Freddie Dilione V hit the game-winning free throws with 1.5 seconds remaining to give Penn State a 71-69 upset of Iowa in a Big Ten contest on Saturday in State College, Pa.

After Iowa tied the game with 8.6 seconds remaining on a driving layup by Bennett Stirtz, Penn State put the ball in Dilione’s hands and he tripped over a falling defender on his drive to the basket.

After Dilione made the two free throws, Iowa couldn’t get a shot off on the last possession.

Senior forward Josh Reed finished with a career-high 25 points, including 18 in a perfect second half as he went 6-for-6 from the field, 2-for-2 from 3-point range and 4-for-4 at the line. Dilione added 15 points for Penn State (12-17, 3-15).

Cooper Koch scored a career-high 18 points and Stirtz added 16 points for Iowa (20-9, 10-8), which suffered a big blow to its NCAA tournament resume with games against Michigan and Nebraska coming up. It marked Stirtz’ first game under 19 points since Jan. 11.

The game featured eight ties and 15 lead changes as momentum kept shifting in the second half.

Trailing 45-39 with 17:46 remaining, Penn State went on a 9-0 run to grab a 48-45 lead with 13:59 left on a 3-pointer by Kayden Mingo.

Iowa answered to take a 56-53 lead with 10:38 left, but Penn State went on a 7-0 surge to take a 60-56 lead with 8:07 remaining.

The Hawkeyes responded with a 9-0 surge to claim a 67-62 lead on Cam Manyawu’s dunk with 4:30 to play.

With 46.2 seconds remaining, Penn State took a 68-67 lead on Reed’s layup. Melih Tunca added a free throw with 19.1 seconds to go.

The first half was close throughout. Dilione’s basket gave Penn State a 30-27 lead with 4:51 left.

Penn State held a 34-33 lead with 1:44 left before Iowa ended the half by scoring five straight points to take a 38-34 lead at halftime.

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Milos Uzan poured in 26 points while hitting on five of his seven 3-point shots as host No. 5 Houston got back on the winning track with a 102-62 win over Colorado on Saturday afternoon in a late-season Big 12 Conference dustup.

The Cougars (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) shrugged off a ragged start to build a 26-point lead at halftime behind a balanced attack that had all eight players who saw the court score at least two points. Colorado never got closer than 21 points in the second half before the Cougars reasserted themselves, stretching the margin to 94-58 on Emanuel Sharp’s 3-pointer with 5:35 to play.

From there, Houston cruised to the finish to snap a three-game losing streak and dispel any doubts about its fitness for the season’s stretch run and the NCAA Tournament.

Joseph Tugler added 14 points for the Cougars, with Chris Cenac Jr. hitting for 12, Kingston Flemings scoring 11 and Sharp, Chase McCarty and Mercy Miller tallying 10 points apiece.

Isaiah Johnson led Colorado with 19 points. Bangot Dak added 15 and Sebastian Rancik had 11 for the Buffaloes (16-13, 6-10), who had a two-game winning streak snapped.

The Buffaloes built a 10-2 lead when Rancik hit a layup at the 17:09 mark of the first half, but Houston responded with a 15-6 run capped by a layup from Kalifa Sakho four minutes later to leapfrog to a 17-16 advantage. That margin grew to 23-16 after Flemings drove the lane for a layup with 11:58 left in the half that capped a 12-0 run for the Cougars.

Free throws by Jalin Holland and Rancik ended Houston’s run. But the Cougars began another surge, scoring 12 straight points and building the lead to 35-19 when Miller canned 3-pointer with 7:42 left until halftime.

Houston was up 43-27 when Colorado coach Tad Boyle was assessed his second technical foul of the game and ejected with 3:06 to play in the half. The Cougars finished the half on a 12-2 run to carry a 55-29 advantage into the break.

Uzan led all scorers with 16 points before halftime while McCarty added 10 for Houston, which shot 55.6% and broached the 50-point mark in a first half for the second time this season. Dak paced the Buffaloes with 11 points.

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Robert McCray V scored a game-high 20 points to help visiting Florida State post a wire-to-wire 80-71 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Saturday in Atlanta.

Thomas Bassong had 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Chauncey Wiggins chipped in 12 points for Florida State (15-14, 8-8 ACC), which won its seventh game in nine tries.

Kowacie Reeves Jr.’s 17 points led Georgia Tech (11-18, 2-14), followed by Jaeden Mustaf’s 16 and 15 points apiece from Akai Fleming and Kam Craft. The Yellow Jackets lost their 10th straight game.

After trailing by 16 points with three minutes left in the first half, Georgia Tech sliced its deficit to 45-43 on Reeves’ 3-pointer with 17:23 left in the second.

Florida State rebuilt its cushion to eight on AJ Swinton’s dunk and Cam Miles’ layup at the 10:54 mark. McCray’s stepback 3-pointer extended the lead to 65-53.

Meanwhile, Georgia Tech went 8:37 without a field goal until Craft’s 3-pointer with 5:52 remaining cut the Yellow Jackets’ deficit to 68-58.

Martin Sommerville was fouled and made an off-balance floater at the 4:13 mark, then completed the three-point play to give the Seminoles a 72-60 lead. Bassong put the finishing touches on the convincing victory with a dunk with 1:36 left.

McCray’s personal 7-0 run gave Florida State an early 9-2 lead. Kobe MaGee and Swinton drilled triples to extend the visitors’ advantage to 18-8 with 13:42 left in the first half.

Fleming’s 3-pointer pulled the Yellow Jackets within six, but Miles’ layup stamped a 6-0 Seminoles run to put them ahead 26-14 at the 8:34 mark. The margin ballooned to 16 on Wiggins’ corner 3-pointer with 4:41 remaining.

After Somerville drilled three free throws, Georgia Tech answered with a 12-1 run, including Craft and Reeves’ consecutive 3-pointers, to trim the halftime deficit to 41-36.

The Yellow Jackets held Florida State without a made field goal for the final 4:40 of the opening half.

–Field Level Media