PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Jalen Pickett scored 15 points and Myles Dread shot 4 of 5 — all from 3-point range — and finished with 12 points to help Penn State beat Indiana 61-58 on Jan. 2.
Sam Sessoms scored all 10 of his points in the second half for Penn State (6-5, 2-1 Big Ten).
Sessoms scored eight points as he and Dread each hit two 3-pointers in an 18-5 spurt that gave Penn State its biggest lead of the game at 51-41 midway through the second half and Indiana (10-3, 1-2) trailed the rest of the way.
Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half for the Hoosiers.
Rob Phinisee and Jackson-Davis both missed good looks from 3-point range in the final 5 seconds.
The Hoosiers return home to host Ohio State at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6.
