Hollins Helps Minnesota Beat Penn State 81-63

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Austin Hollins had 14 points and three steals in his last scheduled home game, a fitting senior spark for Minnesota in an 81-63 victory over Penn State on Sunday to set up a rematch between these teams in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

DeAndre Mathieu led the Golden Gophers with 16 points and six assists, Mo Walker scored 16 points on a career-best 8-for-10 free-throw shooting performance, and Minnesota locked up seventh place in coach Richard Pitino's first season.

D.J. Newbill had 15 of his 24 points in the second half for the Nittany Lions, who tied for 10th in the conference standings with Northwestern and drew the higher seed because they beat the Wildcats earlier this week.

Minnesota and Penn State will play in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday in Indianapolis, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals to face Wisconsin.