Albany's Battle scores 23, but Penn State falls in NCAA Tourney

PHOTOGRAPHER: The Associated Press

TUCSON — Juan Fernandez sank an off-balance 18-footer with under a second to play Thursday to give Temple a wild 66-64 victory over Penn State and end coach Fran Dunphy’s NCAA tournament record 11-game losing streak.

Fernandez, double-teamed as time was running out, got off a shot off his right foot while fading to his left just inside the 3-point line.

Neither team had led by more than four points and there were 10 lead changes in an intense second half. Talor Battle’s 3-pointer from far behind the arc for Penn State tied it at 64-64 with 12.2 seconds to go. Battle is a former standout at Albany’s Bishop Maginn High School.

Fernandez and Ramone Moore scored 23 points each for the seventh-seeded Owls (26-7). Battle scored 23 for the 10th-seeded Nittany Lions (19-15) in their first NCAA tournament appearance in a decade.