Gophers Come Back To Beat Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — DeAndre Mathieu scored 16 points and Andre Hollins added 14 as Minnesota overcame a late six-point deficit to defeat Penn State 68-65 Wednesday.

Four late free throw conversions by Malik Smith in the final 30 seconds and one by Elliott Eliason with 33 seconds, enabled the Gophers (13-3, 2-1 Big Ten) to hang on after taking its first lead of the second half with 1:43 remaining.

Tim Frazier scored 20 points for Penn State (9-7, 0-3) but fouled out with 58 seconds left with the game tied at 60.

Mathieu forced back-to-back Penn State turnovers, including a strip of John Johnson and his ensuing basket gave the Gophers a 63-60 lead and forced Penn State to foul.

The Nittany Lions' Allen Roberts missed a game-tying 3-point shot with 1 second to go.

Minnesota has won 30 out of 40 games in its series with Penn State.

The Gophers head to East Lansing this Saturday afternoon to face the Michigan State Spartans.  12:45 pre-game, 1:15 tipoff on KROC AM.