Penn State Tops Gophers In Big Ten Tourney, 60-51

CBS Minnesota

March 10, 2022

Jalen Pickett hit three 3-pointers on his way to 22 points and Penn State defeated Minnesota 60-51 in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournament on Wednesday night.

Jamison Battle scored eight points to help 14th-seeded Minnesota take a 28-24 lead at halftime.

Penn State (13-16), the 11th seed, took its first lead of the second half at 33-32 on a 3-pointer by Seth Lundy with 16:32 remaining. Battle sank two free throws to get the Golden Gophers within 51-47 with 6:39 left, but Pickett answered with a 3-pointer.

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