Basketball PENN STATE VS INDIANA PREVIEW & GAMETHREAD - 3:30 p.m EST - CBS

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

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Can Penn State advance to the Big Ten Tournament finals on Saturday?

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[pennstatepelly]

Can’t afford a slow start and sluggish shooting today. Indiana will run away. Hopefully the boys come out blazing.

 

[pennstatepelly]

Hell, OSU may win the damned tourney.

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Hell, OSU may win the damned tourney.

So could we?

 

[pennstatepelly]

Damned right!

 

[bdgan]

I'm afraid PSU is physically spent. Especially players like Pickett, Lundy, and Funk who have played a lot of minutes (incl OT) and are now playing on just 20 hours rest.

I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

 

[AWS1022]

Oh lord, we have to put up with Bill Raftery and his yelling to end sentences….so annoying.

 

[SEPATOPTEN]

Oh lord, we have to put up with Bill Raftery and his yelling to end sentences….so annoying.

Really. He is an icon. Love Raff.

 

[bdgan]

It's going to be a long day if Pickett can't score and if we can't defend the paint.

 

[AWS1022]

Really. He is an icon. Love Raff.

Vitale is an icon too, but he’s annoying as well. We don’t need “schtick”, just announce the game.

 

[nitlion93]

Down 12-6 early. Can’t guard the paint

 

[AWS1022]

It's going to be a long day if Pickett can't score and if we can't defend the paint.

The paint is not going to be our friend today. Indiana 6-8 from inside the arc.

 

[bdgan]

Down 12-6 early. Can’t guard the paint

How deep in the dog house is Dorsey?

 

[jjw165]

Wow, nice run out of the TV break.

 

[nitlion93]

Wow. Huge outburst by PSU to take a 19-12 lead. Let’s go boys.

 

[bdgan]

What a response!

Wouldn't it be great to see Dread get hot? He used to be able to score 20 on a good night but that's before he was asked to defend opponent's big men.

 

[nitlion93]

Henn and Dread guarding better in the paint but Indiana did get stagnant as the announcers suggested.

 

[johnmpsu]

Oh lord, we have to put up with Bill Raftery and his yelling to end sentences….so annoying.

Agreed. Can't stand him. Garble garbled garbled.

 

[The Spin Meister]

I'm afraid PSU is physically spent. Especially players like Pickett, Lundy, and Funk who have played a lot of minutes (incl OT) and are now playing on just 20 hours rest.

I hope I'm wrong.

And Indy played very late. Ended around 11:00 . Very short turn around.

 

[nitlion93]

Not sure why when Dread tried to draw the offensive charge and kinda flopped, why he got called for the foul. The refs should just not call anything.

 

[AWS1022]

Our opponent getting offensive rebounds is making it really tough again.

 

[bdgan]

Henn is a lot more physical than Njie. Indy hasn't been able to get quite as deep during this run.

 

[indynittany]

Can the basketball team do what the football team couldn’t?

 

[The Spin Meister]

Henn is a lot more physical than Njie. Indy hasn't been able to get quite as deep during this run.

Njie is too young and inexperienced. Watching him…. he plays with no confidence. Hopefully they will come next year.

 

[bdgan]

Njie is too young and inexperienced. Watching him…. he plays with no confidence. Hopefully they will come next year.

I think he's another year away. Hopefully he'll be good as a junior.

 

[nitlion93]

PSU needs to finish this half strong. IND starting to cut into the lead and we seem to be faltering on both offense and defense the last few times.

 

[bdgan]

Settled for tough shots the last 3 trips. High rebounds led to Indiana offense in transition.

 

[ryoder1]

IU will start hitting outside shots.

 

[AWS1022]

Dread struggling again.

 

[ryoder1]

Offense stagnant. Pickett one on one.

 

[bdgan]

I often defend shooters because most misses are the result of taking tough shots. It's not simply poor shooting.

But the last few trips Lundy missed one and Dread missed two that were wide open. One or two of those would have really helped.

PSU is 5-15 from 3pt range. That could have easily been 6 or 7.

 

[12375CAT]

Hoosiers<Lions @ the 1/2👍

 

[knickslions]

Really good half

 

[ryoder1]

If Hood-Schifino does not get hot PSU should win. He's the only other guy thst can light it up.

 

[Rip_E_2_Joe_PA]

It's going to be a long day if Pickett can't score and if we can't defend the paint.

Is there a positive cell in your body?

 

[bdgan]

Indy leads offensive rebounds 5-1.

Neither team shooting well but PSU 9-9 from the FT line. That probably won't continue in the second half so the shooting will have to be better.

Also going to need more from Wynter.

 

[87 Penn St8]

I often defend shooters because most misses are the result of taking tough shots. It's not simply poor shooting.

But the last few trips Lundy missed one and Dread missed two that were wide open. One or two of those would have really helped.

PSU is 5-15 from 3pt range. That could have easily been 6 or 7.

Henn missed a couple that woukd've helped too

 

[87 Penn St8]

Henn missed a couple that woukd've helped too

I meant Funk....4 letter transfer name confusion!

 

[AWS1022]

I meant Funk....4 letter transfer name confusion!

Funk and Dread are a combined 2-8 from the three point line…Pickett is 1-3….we’re not shooting the three very well and still leading. Hopefully we can get hot.