Lions show off their focus – The Collegian
The Nittany Lions got their revenge for an early season loss to Rhode Island, winning 83-74 in a wire-to-wire victory.

The Lions jumped out to a quick 20-5 start against the Rams and led wire-to-wire in the NIT second round game, putting them one step away from the semifinals and a trip to Madison Square Garden in New York. Either a road game at Florida or a home date with Miami awaits next week depending on tonight’s outcome between the Gators and Hurricanes.

I’m hoping for Miami — head-to-head with a cousin’s alma mater, though if it is Florida, it would be against his wife’s alma mater.

Growling back: Lions show physical play in rematch against Rams – CDT

…it was with its most physical player, Jamelle Cornley, on the end of the bench in a T-shirt and jeans. The senior forward was a scratch after aggravating his injured left shoulder in Tuesday’s first-round win over George Mason.

Guards Stanley Pringle and Talor Battle — who had totaled only 23 points in the teams’ first meeting — led an end-to-end Penn State attack with 19 and 16 points, respectively. But forward Andrew Jones, who scored 14 points and grabbed 10 of Penn State’s 37 rebounds, was Cornley-like in the paint.

Cornley has at least four days to get his shoulder better and hopefully he can. One more win and the Nittany Lions head to New York’s Madison Square Garden for the NIT semifinals.

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