Penn State lost a heartbreaker to Ohio State in its last home game of the 2019 calendar year.
A dismal shooting performance by Penn State almost cost the game, but a Herculean effort in the last five minutes brought it back from the brink on a 16-2 run.
The Nittany Lions managed to hold on for the win after watching their 5-2 lead vanish in the final two minutes of play.
The Nittany Lions earned a much-needed victory over Clemson Thursday night at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The Nittany Lions will take on the likes of Florida State, Houston, Oklahoma State, Seton Hall, Tennessee, and Virginia Commonwealth University. The tournament's bracket will be released next summer.
Three Nittany Lions tallied at least four blocks in the 25-16, 25-20, 28-26 win over the Hoosiers at Wilkinson Hall.