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02/08 13:30 CST Alijah Arenas scores 11 of his 24 in final 4 minutes, USC beats
Penn State 77-75
Alijah Arenas scores 11 of his 24 in final 4 minutes, USC beats Penn State 77-75
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) --- Alijah Arenas scored 11 of his 24 points in the
final four minutes, including the go-ahead basket with 0.7 seconds left, to
help USC beat Penn State 77-75 on Sunday.
Freddie Dilione V made a layup for Penn State that tied it at 75-all with 12
seconds remaining. After USC called timeout to move the ball into the front
court, Arenas took the inbounds pass, worked his way to the right block and
kissed a layup high off the glass to cap the scoring.
Kam Woods had 13 points, a season-high nine assists, five rebounds and four
steals for USC (18-6, 7-6 Big Ten). Ezra Ausar added 13 points and Jacob Cofie
had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Dilione led Penn State (10-14, 1-12) with 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting. Josh
Reed made 8 of 11 from the field and finished with 17 points while Ivan Juric
scored 13 and Dominick Stewart added 11 points.
The Nittany Lions have lost 10 of their last 11 games.
Penn State scored 10 consecutive points before Woods made a layup that trimmed
USC's deficit to 40-36 at halftime. The Nittany Lions opened the second half
with a 10-2 run that culminated with a fast-break dunk by Dilione that gave
Penn State its biggest lead of the game at 50-38 with 17:23 left in the game.
The Nittany Lions went 0 for 8 from the field in a span of more than 8 1/2
minutes in the second half as USC used a 22-5 run to take a six-point lead with
six minutes remaining.
Up next
USC: Plays Wednesday at Ohio State.
Penn State: Visits Washington on Wednesday.
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