This was not what Ed DeChellis had in mind when practicing end-of-game scenarios with his Penn State men's basketball team.

With 19 seconds remaining in last night's game at Assembly Hall, Indiana guard Marshall Strickland -- a 92 percent free throw shooter -- missed the back end of a one and one, giving the Nittany Lions the ball while his Hoosiers ran back to defend a 67-65 lead.

Penn State point guard Ben Luber brought the ball up the court, picked up his dribble with 11 seconds remaining, stopped and fired a 3-pointer from more than three feet beyond the line.

The shot, like Penn State's effort on the night, came up short, bouncing into Hoosier hands and securing a 69-65 victory for struggling Indiana.

"We didn't get the shots we wanted, we didn't execute, we didn't make plays [at the end of the game]," DeChellis, the Penn State head coach, said on the Penn State Sports Network.

Though Luber's questionable shot may have clinched the defeat, it was a total team effort for the Lions, who were dominated on the glass. Indiana (14-10, 6-7 Big Ten) out-rebounded Penn State, 38-26, including 15 offensive boards.

"They were real physical, real scrappy down low trying to get rebounds and loose balls," Penn State sophomore Geary Claxton said. "It was a tough battle."

Claxton battled for the full 40 minutes and led the Lions with 19 points.

After falling behind early in the game, the Lions (13-12, 5-9) went on a 22-6 run to take a 25-15 lead with 9:41 remaining in the opening period. Indiana fought back to take a brief lead toward the end of the half, but a Travis Parker layup gave Penn State a 35-34 advantage at the break.

Parker, who was contained for most of the first half, sparked Penn State's effort in the second.

The senior finished with 15 points and nine rebounds.

Indiana was led by Strickland on the perimeter, where he shot 7-11 en route to 22 points for the game.

The Hoosiers as a team shot 45.5 percent from downtown. Indiana recorded only six two-point baskets on the evening, with five of those coming from senior Marco Killingsworth in the paint.

With 1:06 remaining, Strickland nailed a trey and broke a 63-63 deadlock. The Lions regrouped after a timeout and gave the ball to Parker, who was fouled by Strickland inside. Parker sank both his foul shots, then forced Killingsworth into traveling after the inbound, giving possession right back to Penn State.

The ball went to Claxton, who missed an off-balance shot with 28 seconds to go. Indiana gathered the rebound, and Penn State was forced to foul -- putting Strickland, the Big Ten leader in free throw percentage, on the stripe.

Next came Luber's ill-fated decision.

"There's not much I would have done over again except maybe execute better at the end of the game," DeChellis said.

Penn State defeated the Hoosiers last Wednesday amid controversy over Indiana coach Mike Davis' job security. Davis has since announced his resignation, effective at the end of the season.

Indiana had dropped seven of its previous eight contests before last night.

"It was a golden opportunity and we just didn't capitalize," DeChellis said.