PSU

MINN

Willis, Curry help Minnesota beat Penn St. 76-70, snap skid

AP
Feb 12, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Sixth-year senior Eric Curry scored a career-high 22 points, Payton Willis scored 13 of his 18 in the second half and Minnesota Golden Gophers beat Penn State Nittany Lions 76-70 on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

Willis made 3 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with 10 assists and six rebounds. E.J. Stephens scored 13 points - going 5 of 6 from the free-throw line in the final 2 minutes - and Luke Loewe added nine of his 11 after halftime for Minnesota (12-10, 3-10 Big Ten).

Sam Sessoms scored six points in a 98-second span to give Penn State (9-12, 4-9) a 67-65 lead with 3:45 to play, but Loewe answered with a layup 25 seconds later to spark an 11-3 closing run. The Nittany Lions shot just 1 of 5 from the field and committed three of their 13 turnovers during that stretch.

Sessoms led Penn State with 18 points. Seth Lundy shot 6 of 9 from the field, 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points and John Harrar added 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Penn State has lost three in a row and five of its last six.

Minnesota plays at No. 16 Ohio State on Tuesday. Penn State returns home to play Tuesday against Michigan State.

---

More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25

1st Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
36
MINN
Golden Gophers
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		John Harrar vs. Eric Curry (Jamison Battle gains possession)
19:43		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
19:41		John Harrar defensive rebound
19:23	+2	John Harrar makes two point layup	2-0
19:11		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
19:09		Myles Dread defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:43		Payton Willis misses two point jump shot
18:41		Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
18:26	+2	John Harrar makes two point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	6-0
18:08	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	6-2
17:38	+2	John Harrar makes two point jump shot	8-2
17:23	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	8-4
16:55		John Harrar offensive foul
16:55		John Harrar turnover
16:40	+3	Eylijah Stephens makes three point jump shot (Luke Loewe assists)	8-7
16:21		Eric Curry blocks Seth Lundy's two point layup
16:19		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
16:20		Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession)
16:10		Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
16:08		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
15:53		Luke Loewe misses three point jump shot
15:51		Jevonnie Scott defensive rebound
15:41		Charlie Daniels shooting foul (Jevonnie Scott draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:41		Jevonnie Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:41		Jevonnie Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:41		Payton Willis defensive rebound
15:25		Payton Willis misses two point jump shot
15:23		Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
15:12		Jalen Pickett turnover (traveling)
14:55	+2	Eylijah Stephens makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	8-9
14:43		Charlie Daniels personal foul
14:31	+2	Jevonnie Scott makes two point dunk (Sam Sessoms assists)	10-9
14:12	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	10-11
13:41		Sam Sessoms misses two point jump shot
13:39		Payton Willis defensive rebound
13:34		Eylijah Stephens turnover (traveling)
13:13		Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot
13:11		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
12:55		Jalanni White blocks Eric Curry's two point dunk
12:53		Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
12:33	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup (Myles Dread assists)	12-11
12:09		Payton Willis turnover (lost ball) (Sam Sessoms steals)
12:03	+3	Myles Dread makes three point jump shot (Sam Sessoms assists)	15-11
12:02		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
12:02		TV timeout
11:42		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
11:40		Jalanni White defensive rebound
11:33		Jalanni White misses two point layup
11:31		Payton Willis defensive rebound
11:19		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
11:17		Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
11:00	+3	Myles Dread makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	18-11
10:42	+2	Luke Loewe makes two point jump shot	18-13
10:25		Jalanni White turnover (bad pass) (Eric Curry steals)
10:19	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point layup	18-15
10:02		Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:00		Sean Sutherlin defensive rebound
9:54	+3	Payton Willis makes three point jump shot	18-18
9:36		Sean Sutherlin shooting foul (Sam Sessoms draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Sam Sessoms makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-18
9:36	+1	Sam Sessoms makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-18
9:17	+2	Payton Willis makes two point layup	20-20
8:54	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	22-20
8:32	+2	Sean Sutherlin makes two point layup (Luke Loewe assists)	22-22
8:07		Seth Lundy offensive foul
8:07		Seth Lundy turnover
7:51	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	22-24
7:32	+3	Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	25-24
7:13		Luke Loewe misses three point jump shot
7:11		John Harrar defensive rebound
6:53	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup (John Harrar assists)	27-24
6:37		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
6:35		John Harrar defensive rebound
6:16		Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
6:14		John Harrar offensive rebound
6:07	+2	John Harrar makes two point layup	29-24
5:47	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	29-26
5:22	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup (Jalen Pickett assists)	31-26
5:02		Payton Willis misses three point jump shot
5:00		Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
4:51		John Harrar turnover (lost ball) (Payton Willis steals)
4:47		Seth Lundy blocks Sean Sutherlin's two point layup
4:45		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
4:47		TV timeout
4:38	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Eylijah Stephens assists)	31-29
4:14	+3	Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot	34-29
3:51		Luke Loewe misses three point jump shot
3:49		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
3:36		Jalen Pickett misses two point layup
3:34		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
3:17		Eylijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
3:15		Jevonnie Scott defensive rebound
3:07		Myles Dread offensive foul
3:07		Myles Dread turnover
3:07		TV timeout
2:51	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot	34-32
2:32		Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
2:30		Payton Willis defensive rebound
2:20		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
2:18		John Harrar defensive rebound
2:02		Sam Sessoms misses two point layup
2:00		Luke Loewe defensive rebound
1:52		Payton Willis misses two point jump shot
1:50		Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
1:48		Dallion Johnson turnover (double dribble)
1:31	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	34-34
1:14		Seth Lundy turnover (out of bounds)
1:02		Myles Dread blocks Eylijah Stephens's two point layup
1:00		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
0:59	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	34-36
0:37	+2	Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot	36-36
0:02		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
0:00		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
34
MINN
Golden Gophers
40

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
19:42		John Harrar defensive rebound
19:17		Dallion Johnson misses two point layup
19:15		Dallion Johnson offensive rebound
18:58		Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot
18:56		John Harrar offensive rebound
18:54		Eylijah Stephens personal foul (John Harrar draws the foul)
18:51	+2	Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot (John Harrar assists)	38-36
18:25	+3	Eylijah Stephens makes three point jump shot (Luke Loewe assists)	38-39
18:05	+2	Seth Lundy makes two point layup (John Harrar assists)	40-39
17:49	+3	Payton Willis makes three point jump shot (Eylijah Stephens assists)	40-42
17:28		Jamison Battle personal foul (Seth Lundy draws the foul)
17:15		Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession)
17:13		Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:11		Payton Willis defensive rebound
16:50		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
16:48		John Harrar defensive rebound
16:38	+2	John Harrar makes two point layup (Sam Sessoms assists)	42-42
16:08	+2	Eric Curry makes two point layup (Payton Willis assists)	42-44
16:08		John Harrar shooting foul (Eric Curry draws the foul)
16:08	+1	Eric Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-45
15:45		Sam Sessoms turnover (bad pass) (Eric Curry steals)
15:36	+3	Eric Curry makes three point jump shot (Payton Willis assists)	42-48
15:29		Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
15:29		TV timeout
15:20	+3	Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	45-48
15:01		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
14:59		Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
14:34		John Harrar misses two point jump shot
14:32		Eric Curry defensive rebound
14:31		John Harrar personal foul (Eric Curry draws the foul)
14:30		TV timeout
14:11	+3	Payton Willis makes three point jump shot (Eric Curry assists)	45-51
13:50		Luke Loewe personal foul
13:30		Sam Sessoms misses three point jump shot
13:28		Sean Sutherlin defensive rebound
13:20	+2	Payton Willis makes two point layup	45-53
13:20		Jevonnie Scott shooting foul (Payton Willis draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Payton Willis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-54
13:08	+3	Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Dallion Johnson assists)	48-54
12:47	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot	48-56
12:30		Sean Sutherlin personal foul
11:55		John Harrar misses two point layup
11:55		John Harrar offensive rebound
11:55	+2	John Harrar makes two point layup	50-56
11:44		Eric Curry misses two point jump shot
11:42		Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
11:30		Seth Lundy misses two point jump shot
11:28		Luke Loewe defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Luke Loewe makes two point jump shot (Eric Curry assists)	50-58
10:41	+3	Dallion Johnson makes three point jump shot (Myles Dread assists)	53-58
9:49		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
10:30		TV timeout
10:12	+2	Eric Curry makes two point jump shot (Luke Loewe assists)	53-60
9:51		Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
9:49		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
9:49		John Harrar personal foul
9:36		Sam Sessoms personal foul (Sean Sutherlin draws the foul)
9:32		Sean Sutherlin misses two point jump shot
9:30		Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
9:09	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	55-60
8:41		Sean Sutherlin turnover (Sam Sessoms steals)
8:35		Sam Sessoms turnover (Luke Loewe steals)
8:29		Eric Curry misses two point layup
8:27		Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
8:05	+3	Myles Dread makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	58-60
