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MINNEAPOLIS -- Makenna Marisa scored a career-high 34 points and made a career-best seven three-pointers as Penn State (7-2, 0-1 B1G) fell 98-96 in double overtime to Minnesota Saturday night at the Williams Arena.
With three seconds left of the first overtime, two free throws brought Minnesota the 86-84 edge, but a buzzer beating off-balanced jumper from Shay Ciezki sent the contest to double overtime.
With under two minutes to go in the second extra period, the Golden Gophers had a five-point advantage until Alexa Williamson made a layup and Marisa a jumper to cut it down to one.
A foul with eight seconds to go saw Minnesota make both at the stripe for the 98-96 lead. Heading down the court, Leilni Kapinus attempted to make the game-tying basket but missed as time expired.
The first half started back-and-forth with six lead changes. Minnesota made the first bucket of the game, before Penn State went on a 7-0 run across four minutes featuring back-to-back treys from Marisa and Ciezki.
To start the second quarter the Lady Lions again chained together seven straight points flourished by Marisa's third three-pointer of the game.
Minnesota came within a point twice, but Chanaya Pinto staved off both attempts for the lead with a pair of buckets. However, with under two minutes to go in the half, the Golden Gophers scored six straight finishing with a long ball with four seconds remaining to lead 31-29.
The Lady Lions were firing on all cylinders in the third period, sparking a 18-2 run to lead 55-46 heading into the fourth quarter. Twice in the third quarter Kapinus stole the ball and scored a layup all alone on the fastbreak.
In the largest scoring quarter of the game, both teams combined for 51 points in the fourth. Marisa opened the period with her sixth trey to put Penn State ahead by 10 points. The Golden Gophers then whittled the lead down to two points over two minutes.
Penn State built its lead back to eight points after a Williamson free throw with 2:25 remaining. Minnesota was able to rally and tie it up with 13 seconds left when it made three free throws after getting fouled on a corner attempt.
Back-to-back turnovers put the Lady Lions back in possession as Kapinus drove down the court and scored for the 76-74 advantage with two seconds left. But with half a second remaining, a Penn State foul gave the Golden Gophers two free throws to send the game into overtime.
Marisa's seven three-pointers also is a career high.
Kapinus netted 18 points, Ciezki had 13 and Pinto 11 points.
Penn State faces Indiana Thursday in the first conference game of the season at Bryce Jordan Center.