1 | 2 | T | |
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PSU | 36 | 34 | 70 |
MINN | 36 | 40 | 76 |
Willis, Curry help Minnesota beat Penn St. 76-70, snap skid
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Sixth-year senior Eric Curry scored a career-high 22 points, Payton Willis scored 13 of his 18 in the second half and Minnesota beat Penn State 76-70 on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
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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Game Information
- Referees:
- Robert Riley
- Courtney Green
- Edwin Young
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Michigan State | 4-0 | - | 13-2 |
Michigan | 4-0 | - | 12-3 |
Indiana | 4-1 | 0.5 | 13-3 |
Illinois | 4-1 | 0.5 | 12-3 |
Purdue | 4-1 | 0.5 | 12-4 |
Oregon | 3-2 | 1.5 | 14-2 |
Wisconsin | 3-2 | 1.5 | 13-3 |
Nebraska | 2-2 | 2 | 12-3 |
Iowa | 2-2 | 2 | 11-4 |
Maryland | 2-3 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
Penn State | 2-3 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
UCLA | 2-3 | 2.5 | 11-5 |
Ohio State | 2-3 | 2.5 | 10-6 |
Northwestern | 1-3 | 3 | 10-5 |
USC | 1-3 | 3 | 9-6 |
Washington | 1-4 | 3.5 | 10-6 |
Rutgers | 1-4 | 3.5 | 8-8 |
Minnesota | 0-5 | 4.5 | 8-8 |