EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- Mohamed Hachad scored 13 points and Vedran Vukusic added 12 points Saturday to lead Northwestern to a 54-39 victory over Penn State.
Leading 25-18, Northwestern opened the second half by outscoring Penn State 21-4. Vukusic started it with a 3, later he had a steal and hit a jumper making it 36-20 Northwestern. He scored eight points in the span. Michael Jenkins capped it off with a 3, giving Northwestern a 46-22 lead with 12:06 left in the game.
Vince Scott shot 3-of-5 from 3-point range and scored 13 points for Northwestern (12-12, 5-7 Big 10).
Geary Claxton scored 12 points for Penn State and Travis Parker added 10 for the Nittany Lions, who have lost seven straight games and 16 of their last 18.
Hachad scored nine points in the first half for Northwestern. The Wildcats led the entire half despite shooting 39 percent. The Wildcats held Penn State to 5-of-19 shooting in the half and forced 10 turnovers.
Penn State (7-18, 1-11) , who had their lone Big 10 win against Northwestern on Jan. 22, committed 22 turnovers in the game and shot 31 percent.
