by: Daniel House
Photo: University of Minnesota
Big Ten road games are never easy, especially when your opponent is on a five-game winning streak. For the first time since 2011, Penn State sold out Saturday’s game at Bryce Jordan Center. In front of a hostile crowd, two top Big Ten players traded punches. Forward Lamar Stevens and Minnesota center Daniel Oturu each had career-high performances, but Stevens' 33 points sparked the Nittany Lions’ 83-77 victory.
Oturu went toe to toe with Stevens and posted a career-high 32 points and 16 rebounds. The Gophers trailed by 19 points with 15:53 remaining, but Oturu and guard Marcus Carr brought Minnesota back.