It doesn't always matter how you win, as long as you get the win.

The No. 25 Penn State women's basketball team (15-8, 10-2 Big Ten) bounced back from Sunday's tough road loss to Purdue by defeating Big Ten Conference basement dweller Indiana (9-13, 2-10) last night, 67-45.

Both teams came out of the gate extremely sloppy, with Indiana owning a 6-3 lead after the first five minutes.

After pushing into the lead, Penn State held Indiana to just 13 points in the first half, the lowest score the Lady Lions' defense has allowed in a half all season long.

"Defense is always really important to us," Penn State coach Rene Portland said. "But to be real honest, we've been working on our defense, but thinking offense. Our offense is a concern for us. Not that it's not a good offense, but I don't think we're shooting the ball real well."

A 35.6 shooting percentage from the floor is lower than the team's season average, 42.4 percent. But the Lady Lions' saving grace was the even-worse shooting of the Hoosiers -- only 27.9 percent for the game, and a mere 20.8 percent in the first half.

Indiana coach Kathi Bennett was hard pressed to define the problems behind her team's shooting woes.

"Out of sync," Bennett said. "We just weren't together. I don't know if you want to call it nerves, but our concentration was just off."

Bennett also complimented the Lady Lions' offensive rebounding as a key factor in the game.

"I firmly believe it was the offensive rebounding that did us in," Bennett said. "We defended them extremely well."

Sophomore forward Amanda Brown owned the backboard all night for the Lady Lions, snatching down 11 rebounds to complement her team-high 12 points -- hollering at a double-double.

Penn State started the game with a lineup change.

Senior Jenny Brenden started at guard instead of sophomore Jen Harris.

"She, everybody, has to understand how vital they are to the team and the total team concept," Portland said. "Whether it's offense, defensive rebounding, offensive rebounding, just playing straight defense, and that's what we're emphasizing that everybody does in every aspect of the game."

"[Harris] certainly has been giving us tremendous offense. She's not a streaky kind of shooter, she's a great shooter and she gives us some great things, so it was nice to see her take the challenge on both ends of the court."