Indiana improved to 12-3 overall and 3-1 in Big Ten games with a 77-71 win against Penn State on Sunday at the Palestra.
Here are five takeaways from the win against the Nittany Lions:
An early second-half run provided the separation IU needed
Tied at 29 at halftime, Indiana blitzed Penn State in the first three minutes of the second half.
Sophomore Mackenzie Mgbako scored eight quick points to make it 37-29 and forced Mike Rhoades to take a timeout with 18:48 to play.
The Hoosiers didn’t stop there.
Out of the timeout, a missed layup by Puff Johnson led to a Myles Rice layup in transition.