BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Penn State men's basketball team overcame a 12-point deficit the the waning minutes of regulation to force overtime on the road, but the Nittany Lions eventually dropped its tough road contest to Indiana, 87-85, Wednesday evening at Assembly Hall.
Tthe Nittany Lions (3-4, 0-3) had a pair of chances on the last possession to send the game to a second overtime but were unable to convert.
Indiana's Rob Phinisee made an extremely tough, contested jumper to give the Hoosiers (6-4, 1-2) the two-point lead that ended up standing as the game-winning basket.
The Nittany Lions overcame a 12-point second half deficit and took the game down to the wire in overtime but came up just short against the Hoosiers.
Penn State's grit was on full display as the Hoosiers extended their lead to 66-54 with 9:58 to play in regulation. A Sam Sessoms 3-pointer spurred the Nittany Lions 10-2 run which trimmed the Hoosiers lead to four.
The Nittany Lions continued to battle as senior John Harrar scored six straight points to keep Penn State in striking distance. Myreon Jones and Sessoms drilled treys to bring the deficit to one.
Following a pair of free throws for Indiana, Sessoms made his final two shots to give the Nittany Lions its first lead of the night at 80-79.
A free throw by Indiana tied the game and Sessoms' final shot was contested and went off the mark to send the game to overtime.
The Nittany Lions defense kept Indiana at bay in the first half, helping Penn State keep pace after a slow start offensively.
Jones carried over his season-best 21-point performance against Illinois to Wednesday contest. Jones led all scorers in the first half with 14 points in the first 20 minutes of action.
After going 3-11 from the field to start the game, the Nittany Lions found their stroke over the final 11:30 of the opening stanza. Penn State went 10-16 to finish the half as Indiana held a 38-33 lead at the half.
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