If a win over Illinois didn’t clinch Penn State’s at-large berth in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, then a win over Northwestern on Friday night in Chicago may have been more than enough to push the Nittany Lions into the big dance. Penn State’s overtime 67-65 victory over the Wildcats, its second overtime win over Northwestern in as many weeks, forced the team to dig deep and make some big shots in a game that was anything but pretty.
[autotag]Seth Lundy[/autotag] hit some big three-point shots toward the end of the game to help give Penn State the win, and [autotag]Jalen Pickett[/autotag] shrugged off a tough night to come up with some big moments of his own in the final stretch.
Here are some of the best photos from Penn State’s big win over Northwestern in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament quarterfinal.