| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 44 | 35 | 79 |
| NW | 31 | 44 | 75 |
No. 12 Penn State tops Northwestern 79-75
CHICAGO -- Maggie Lucas scored 19 points Sunday and Ariel Edwards added 15 as No. 12 Penn State held off Northwestern 79-75.
Dara Taylor, Peyton Whitted and Talia East each scored 11 for the Lady Lions (17-4, 8-1 Big Ten).
Maggie Lyon's 3-pointer with 58 seconds to play pulled Northwestern to within 74-73. Lauren Douglas fouled Edwards with 43 seconds to go and Edwards made both for a 76-73 Penn State lead. Ashley Deary and Alex Cohen each made a free throw for Northwestern, but Kaliyah Mitchell sealed the Penn State win with two free throws with 2 seconds left.
Northwestern led 11-8 on a trey by Cohen, but East's layup put Penn State up 12-11 and they led 44-31 at halftime.
Lyon led Northwestern (14-8, 4-5) with 26, Cohen had 18, Douglas 15 and Christen Inman 11.
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2020-2021 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 17-1 | - | 26-3 |
| Indiana | 16-2 | 1 | 21-6 |
| Rutgers | 10-3 | 4.5 | 14-5 |
| Michigan | 9-4 | 5.5 | 16-6 |
| Northwestern | 11-7 | 6 | 16-9 |
| Iowa | 11-8 | 6.5 | 20-10 |
| Ohio State | 9-7 | 7 | 13-7 |
| Michigan State | 8-7 | 7.5 | 15-9 |
| Nebraska | 9-10 | 8.5 | 13-13 |
| Minnesota | 7-11 | 10 | 8-13 |
| Penn State | 6-13 | 11.5 | 9-15 |
| Purdue | 4-14 | 13 | 7-16 |
| Illinois | 2-16 | 15 | 5-18 |
| Wisconsin | 2-18 | 16 | 5-19 |