Iowa’s furious rally fell short at Penn State. Trailing by 18 at hafltime, the Hawkeyes got to within two in the waning seconds but the Nittany Lions held on for an 83-79 win.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. The Hawkeyes had the ball and a chance to tie but Tony Perkins pass to Kris Murray was stolen with five seconds remaining.

Kris Murray had 32 points and nine rebounds as the Hawkeyes fal to 0-3 in the Big Ten.