STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Danny Morrissey scored 16 points and Mike Walker had 15 and hit a 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining to help preserve a 65-62 Penn State win over Northwestern Saturday.
Geary Claxton and Travis Parker each contributed 13 points to help the Nittany Lions (7-11, 1-4 Big Ten) to their first Big Ten win since a 63-61 overtime victory over the Wildcats (8-9, 1-4) on Jan 28.
Northwestern went on a late 14-4 run, with Davor Duvancic contributing six points, to cut the lead to 63-62 with three seconds to play, but Parker hit two free throws to preserve the victory.
In a game dominated by back-and-forth 3-point shooting, the Lions managed to get more long-range shots to fall in the second half, shooting 14-of-26 (53 percent) on the game, led by Walker's 5-of-9 from behind the arc.
With the Wildcats up 32-31 early after halftime, the Lions got five straight 3-pointers to pull ahead 46-38.
Northwestern was led by Vedran Vukusic's 17 points and also got 14 from Vince Scott, 12 from Mohamed Hachad and 11 from Duvancic.
