Freddie Dilione V’s Clutch 16 Points Seal a Heart-Stopping 63-60 Victory for Penn State Over Washington

In a nail-biter that had me holding my breath till the last second, Penn State edged out Washington 63-60 Wednesday night in Seattle. Freddie Dilione V took center stage with 16 points, while Josh Reed backed him up with 14, helping the Nittany Lions snap a brutal skid—they’d lost 10 of their last 11, after all. Meanwhile, Kayden Mingo and Eli Rice chipped in 13 points apiece, keeping the offense ticking. The game’s climax? A tense sequence where goaltending calls, missed shots, and clutch free throws decided the fate. Washington’s Hannes Steinbach racked up an impressive 19 points and 14 rebounds, solidifying his spot in the record books, but it just wasn’t enough as Wesley Yates III’s last-second three missed the mark. It was one of those gritty battles that remind you why college hoops is so unpredictable. Curious for the full scoop? LEARN MORE

SEATTLE (AP) — Freddie Dilione V scored 16 points, Josh Reed added 14, and Penn State beat Washington 63-60 on Wednesday night.

Kayden Mingo had 13 points and Eli Rice scored 13 for Penn State.

The Nittany Lions (11-14, 2-12 Big Ten) had lost back-to-back games and 10 of their last 11.

Franck Kepnang was called for goaltending on a layup by Mingo to give the Nittany Lions a 61-59 lead with 1:22 left in the game. Zoom Diallo’s short jumper rolled on the rim before falling out, Mingo missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and Hannes Steinbach split a pair of free throws before Rice hit two foul shots to cap the scoring with 20.1 remaining.

Wesley Yates III missed a potential tying 3-point shot at the buzzer.

Steinbach had 19 points and 14 rebounds and extended his program record for double-doubles by a freshman to 16, the second most in the Big Ten since the 1996-97 season. Isaiah Stewart set the previous Huskies’ record of 14 in 2019-20 and Ohio State’s Jared Sulliger had 18 double-doubles in 2010-11.

Yates added 11 points on 5-of-15 shooting for Washington (12-13, 4-10), which has lost three games in a row and seven of nine.

Kepnang threw down a dunk that gave the Huskies a two-point lead with 2:44 to play, but the went 0 for 3 from the field and committed two turnovers from there.