Northwestern Wildcats at Penn State Lady Lions
· NCAA Women's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 79
72 - 79
Penn State women top No. 14 Northwestern 79-72.
The Nittany Lions (6-6) made 8 of 12 free throws in the final 1:41 to beat the Wildcats (11-2) for the 20th time in 21 home games and 10th straight time overall.
Peyton Whitted had 13 rebounds and Kaliyah Mitchell 11 as Penn State had a 62-43 advantage on the boards.
Nia Coffey had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats, who made 10 3-pointers but shot just 33 percent overall. Ashley Deary had 12 points and 10 assists.
Northwestern, down 37-31 at the half, rallied to take a 54-52 lead into the fourth quarter. The Wildcats built a six-point lead, but after Christen Inman scored five-straight for a one-point lead they missed four shots and the Nittany Lions went on an 11-2 run to lead 74-66 with 1:05 remaining.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 79 |
| 4th 0:02 |  |
Peyton Whitted Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 79 |
| 4th 0:02 | |
Kaliyah Mitchell missed Free Throw. | 72 - 79 |
| 4th 0:02 | |
Kaliyah Mitchell made Free Throw. | 72 - 79 |
| 4th 0:02 |  |
Foul on Ashley Deary. | 72 - 78 |
Statistics
 NU |
PSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-78 | FG | 28-70 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 10-33 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 10-16 | FT | 19-31 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Bryce Jordan Center
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 2,956 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |