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UPDATE: Wilmont, Calloway say goodbye to Assembly Hall with each recording a double-double

Hoosiers defeat Penn State 94-63

The IU men’s basketball team defeated Penn State 94-63 Saturday night in Assembly Hall, completing a perfect 15-0 record at home this season. Senior guard Rod Wilmont led the Hoosiers with 21 points and 11 rebounds. The Hoosiers tied the school’s single-game record for 3-pointers made with 17. IU finished the game 17-of-32 from beyond the arc.\nJunior guard A.J. Ratliff scored 18 points in the contest on 6-of-8 three-point shooting in the game and was one of five Hoosiers to score in double-digits. Ratliff contributed to the Hoosiers’ 32 bench points in the contest, while the Nittany Lions tallied just 11.\nThe Hoosiers and Nittany Lions kept things close for the opening minutes of the game, but the Hoosiers used a 14-4 run midway through the first half of the game to pull away and break open a lead. They led 43-31 heading into halftime.\nSenior guard Earl Calloway tallied a double-double in the victory with 15 points and 11 assists, seven of which came in the first half. Junior forward D.J. White tallied 12 points and four blocks in 31 minutes of action.\nGeary Claxton led the Nittany Lions with 25 points Saturday night, while also grabbing a team-high six rebounds.\nThe Hoosiers will now head into postseason play Friday night at 9:10 p.m. at the United Center in Chicago. They will meet the winner of the Illinois-Penn State matchup.

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