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Iowa wins 5th Big Ten game vs. Penn St.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) _ Matt Gatens scored 18 points as Iowa beat

Penn State 77-64 on Saturday.

Bryce Cartwright and Aaron White each scored 17 for the Hawkeyes

(13-11, 5-6 Big Ten), who won their second straight after losing

five of their previous six games.

Tim Frazier scored 23 points to lead the Nittany Lions (10-13,

2-8), who have lost four straight and seven of their last eight.

Iowa led by as many as 26 points in the second half, but Penn

State trimmed the deficit to 50-36 with 13 minutes left. The

Hawkeyes held their ground, and that lead never shrunk below double

digits.

Iowa opened with a 16-2 lead, and Penn State managed only three

baskets in the first 14 minutes.

The Hawkeyes celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 1986-87

team, which won a school-record 30 games and reached the Elite

Eight, with gold throwback jerseys and a pregame ceremony.