UNIVERSITY PARK — Alijah Arenas scored 11 of his 24 points in the final four minutes, including the go-ahead basket with 0.7 seconds left, to help USC beat Penn State 77-75 on Sunday.

Freddie Dilione V made a layup for Penn State that tied it at 75-all with 12 seconds remaining. After USC called timeout to move the ball into the front court, Arenas took the inbounds pass, worked his way to the right block and kissed a layup high off the glass to cap the scoring.

Kam Woods had 13 points, a season-high nine assists, five rebounds and four steals for USC (18-6, 7-6 Big Ten). Ezra Ausar added 13 points and Jacob Cofie had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Dilione led Penn State (10-14, 1-12) with 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting. Josh Reed made 8 of 11 from the field and finished with 17 points while Ivan Juric scored 13 and Dominick Stewart added 11 points.

The Nittany Lions have lost 10 of their last 11 games.

Penn State scored 10 consecutive points before Woods made a layup that trimmed USC’s deficit to 40-36 at halftime. The Nittany Lions opened the second half with a 10-2 run that culminated with a fast-break dunk by Dilione that gave Penn State its biggest lead of the game at 50-38 with 17:23 left in the game.

The Lions went 0 for 8 from the field in a span of more than 8¢ minutes in the second half as USC used a 22-5 run to take a six-point lead with six minutes remaining.

Penn State visits Washington on Wednesday.

USC (18-6): Ausar 4-6 5-6 13, Cofie 5-8 0-1 10, Arenas 8-17 5-6 24, Cornish 0-2 2-2 2, Woods 6-13 1-1 13, Marsh 3-8 0-0 9, Dynes 1-2 0-2 2, Easter 2-3 0-0 4, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Brownell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-60 13-18 77.

PENN STATE (10-14): Jurić 4-9 4-5 13, Reed 8-11 0-1 17, Dilione 10-18 2-4 23, Mingo 3-9 2-2 8, Stewart 4-5 1-2 11, Tunca 0-2 0-1 0, Houser 1-4 0-0 3, Blackwood 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 9-15 75.

Halftime–Penn State 40-36. 3-Point Goals–USC 6-19 (Arenas 3-6, Marsh 3-7, Cornish 0-1, Williams 0-1, Woods 0-4), Penn State 6-18 (Stewart 2-3, Dilione 1-3, Houser 1-3, Jurić 1-3, Reed 1-3, Tunca 0-1, Mingo 0-2). Rebounds–USC 31 (Cofie, Dynes 7), Penn State 27 (Jurić 8). Assists–USC 15 (Woods 9), Penn State 12 (Dilione 4). Total Fouls–USC 17, Penn State 16. A–6,504 (15,261).

Pitt humbled at home

PITTSBURGH — Jaron Pierre Jr. and Boopie Miller combined to score 41 points as SMU rolled 86-67 past Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Pierre Jr. scored 21 on 8 of 11 shooting with five rebounds for the Mustangs (16-7, 5-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). Miller had 20 to go with nine assists and three steals. Samet Yigitoglu scored 15 to go with eight rebounds.

SMU, which leads the ACC in scoring offense (86.5 points per game entering the contest), shot 57% from the field (32 of 56) and 43% from behind the arc (9 of 21). The Panthers (9-15, 2-9) shot just 36% and 24% from deep.

The Mustangs held a slim, 34-32 lead at halftime, but opened the second half on a 24-9 run, building their lead to as much as 24. Pierre had 14 in the second half, making all five of attempts, while Miller had 11.

The Mustangs also held a 44-26 advantage on points in the paint, and a 25-9 edge on fast break points.

The Panthers were led by Cameron Corhen’s 15 points. Barry Dunning Jr. added 12 points and seven rebounds.

Pitt will host No. 4 Duke on Tuesday.

SMU (16-7): Washington 2-5 2-4 8, Yiğitoğlu 7-10 1-2 15, Edwards 2-5 0-0 5, Miller 7-11 4-5 20, Pierre 8-11 2-2 21, Toombs 4-6 2-2 10, O’Neal 0-1 0-0 0, Davis-Ray 1-3 2-2 5, Walters 1-4 0-0 2, Holmes 0-0 0-0 0, Puryear 0-0 0-0 0, Walls 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-56 13-17 86.

PITTSBURGH (9-15): Corhen 6-10 3-5 15, Siulepa 3-9 0-0 7, Minor 2-8 4-4 9, Witherspoon 3-11 0-2 8, Dunning 4-14 2-2 12, Indrusaitis 3-8 2-2 10, Mullen 1-1 2-2 4, Moore 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 22-61 15-19 67.

