CHICAGO — The Penn State men’s basketball team is headed to the championship game of the Big Ten tournament for the first time since 2011 and the second time in program history.
The Nittany Lions held onto the lead for all but 7 minutes and 20 seconds to defeat No. 19 Indiana, 77-73, on Saturday in the United Center.
The Nittany Lions were up by 15 points with just over two minutes left in the game, but the Hoosiers would whittle it down to one point with 33 seconds remaining. Penn State scored three free throws to secure the win.