Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lundy's dandy in Penn State win over Northwestern
Leading 68-65, Lundy broke free behind Northwestern's press for a breakaway and-1 layup for a six-point lead. Boo Buie followed with a bucket to reduce Penn State's deficit to 71-67. Sam Sessoms made two free throws for the Nittany Lions before Pete Nance countered with a 3 with four seconds remaining to make it 73-70.
On the ensuing inbounds pass, Chase Audige stole Myles Dread's entry, dribbled out to the right baseline but his 3 attempt to try and tie it bounced off the rim with 1.1 seconds left.
Elyjah Williams' layup with 9:37 left gave the Wildcats a 55-45 lead before a 12-2 Penn State run knotted it at 57 four minutes later and it remained close the rest of the way.
Northwestern led 34-29 at intermission.
Lundy finished 8-for-13 shooting including 5 for 9 from past the arc. Jalen Pickett scored 18 points for the Nittany Lions (7-5, 2-2 Big Ten Conference).
Buie scored 22 points and distributed eight assists, Nance had 15 points and Robbie Beran 11 for Northwestern (8-4, 1-2).
Penn State hosts No. 3-ranked Purdue on Saturday.
Northwestern travels to No. 13 Ohio State on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Myles Dread made Free Throw. | 74 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Penn State Offensive Rebound. | 73 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Myles Dread missed Free Throw. | 73 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Chase Audige. | 73 - 70 |
Statistics
 PSU |
 NU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 26-61 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 12-26 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 15-20 | FT | 6-9 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 2,764 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 20-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-13 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 14-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-20 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |