UNIVERSITY PARK — Josh Reed scored a career-high 25 points, shooting 9 of 12, and Penn State rallied to beat Iowa 71-69 on Saturday, ending the Nittany Lions’ three-game losing streak.

Freddie Dilione V scored 15 points, and Ivan Juric scored 11 for the Nittany Lions (12-17, 3-15 Big Ten). Penn State finished 64% shooting (25-for-39), including 60% (9-for-15) from 3-point range.

Cooper Koch scored 18 points, shooting 6 for 9, and Bennett Stirtz added 16 for Iowa (20-9, 10-8).

Knotted at 69, Dilione was fouled on a drive to the hoop with 1.5 seconds left and promptly made two free throws for the go-ahead foul shots. Iowa failed to get off a shot after a timeout while facing the full length of the floor.

Stirtz’s layup with eight seconds remaining tied the game at 69. The basket was the first points for Iowa since a Cam Manyawu dunk with 4:30 remaining left put the Hawkeyes up 67-62.

Reed countered with his 6-0 run, making four foul shots, and Melih Tunca made a free throw for a 69-67 Penn State lead.

Iowa, which now has lost two of its last three games, led 38-34 at halftime.

Penn State hosts Ohio State on Wednesday.

IOWA (20-9): C.Koch 6-9 1-1 18, Manyawu 3-4 2-2 8, Combs 4-7 0-0 8, Stirtz 6-15 2-2 16, Banks 2-4 2-2 6, Folgueiras 2-6 1-2 5, Hausen 0-4 0-0 0, Howard 2-5 0-0 5, Sage 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 26-57 8-9 69.

PENN STATE (12-17): Jurić 5-6 1-3 11, Reed 9-12 4-4 25, Dilione 5-10 2-2 15, Mingo 2-4 4-6 9, Stewart 3-3 0-0 8, Tunca 0-2 1-1 1, Ciani 1-1 0-0 2, Rice 0-1 0-0 0, Blackwood 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-39 12-16 71.

Halftime–Iowa 38-34. 3-Point Goals–Iowa 9-28 (C.Koch 5-7, Stirtz 2-7, Howard 1-2, Sage 1-3, Banks 0-1, Combs 0-2, Folgueiras 0-3, Hausen 0-3), Penn State 9-15 (Reed 3-4, Dilione 3-6, Stewart 2-2, Mingo 1-1, Rice 0-1, Tunca 0-1). Rebounds–Iowa 23 (Manyawu, Banks 7), Penn State 23 (Jurić 8). Assists–Iowa 17 (Stirtz 5), Penn State 13 (Reed 4). Total Fouls–Iowa 15, Penn State 13. A–6,922 (15,261).

Pitt upsets Cal

BERKELEY, Calif. — Nojus Indrusaitis and Cameron Corhen each scored 16 points to lead Pittsburgh to a 72-56 victory over California on Saturday.

Pitt never trailed and built an early 10-point lead in the second half before Cal pulled within 47-44 with 13:05 remaining. Indrusaitis answered with 10 points that included two 3-pointers and a dunk during an 18-7 surge to help the Panthers pull away.

Barry Dunning Jr. added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Pitt (11-18, 4-12 Atlantic Coast Conference). Damarco Minor scored 13 points.

The Panthers have won two of their last three since ending a five-game losing streak.

Dai Dai Ames scored 11 points and Lee Dort added 10 for Cal (20-9, 8-8), which saw a three-game win streak snapped.

Dunning scored 11 points and Corhen added eight to help Pitt take a 34-26 advantage into the break. The Panthers forced 12 Cal turnovers in the first half. DeJuan Campbell scored all eight of his points in the first half for the Golden Bears. Campbell shot 0 of 2 in the second half.

The Panthers host Florida State on Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH (11-18): Corhen 7-10 2-3 16, Siulepa 2-8 2-2 6, Minor 3-6 5-6 13, Witherspoon 2-6 2-2 6, Dunning 6-15 2-3 15, Indrusaitis 6-11 0-0 16, Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-56 13-16 72.

