Jan. 11, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Reserve Devron Bostick scored 19 points to lead 22nd-ranked Minnesota to a 79-59 victory over Penn State on Sunday.
Paul Carter added 14 points for the Gophers (15-1, 3-1 Big Ten), who shot 62.5 percent from the field and hit all nine of their 3-pointers to get The Barn rocking and rolling.
Talor Battle had 19 points and nine assists for Penn State (13-4, 2-2). But the Big Ten's leading scorer didn't get on the board until 15 minutes had passed. Teammate Stanley Pringle was held to seven points on 2-of-8 shooting.
The Nittany Lions have now lost eight straight to Minnesota and are 1-15 lifetime at Williams Arena.
Bostick had managed 11 points in Minnesota's first three Big Ten games. But he hit his first seven shots on Sunday, including two straight 3-pointers to open up a 21-12 lead midway through the first half.