It was back-and-forth all night, but in the end, Penn State pulled out a win.

The Nittany Lions (4-1) took the lead late and hung on in a 63-61 victory over USC (2-3) on Sunday in the Charleston Classic in Charleston, South Carolina.

Senior guard D.J. Newbill led all scorers with 22 points, while Shep Garner was second on the Lions in scoring with 13 with 12 of those points coming in the first half.

Katin Reinhardt had 14 for the Trojans, and Jordan McLaughlin chipped in 12.

Early on, the Lions led by as much as 13 points, but the Trojans quickly closed the gap and took a 21-20 lead with 6:24 left in the first half.

About two minutes later, the Lions took a 25-23 lead and stayed on top, heading into halftime up 31-30.

Coming out of halftime, the Lions carried the lead for about eight minutes, never leading by more than three points. Then, with11:58 left in the game, the Trojans took a 43-41 lead and built it up to six points with 10 minutes to go.

The Lions fought their way back, though, as Geno Thorpe and Newbill led a comeback. Newbill had a layup with 4:39 left in the contest to put his team ahead 53-52.

Newbill's 83 combined points in the Charleston Classic were a tournament record.

From there, the Lions held the lead and finished off the tournament with a 2-1 record.

The team next takes on Akron at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Bryce Jordan Center.