CALIFORNIA (20-9): Bell 1-5 0-0 3, Camden 4-11 0-0 9, Dort 4-5 2-3 10, Ames 5-12 1-1 11, Pippen 3-11 0-0 7, Campbell 3-6 0-0 8, Ilic 2-3 2-3 6, Carr 0-0 0-0 0, Yeanay 0-0 0-0 0, Dorsey 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-54 5-7 56.

Halftime–Pittsburgh 34-26. 3-Point Goals–Pittsburgh 7-21 (Indrusaitis 4-6, Minor 2-4, Dunning 1-5, Witherspoon 0-1, Corhen 0-2, Siulepa 0-3), California 5-22 (Campbell 2-4, Bell 1-4, Pippen 1-4, Camden 1-6, Ilic 0-1, Ames 0-3). Rebounds–Pittsburgh 30 (Dunning 12), California 26 (Ilic 9). Assists–Pittsburgh 14 (Witherspoon 6), California 9 (Pippen, Ilic 4). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 13, California 15. A–5,061 (11,877).

Flash season finished

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Darin Smith Jr.’s 22 points helped Central Connecticut defeat Saint Francis 69-64 in a regular- season finale on Saturday.

The Red Flash were eliminated from Northeast Conference playoff contention. Saint Francis missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2020-21 season and became the third tournament-eligible defending NEC Tournament champion to miss the tournament the following year, joining the 2006-07 Monmouth and 2013-14 LIU teams.

Saint Francis played in 30 of 45 ECAC Metro/NEC Tournaments, winning the NEC title in 1991 and 2025. The Red Flash also advanced to the NEC Championship Game in 2017, 2019 and 2020.

The Flash will begin play in the Division III President’s Athletic Conference next season.

Smith added seven rebounds for the Blue Devils (18-11, 12-6 NEC). Melo Sanchez scored 13 points while shooting 6 for 13, including 1 for 6 from beyond the arc, and added three steals. Max Frazier had 10 points and finished 5 of 8 from the floor.

Chris Moncrief led the Red Flash (7-24, 5-13) in scoring, finishing with 16 points. Skylar Wicks added 13 points, six assists and two steals for Saint Francis. Gestin Liberis finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

The NEC Tournament begins Wednesday at campus sites. Central Connecticut is the No. 2 seed behind Long Island.

ST. FRANCIS (7-24): Liberis 5-12 0-1 10, Moncrief 6-13 4-5 16, Payne 3-5 2-2 10, Z.Russell 4-8 0-0 8, Wicks 4-12 5-8 13, Harrison 1-3 0-0 3, Papadatos 0-1 0-0 0, B.Russell 0-0 2-2 2, Tweedy 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-55 13-18 64.

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (18-11): Ashley 2-3 0-0 4, Frazier 5-8 0-0 10, Smith 7-12 6-6 22, Rodgers 2-6 2-2 6, Sanchez 6-13 0-1 13, J.Jones 3-6 0-0 7, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Reynolds 1-3 2-2 5, Mott 1-1 0-0 2, James 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-54 10-11 69.

Halftime–Central Connecticut 32-29. 3-Point Goals–St. Francis (PA) 3-16 (Payne 2-4, Harrison 1-3, Moncrief 0-2, Z.Russell 0-3, Wicks 0-4), Central Connecticut 5-15 (Smith 2-3, Reynolds 1-1, J.Jones 1-2, Sanchez 1-6, Ashley 0-1, Rodgers 0-2). Rebounds–St. Francis (PA) 29 (Liberis 11), Central Connecticut 29 (Smith 7). Assists–St. Francis (PA) 9 (Wicks 6), Central Connecticut 13 (Rodgers 8). Total Fouls–St. Francis (PA) 16, Central Connecticut 17. A–1,018 (2,654).