BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Coach Patrick Chambers hardly recognized Penn State for the first 36 minutes Wednesday night.

The Big Ten’s top scorer, D.J. Newbill, struggled to find good shots and the Nittany Lions’ second-leading scorer Tim Frazier was a non-factor.

It didn’t last.

Newbill came up with a steal with 12.3 seconds to go, and Frazier followed a timeout by driving for the go-ahead layup with 6.1 seconds left to give Penn State its only lead of the game and a stunning 66-65 victory at Indiana.

“It just became a different game,” Chambers said. “We were pressing, we weren’t pressing the whole game. You know what, 18 to 23-year-olds sometimes all of a sudden you’re down and then you’re going to play hard. It’s like `Where was this for the first 36 minutes?”’

Frazier and Newbill had to wonder, too.

The truth was Penn State’s defense was every bit as efficient early as it was late. The Nittany Lions (13-12, 4-8 Big Ten) forced Indiana into 20 turnovers, four in the last 2:09 when the Hoosiers could barely get the ball inbounds.

The Hoosiers gave up the ball on a five-second call. They were called for a travel. And then in the closing 15 seconds, Frazier came up with a loose ball steal in the corner right in front of his bench and they eventually got the ball to Ross Travis for an open shot. He wound getting fouled, making only 1 of 2 free throws with 14.4 seconds to go. Newbill stole the next inbound pass near midcourt.

Frazier’s ensuing layup then capped the 13-1 run that erased Indiana’s 11-point lead with 3:19 to play.