{"id":12584,"date":"2011-03-12T18:14:07","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T23:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=12584"},"modified":"2011-03-12T18:14:07","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T23:14:07","slug":"penn-state-headed-to-big-ten-final-maybe-the-ncaa-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/03\/penn-state-headed-to-big-ten-final-maybe-the-ncaa-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn State headed to Big Ten final, maybe the NCAA tournament?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Deal with it\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/qd5S7.gif?resize=266%2C413\" title=\"Talor Battle\" width=\"266\" height=\"413\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hey Sparty<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nPenn State just crushed Michigan State 61-48 in the Big Ten Conference Tournament semi-finals. Talor Battle finally played well, raining threes down on Sparty in the second half. The Nittany Lions just kept pulling away from a 26-26 halftime score as the Spartans missed shot after shot.<\/p>\n<p>Has Penn State done enough now to reach the NCAA Tournament? <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/djoneshoop\/status\/46707880740655105\">Dave Jones thinks so<\/a>.  They can make it a moot point tomorrow when they face Ohio State, who dominated the league this season. Game time is 3:30 on CBS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/blog\/CollegeBasketballNation\/post\/_\/id\/25938\/battle-carries-penn-state-to-big-ten-finals\">Battle carries Penn State to Big Ten finals<\/a> &#8211;<em> ESPN<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penn State just crushed Michigan State 61-48 in the Big Ten Conference Tournament semi-finals. Talor Battle finally played well, raining threes down on Sparty in the second half. The Nittany Lions just kept pulling away from a 26-26 halftime score as the Spartans missed shot after shot. 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