STATE COLLEGE — Stellar late-game execution and a career-high 25 points from senior Josh Reed led the Penn State men’s basketball team to a 71-69 win over Iowa Saturday afternoon inside the Bryce Jordan Center. 
The Penn State defense clamped down in the game’s final minutes, as the Hawkeyes scored just two points in the final 4:29 of play. Freddie Dilione V made a pair of game-winning free throws with 1.5 seconds to play to seal the victory in a back-and-forth battle that saw 15 lead changes and eight tie scores. 
Reed was masterful, finishing with a career-best 25 points on 9 of 12 shooting, four assists and three rebounds. Dilione V followed with 15 points, including the game-winning free throws, five rebounds and two assists. Freshman big man Ivan Juric finished with 11 points and a game-high eight rebounds. 
A Freddie Dilione V triple and baskets from Josh Reed and Ivan Juric provided Penn State’s points through the first media timeout as Iowa held a slim 9-7 lead just under five minutes into the game. 

The Hawkeyes pulled ahead 13-7 before Dominick Stewart and Dilione V drilled back-to-back triples that evened the score at 13-13. Dilione V followed with his third 3-pointer of the game to make it a 9-0 PSU run that put the Nittany Lions ahead 16-13 with 12:41 left on the first-half clock. 

Iowa punched right back with the next eight points to reclaim a five-point lead at 21-16 midway through the opening term. Penn State knotted the score again at 21-21 following a pair of Kayden Mingo free throws and a Josh Reed trey at 8:48.