Penn State leads IU at halftime

After falling behind 17-4 to Penn State in the first four minutes and 20 seconds, IU clawed its way back to cut the Nittany Lions’ lead to 41-37.

Freshman forward Noah Vonleh scored the Hoosiers’ first 12 points. He made a pair of layups and knocked down an open three-pointer, in addition to five free throws.

The Hoosiers went small in their starting lineup, giving graduate student guard Evan Gordon his first start of the year. Sophomore forward Jeremy Hollowell, who started in 14 of IU’s 15 games this season, did not take his warm-ups off in the first half.

Penn State used a balanced scoring attack to build an early lead. All five of its starters had at least five points in the first half and they are a perfect 6-of-6 from three-point range. Junior guard D.J. Newbill, who was limited to seven points in his previous two games, leads Penn State with 10 points.

IU freshmen Stanford Robinson and Troy Williams carried the Hoosiers down the stretch. Robinson had seven points and two rebounds off the bench. Williams had five points, two rebounds, two blocks and a steal in the first half.

--Andy Wittry