National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Penn St. 86, Minnesota 77
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Pat Driscoll, # Tom Eades, # Donnie Eppley
Attendance: 5892

Sophomore forward Payton Banks scored a career-high 24 points, helping Penn State storm back to beat Minnesota 86-77 Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa.

Sophomore guard Shep Garner added 20 points for Penn State (10-6, 1-2 Big Ten Conference). Senior forward Brandon Taylor had 18 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Senior forward Joey King scored 22 points to lead Minnesota (6-9, 0-3). Sophomore guard Nate Mason had 19 points, and senior guard Carlos Morris finished with 15.

The teams traded leads over the first seven minutes until King made a 3-pointer to put Minnesota up 13-12. The Gophers took a 19-14 lead on a 3-pointer by junior forward Charles Buggs and carried a 36-32 advantage into the break.

Minnesota extended its lead to eight points early in the second half before Penn State mounted a 10-0 run to take a 53-51 lead on two free throws by Taylor.

The Gophers quickly regained the lead and staged a 7-0 run to go up 71-63, but the Nittany Lions responded with a 16-0 run. Penn State took a 72-71 lead on a 3-pointer by Garner and went up 79-71 on two Garner free throws.
Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Penn St.
Joey King 22 Scoring Payton Banks 24
Nate Mason 3 Assists Shep Garner 6
Jordan Murphy 7 Rebounds Brandon Taylor 6
Joey King 6 Free Throws Made Payton Banks 6
Nate Mason 2 Steals Payton Banks 3
Bakary Konate 1 Blocks Donovon Jack 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Minnesota 77 52.1 11-20 16-21 11 23 1 5 17
Penn St. 86 50.9 7-21 23-31 15 25 2 8 10