Halftime–SMU 34-32. 3-Point Goals–SMU 9-21 (Pierre 3-6, Miller 2-3, Washington 2-5, Davis-Ray 1-2, Edwards 1-2, Walters 0-3), Pittsburgh 8-33 (Indrusaitis 2-6, Witherspoon 2-6, Dunning 2-9, Siulepa 1-4, Minor 1-6, Corhen 0-2). Rebounds–SMU 31 (Yiğitoğlu 8), Pittsburgh 29 (Dunning 7). Assists–SMU 20 (Miller 9), Pittsburgh 15 (Minor 5). Total Fouls–SMU 15, Pittsburgh 15. A–6,680 (12,508).

Flash lose at end

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne scored a layup with 0.6 seconds left to upend Saint Francis 86-84 in NEC men’s basketball action on Saturday.

Jakai Sanders had 20 points, five rebounds and nine assists for the Dolphins (12-13, 7-5 Northeast Conference). Shilo Jackson scored 16 points while shooting 6 of 7 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line and added nine rebounds. Tennessee Rainwater shot 4 of 5 from the field and 6 for 9 from the line to finish with 14 points.

Skylar Wicks finished with 27 points, six rebounds and three steals for the Red Flash (6-17, 4-6). Zion Russell added 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals for Saint Francis. Victor Payne had 15 points.

SAINT FRANCIS (6-17): Liberis 3-7 3-5 9, Harrison 3-9 3-4 11, Moncrief 3-8 1-2 7, Payne 4-9 4-5 15, Wicks 9-20 3-6 27, Z.Russell 5-9 3-5 15, Tweedy 0-1 0-0 0, B.Russell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 17-27 84.

LE MOYNE (12-13): Nyakundi 2-2 1-2 5, Blakley 0-3 0-0 0, Garang 5-8 2-5 13, Mosquera 2-6 2-2 7, Sanders 6-9 6-7 20, Rainwater 4-5 6-9 14, Jackson 6-7 4-6 16, Hincapie 2-2 0-0 5, Greenberg 1-1 0-0 3, Roe 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 29-46 21-31 86.

Halftime–St. Francis 45-38. 3-Point Goals–St. Francis 13-24 (Wicks 6-10, Payne 3-6, Z.Russell 2-3, Harrison 2-4, B.Russell 0-1), Le Moyne 7-17 (Sanders 2-2, Greenberg 1-1, Hincapie 1-1, Roe 1-2, Garang 1-3, Mosquera 1-5, Blakley 0-3). Fouled Out–Liberis, B.Russell. Rebounds–St. Francis 29 (Liberis, Z.Russell 7), Le Moyne 32 (Jackson 9). Assists–St. Francis 13 (Moncrief 5), Le Moyne 15 (Sanders 9). Total Fouls–St. Francis 24, Le Moyne 22. A–586 (1,000).

Claar hits game-winner

The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team honored seniors Zion Bruce and Kaden Claar (Portage) in a pregame senior day ceremony Saturday afternoon in Adler Arena, then rallied to overcome a double-digit deficit to defeat Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference foe La Roche University, 62-60, on a last-second shot.

With the game tied 60-60 in the final moments of the second half, Claar beat the buzzer and scored on a floater to deliver a big AMCC win for Penn State Altoona (11-10, 5-7 AMCC).

La Roche (11-11, 10-3 AMCC) controlled the first half, working its way to a 35-19 halftime lead and holding Penn State Altoona to a 20.0 percent field goal success rate in the period. But the Lions awoke in the second half, when they outscored the Redhawks 43-25 to come all the way back and nab an important conference victory on Claar’s game-winning shot.

“This team is probably the biggest ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ team I’ve ever coached,” Penn State Altoona coach David McGreal said. “We’ve had some amazing wins this year, along with some uncharacteristic losses, especially at home. But, while dealing with injuries and everything, and despite being down 16 at the half, to be able to win today shows this group does have a lot of character.”

Including his game-winning basket, Penn State Altoona’s Claar scored 11 points to go along with a team-high nine rebounds. Fellow senior Bruce ended with five points.

The Lions got a game-high, season-high 21 points from Drew Escala (Tyrone). Escala produced 18 of his 21 points during Penn State Altoona’s second-half rally.

Rasheed Daniels added 14 points, five rebounds, and a game-high five steals, and Braelen Cage contributed nine points and four boards.

“It worked out beautifully that Kaden was the hero on his senior day. Another full circle moment was Zion playing well, getting in foul trouble, and freshman Drew Escala being a hero for us, especially in the second half,” McGreal said

Penn State Altoona plays at Mount Aloysius College on Wednesday.