NCAAB

Penn State Nittany Lions at Minnesota Golden Gophers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
70 - 76

Willis, Curry help Minnesota beat Penn St. 76-70, snap skid

Willis made 3 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with 10 assists and six rebounds. E.J. Stephens scored 13 points — going 5 of 6 from the free-throw line in the final 2 minutes — and Luke Loewe added nine of his 11 after halftime for Minnesota (12-10, 3-10 Big Ten).

Sam Sessoms scored six points in a 98-second span to give Penn State (9-12, 4-9) a 67-65 lead with 3:45 to play, but Loewe answered with a layup 25 seconds later to spark an 11-3 closing run. The Nittany Lions shot just 1 of 5 from the field and committed three of their 13 turnovers during that stretch.

Sessoms led Penn State with 18 points. Seth Lundy shot 6 of 9 from the field, 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points and John Harrar added 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Penn State has lost three in a row and five of its last six.

Minnesota plays at No. 16 Ohio State on Tuesday. Penn State returns home to play Tuesday against Michigan State.

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Matchup Prediction

Minnesota: 69.8%
Penn State: 30.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 76
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 70 - 76
2nd 0:00 Penn State Offensive Rebound. 70 - 76
2nd 0:00 Sam Sessoms missed Three Point Jumper. 70 - 76
2nd 0:05 Luke Loewe made Free Throw. 70 - 76

Statistics

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29-53 FG 28-58
54.7 Field Goal % 48.3
8-15 3PT 8-16
53.3 Three Point % 50.0
4-7 FT 12-13
57.1 Free Throw % 92.3
36 Rebounds 21
7 Offensive Rebounds 2
29 Defensive Rebounds 19
16 Assists 20
2 Steals 4
5 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 3
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 3
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Off Turnovers 26
3 Fast Break Points 12
38 Points in Paint 24
14 Fouls 10
5 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Williams Arena

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 9,948 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 13-3 - 22-5
Michigan 13-3 - 21-6
Wisconsin 12-5 1.5 22-6
Maryland 11-5 2 21-6
UCLA 11-6 2.5 20-8
Purdue 11-6 2.5 19-9
Illinois 10-8 4 18-11
Oregon 9-8 4.5 20-8
Indiana 7-9 6 16-11
Nebraska 7-10 6.5 17-11
Ohio State 7-10 6.5 15-13
Rutgers 7-10 6.5 14-14
USC 6-10 7 14-13
Iowa 6-11 7.5 15-13
Northwestern 6-11 7.5 15-13
Minnesota 6-11 7.5 14-14
Penn State 5-12 8.5 15-13
Washington 4-13 9.5 13-15
Full Standings