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No. 17 Maryland squeezes past Penn State 64-58

Maryland guard Melo Trimble, left, drives past Penn State guard Geno Thorpe in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Maryland guard Melo Trimble, left, drives past Penn State guard Geno Thorpe in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Maryland guard Melo Trimble, left, drives past Penn State guard Geno Thorpe in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

By Associated Press 2 min read

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – Dez Wells scored 23 points, Jon Graham scored 12 of his career-high 16 after halftime and No. 17 Maryland edged Penn State 64-58 Wednesday night to avert its first losing streak of the season.

The Terrapins (19-4, 7-3 Big Ten) were tied with 4:59 left and barely got past a 12th-place team seeking its first league win on the road.

After building a 57-52 lead, Maryland let the margin dwindle to one point before Wells made two foul shots with 39.3 seconds remaining. Then, after a Penn State miss, Wells grabbed the rebound and added another free throw to clinch it.

Maryland improved to 4-0 this season following a defeat. The Terrapins were coming off an 80-56 loss at Ohio State.

D.J. Newbill scored 18 for Penn State (14-9, 2-8). The Nittany Lions are 0-6 on the road in the Big Ten, with five of those defeats by six points or fewer.