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Penn State hangs on to pull off upset of No. 4 Iowa

Penn State was able to pull off a 79-75 upset of No. 4 Iowa Wednesday, which has now lost two of its last three games.

Senior forward Donovon Jack scored a career-high 19 points off the bench for Penn State, while Hawkeyes forward Peter Jok tried to make things interesting by hitting two 3-pointers with under a minute left in the game. The Nittany Lions made a clutch free throw with six seconds remaining to hang on for the win.

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Brandon Taylor also helped Penn State (13-13, 4-9 Big Ten) by scoring 17 points and nine rebounds.