STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (Interstat) — Alijah Arenas scored 24 points to guide Southern California to a 77-75 victory over Penn State in a Big Ten men’s basketball game Sunday at Bryce Jordan Center.

The Trojans, who trailed 40-36 at halftime, outscored the Nittany Lions 41-35 after intermission to secure the win. Arenas added three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 34 minutes for USC, which improved to 18-6. Kam Woods contributed 13 points and nine assists.

Freddie Dilione V led Penn State with 23 points and four assists. Josh Reed added 17 points for the Nittany Lions, who fell to 10-14. Attendance was 6,504.