Final: IU 73 PSU 54

After losing three games in a row, the IU men’s basketball team bounced back at home and picked up a 73-54 win Sunday afternoon.
Coming off a first half in which IU (16-4, 4-4) trailed heading into the locker room, the Hoosiers came out firing on all cylinders in the second half.
Despite holding the Nittany Lions (10-11, 2-6) to 29 first-half points, the Hoosiers found themselves trailing because of some cold shooting. IU shot 29 percent (2-of-7) from beyond the arc in the first half.
However, that trend did not continue in the second half.
A couple of early 3-pointers to start off the second half gave IU a lead it would not relinquish. IU shot 56 percent from three-point range in the second half (5-of-9) to distance themselves from the Nittany Lions.
The 54 points by Penn State marked IU’s best defensive output in conference play. The Hoosiers held the Nittany Lions to just 34 percent (17-of-50) shooting to cruise to the double-digit victory.
IU was again led by freshman forward Cody Zeller, who paced the Hoosiers with 18 points. Penn State junior guard Tim Frazier led all scorers with 21 points.