IU narrowly escaped Penn State earlier this season in State College, and the second matchup between the teams was no different. The Hoosiers needed three overtimes to beat the Nittany Lions, 110-102, on Wednesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
On a night where Indiana desperately needed someone to score, three Hoosiers stepped up. Thomas Bryant, Josh Newkirk and Robert Johnson all finished with career-highs to save IU from disaster.
“That was unique wasn’t it?” Tom Crean said. “The proudest thing I am with these guys is how they never gave in. It really came down to a battle of wills.