UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State tailback Evan Royster was anxious to get home last night so he could turn on ESPN.

He was expecting to see wide receiver Derek Moye's acrobatic, 12-yard touchdown catch that initially was ruled an incompletion before being overturned by video replay.

"You'll probably see that catch on ESPN's Top 10 plays," Royster said. "It was an unbelievable catch."

Moye, a 6-foot-5, 198-pound redshirt sophomore from Rochester High School, finished with six catches for 120 yards as No. 14 Penn State shut out Minnesota, 20-0, in a Big Ten Conference game yesterday at frigid Beaver Stadium.

On his touchdown catch, Moye stretched out to snag the ball from quarterback Daryll Clark, then dragged his right foot just inside the stripe on the right sideline with 35 seconds left in the second quarter.

"I had possession and I thought my foot was in," Moye said. "But I really wasn't sure. I had to leave it up to the refs, and they made the right call."

Two plays before Moye's catch, which Clark called the turning point since it gave the Nittany Lions a 13-0 halftime lead, Penn State had another video replay overturned on what also was ruled an incompletion.

Wide receiver Graham Zug's 5-yard catch on a third-and-2 play gave the Lions the ball at the 7 and set the stage for Moye's heroics. He leads the Lions (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten) in receiving with 27 catches for 472 yards and four touchdowns.

"He's got the makings of a real good one," coach Joe Paterno said.

Royster enjoyed a solid day, too, rushing for 137 yards on 23 carries. It was his third 100-yard game of the season.

"We had a really good day all the way around with running and passing," Royster said.

Penn State finished with 464 yards offense, including 177 on the ground, but lost backup tailback Stephfon Green to a right foot injury late in the second quarter.

Clark, who completed 21 of 32 passes for 287 yards and a touchdown, also ran for a 1-yard touchdown, and Collin Wagner kicked field goals of 47 and 27 yards.

The Lions, 17 of 17 in the red zone the past five games, had scoring drives of 85 and 91 yards against Minnesota. But they were penalized a season-high nine times for 76 yards.

While Moye was starring for Penn State, the Big Ten's top receiver -- Minnesota's Eric Decker -- was limited to one catch for 42 yards by Penn State cornerback A.J. Wallace, who started in place of Knowledge Timmons.

That reception did not come until there was 1:34 remaining in the third quarter.

"We challenged A.J. Wallace to handle him, but he had help," Paterno said.

Wallace and outside linebacker Navorro Bowman also made the play early in the fourth quarter that preserved Penn State's first shutout in the past two years.

On fourth-and-goal from the 1, Wallace and Bowman stopped tailback Kevin Whaley just shy of the goal line on a quick pitch to the left.

"I'm glad we were able to make that play and get the shutout," Bowman said.

Penn State held Minnesota to 138 yards offense and seven first downs. The Golden Gophers (4-3, 2-2) averaged just 3.5 yards per play on 40 snaps.

Defensive tackle Jared Odrick had the Lions' only sack, and middle linebacker Josh Hull had an interception.

"I thought we played a pretty good defensive football game," Paterno said.

Penn State, which has not allowed a first-half touchdown this season, also welcomed back co-captain and outside linebacker Sean Lee from Upper St. Clair High School.

Lee did not start, but entered the game on the third play. He played exclusively in the nickel package and finished with two tackles and one pass breakup and wore a brace on his knee. He had missed the past three games with a sprained left knee.

"It just felt good to be back on the field with the guys," Lee said.

He estimated he was on the field for 15 plays.

"I think Sean got a little tired in there, I don't know," Paterno said.

NOTES -- Cedric Jeffries made his first career start at strong safety after Drew Astorino was shaken up on the opening kickoff. ... Wagner's 47-yard field goal was a career best. He also missed a 49-yarder and had a pooch punt for 22 yards. ... Bowman had a team-high eight tackles, including two for losses. ... Penn State, which plays at Michigan Saturday, did not have a turnover for the first time this season.

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