylyjael Poteat led the Hokies (3-1) with 15 points.

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Hicks made three 3-pointers and scored 12 while Kern added 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting to lead Penn State to a 37-29 advantage at halftime. Poteat had 11 points at the break for the Hokies.

Kern hit a jumper with 7:47 remaining to give Penn State a 72-52 lead. The Nittany Lions had the lead for all but 32 seconds when the game was tied.

The Nittany Lions shot 51% from the floor. They made eight of 22 from beyond the arc (36.4%) and 22 of 30 at the foul line.