MINNEAPOLIS — Penn State wanted to end the game on its terms. In the end, that’s why it went for a trio of fourth downs late in its 26-25 win over Minnesota. If the first didn’t work, the second two never would have happened.

The Nittany Lions convert three fourth-down plays, one on a fake punt, to seal a 26-25 win over the Golden Gophers.

Was Luke Reynolds’ 32-yard run on a fake punt on a fourth-and-1 from the PSU 34 with 3:47 left in the game, and the Nittany Lions clinging to a 26-25 lead over Minnesota, the play of the game? Yes. It allowed the Nittany Lions to keep the ball out of the Gophers’ hands,