7:14		Payton Willis defensive rebound
8:01		TV timeout
7:41		Jalen Pickett shooting foul (Payton Willis draws the foul)
7:41	+1	Payton Willis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-61
7:41	+1	Payton Willis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-62
7:16		Sam Sessoms misses two point layup
7:14		Payton Willis defensive rebound
6:51		Sean Sutherlin misses two point jump shot
6:49		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot	60-62
6:32		Payton Willis shooting foul (Jalen Pickett draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-62
6:11		Eylijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
6:09		Seth Lundy defensive rebound
5:49		Jalen Pickett misses two point layup
5:47		Eylijah Stephens defensive rebound
5:45	+2	Luke Loewe makes two point layup (Eylijah Stephens assists)	61-64
5:45		Dallion Johnson shooting foul (Luke Loewe draws the foul)
5:45	+1	Luke Loewe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-65
5:24	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point jump shot	63-65
4:51		Sam Sessoms blocks Eylijah Stephens's two point layup
4:49		Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
4:39	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	65-65
4:10		Payton Willis misses two point jump shot
4:08		Myles Dread defensive rebound
3:44	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	67-65
3:20	+2	Luke Loewe makes two point layup (Sean Sutherlin assists)	67-67
3:20		TV timeout
2:58		Sam Sessoms misses two point layup
2:56		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
2:29		Luke Loewe misses two point jump shot
2:27		Myles Dread defensive rebound
1:58		Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
1:56		Eylijah Stephens defensive rebound
1:56		Seth Lundy personal foul (Eylijah Stephens draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Eylijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-68
1:56		Eylijah Stephens misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:56		Myles Dread defensive rebound
1:39		Jamison Battle personal foul (Sam Sessoms draws the foul)
1:35		Seth Lundy turnover (out of bounds)
1:08	+2	Payton Willis makes two point layup	67-70
0:24		Jalen Pickett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:00		John Harrar turnover (traveling)
0:32		Jalen Pickett blocks Luke Loewe's two point jump shot
0:30		Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
0:24		Sam Sessoms misses two point layup
0:24		Jalen Pickett offensive rebound
0:24		Luke Loewe personal foul (Jalen Pickett draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-70
0:24		Jalen Pickett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:24		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
0:18		Dallion Johnson personal foul (Eylijah Stephens draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Eylijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
0:18	+1	Eylijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-72
0:05	+1	Luke Loewe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-76
0:12		Sam Sessoms turnover (traveling)
0:09		Seth Lundy personal foul (Eylijah Stephens draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Eylijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-73
0:09	+1	Eylijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-74
0:05	+2	Seth Lundy makes two point dunk (John Harrar assists)	70-74
0:05		Sam Sessoms personal foul (Luke Loewe draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Luke Loewe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-75
0:05	+1	Luke Loewe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-76
0:00		Sam Sessoms misses three point jump shot
0:00		Nittany Lions offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Nittany Lions offensive rebound