Penn State's Trent Buttrick (15) and Northwestern's Miller Kopp (10) battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan 23, 2021, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Gary M. Baranec)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) - Izaiah Brockington scored 21 points including a pair of late free throws to help Penn State hold off Northwestern for an 81-78 victory on Saturday night.
Penn State (5-6, 2-5 Big Ten) has won consecutive games since ending a five-game losing streak. Northwestern (6-8, 3-7) has lost seven straight, six against ranked teams.
Penn State's Seth Lundy made a 3-pointer to spark a 10-0 run for a 79-73 lead with 1:10 remaining. Pete Nance hit a 3 and Miller Kopp made a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left to pull the Wildcats to 79-78. Brockington added two free throws with seven seconds to play before Chase Audige missed a potential tying 3 at the buzzer.
Lundy finished with 16 points for the Nittany Lions. Myreon Jones added 15 points and Sam Sessoms had 12. Lundy and Jones combined for five of the Nittany Lions' nine 3-pointers. Jones surpassed 100 career made 3s (101).
Kopp scored 19 points to lead Northwestern. Boo Buie added 18 points, Nance had 17 and Ryan Young 10.
Northwestern has lost three straight at the Bryce Jordan Center. Its last win at Penn State was a 87-77 victory on Dec. 27, 2016. The Wildcats upset the 20th-ranked Nittany Lions in their last matchup, 80-69 last season.
Northwestern hosts Rutgers on Jan. 31. Penn State hosts seventh-ranked Michigan on Wednesday.
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CORRECTS TO JAN. NOT FEB. - Penn State's Izaiah Brockington (12) is fouled by Northwestern's Boo Buie (0) on an inbound pass late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Gary M. Baranec)
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Penn State's Izaiah Brockington (12) is fouled by Northwestern's Chase Audige (1) and Robbie Beran (31) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game game, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/ Gary M. Baranec)
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Northwestern's Ty Berry (3) reacts after Boo Buie (0) sank a long three-point basket against Penn State's in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/ Gary M. Baranec)
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Northwestern's Boo Buie (0) works against Penn State's Jamari Wheeler, right, in the final minute of the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday , Jan. 23, 2021, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/ Gary M. Baranec)
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Penn State's Myreon Jones (0) watches as Northwestern's Chase Audige (1) and Pete Nance (22) grab a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game,Saturday , Jan. 23, 2020, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/ Gary M. Baranec
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Penn State's Seth Lundy (1) goes up against Northwestern's Pete Nance during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan 23, 2021, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Gary M. Baranec)
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