Penn St. Nittany Lions

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn St. Nittany Lions

8-6 (0-2), 8th Big Ten

 Last Game
Jan 3 (23) Wisconsin, L 46-63
Wis: Trevon Hughes 6-14, 18 Pts
PSU: Talor Battle 6-16, 15 Pts
 
 Next Game
Michigan Wolverines Jan 7 Michigan, 7:00 pm EST
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Last Meeting: Feb 5, 2009, L 51-71
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Lions' losing streak vs. Wisconsin extends to 11

Lions' losing streak vs. Wisconsin extends to 11
Nate Bauer (Rivals.com), Jan 3, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The frosty air in Happy Valley carried over to the Nittany Lions' shooting percentage... ...More
 •  Bench leads way for Lady Lions Jan 4 (Centre Daily Times)*
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 •  Women's College Basketball: Drexel defeats James Madison, 68-67 Jan 3 (The Philadelphia Inquirer)*
 • Hughes leads No. 23 Wisconsin over Penn St, 63-46 - Jan 3 (AP)
 •  TOO FAR: Only at Penn State do QBs seem to regress Jan 3 (Chambersburg Public Opinion)*
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Penn State Team Report

Penn State Team Report Jan 4, 2010

Penn State coach Ed DeChellis wasn't happy watching Wisconsin's Jason Bohannon drain open 3-point shots in Sunday's loss to Wisconsin. But he was even more annoyed with how the Badgers' perimeter sniper got open—fellow guards Trevon Hughes and Jordan Taylor were beating the Nittany Lions off the dribble.

"That's just containing the ball," DeChellis said. "That's part of what we have to do, be able to contain the ball so they can't drive and get other guys shots."

The Nittany Lions have had trouble containing the ball all season, which has led to open layups, 3-pointers and prevented them from getting run-outs on steals or long defensive rebounds.

Up next is a playmaker who can create for himself or teammates with the ball in his hands—Michigan guard ...More

 
 
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 Scores & Schedule
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Fri, Nov 13 Pennsylvania W 70-55 ---- 
 Mon, Nov 16 Robert Morris W 80-61 ---- 
 Thu, Nov 19 N.C. Wilmington L 69-80 ---- 
 Fri, Nov 20 at Tulane L 60-63 ---- 
 Sun, Nov 22 at Davidson W 59-57 ---- 
 Wed, Nov 25 Sacred Heart W 87-75 ---- 
 Mon, Nov 30 at Virginia W 69-66 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 5 at Temple L 42-45 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 8 UMBC W 58-42 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 12 Virginia Tech L 64-66 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 19 Gardner-Webb W 104-57 ---- 
 Mon, Dec 21 American W 76-57 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 29 at Minnesota L 70-75 ---- 
 Sun, Jan 3 (23) Wisconsin L 46-63 ---- 
 
Date Opponent Time Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Thu, Jan 7 Michigan 7:00 pm ---- 
 Tue, Jan 12 at Illinois 9:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Jan 16 at Iowa 1:05 pm ---- 
 Thu, Jan 21 Indiana 7:00 pm ---- 
 Sun, Jan 24 at (23) Wisconsin 2:30 pm ---- 
 Wed, Jan 27 Illinois 6:30 pm ---- 
 Sun, Jan 31 at (4) Purdue 3:00 pm ---- 
 Wed, Feb 3 at (15) Ohio St. 6:30 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 6 Minnesota 2:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 13 (11) Michigan St. 12:00 pm ---- 
 Wed, Feb 17 at (25) Northwestern 8:30 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 20 at Michigan 6:00 pm ---- 
 Wed, Feb 24 (15) Ohio St. 6:30 pm ---- 
 Sun, Feb 28 (25) Northwestern 12:00 pm ---- 
 Wed, Mar 3 at (11) Michigan St. TBA ---- 
 Sat, Mar 6 (4) Purdue TBA ---- 
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 Wisconsin (23) 2-0  12-2 
 Minnesota 2-0  11-3 
 Purdue (4) 1-0  13-0 
 Michigan St. (11) 1-0  11-3 
 Illinois 1-0  9-5 
 Indiana 1-0  7-6 
 Michigan 1-1  7-6 
 Northwestern (25) 0-2  10-3 
 Ohio St. (15) 0-2  10-4 
 Penn St. 0-2  8-6 
 Iowa 0-2  5-9 
 Other Conferences
 Individual Leaders
 PPGTalor Battle18.8 
 REBAndrew Jones5.7 
 ASTTalor Battle3.6 
 FG%Andrew Jones52.7 
 FT%Sasa Borovnjak83.3 
 3PT%Adam Highberger50.0 
 BLKAndrew Jones0.5 
 STLTalor Battle1.1