MISHAWAKA —Jordan Geist scored 23 points and Conner Sowders added 14 Friday as Penn dominated the fourth quarter and knocked off South Bend Washington 74-60 in the Northern Indiana Conference.

The Kingsmen, now 3-0 in the NIC, led 52-48 at the end of the third quarter, before outscoring the Panthers 22-12 in the final eight minutes to pull away and post the victory.

Austin Torres had 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots for Penn. Chris Sleepers hit five 3-pointers and led Washington with 23 points.

Penn 74, SB Washington 60

Washington — Antwon Ivery 0, Rashaun Lane 0, chris Sleepers 21, Tra’Veon Johnson 13, Jacot Watts-Jenkins 0, Robert Urbanski 4, Tyjhay McCain 8, Montel Green 14. Totals: 21 11-16 60.

Penn — Nate Miller 0, Jordan Geist 23, Cory Kreiger 0, Matt Chaffee 0, Billy Doslak 6, Conner Sowders 14, Ryan Lutz 8, Christian Wittendorf 2, Austin Torres 12, Isaiah Cook 1, Mikey Szrom 8, Andrew Kimm 0. Totals: 26 15-24 74.

Scoring By Quarters

Washington 12 23 13 12 — 60

Penn 19 21 12 22 — 74

3-point goals: Washington (7) — Sleepers 5, Green 2; Penn (7) — Sowders 4, Lutz 2, Doslak 1.

Rebounds: Washington (36) — Johnson 9, McCain 9; Penn (30) — Torres 8.

Turnovers: Washington 12, Penn 12.

Records:Penn 8-3 (3-0 NIC), Washington 5-5 (2-2 NIC),

Next: Northridge at Penn Tuesday; Washington at SB St. Joseph Jan. 25.