PSU-Montana game thread

[919_Lion]

up 15-14 in 1st

 

[psuguy43]

Moore surprisingly had a pretty over-and-under and block in this one, but Watkins needs to be in there. He really shuts down the inside game

 

[919_Lion]

Nice baseline shot by Watkins

 

[919_Lion]

Garner drains a 3
20-14

 

[Raffycorn]

3 point play by Reaves and Garner takes a charge on the other end. 23-16.

 

[psuguy43]

Watkins is going to be a freakin' STAR before he's gone.

 

[919_Lion]

Watkins is going to be a freakin' STAR before he's gone.

Agree

 

[psuguy43]

up 34-29 at half. Montana is part of the Big Sky conference, but they look like a pretty good mid-major at that

 

[Raffycorn]

up 34-29 at half. Montana is part of the Big Sky conference, but they look like a pretty good mid-major at that

I think I saw that they were projected to finish at or close to the top of the Big Sky. They're ranked at around 140 or so in Ken Pomeroy's rankings, so they're certainly a respectable mid-major. I've been pretty impressed by them both tonight and against Pitt on Monday.

 

[PA_JOE]

Crap - Tony Carr went down with what looked like it could be a bad knee injury. He is on the trainers table right now with some bad body language and facial expressions.

up 15-14 in 1st

 

[fairfaxlion2]

Crap - Tony Carr went down with what looked like it could be a bad knee injury. He is on the trainers table right now with some bad body language and facial expressions.

Seemed like it was probably very minor if anything at all

 

[psuguy43]

We have weaponSSSS this year... that's plural, great to see. Tony, Mike, Lamar, Reaves... let alone if Shep get's things on the offensive side figured out, and Bostick has potential

 

[PA_JOE]

UPDATE: After a quick trip to the locker room Tony came back, rode the bike and is back in the huddle. A little gimpy but may be okay after all.

Crap - Tony Carr went down with what looked like it could be a bad knee injury. He is on the trainers table right now with some bad body language and facial expressions.

 

[Norm Petersin]

Can't afford to lose Carr. I think he plays at the next level.

 

[Nitwit]

They taped his ankle. It wasn’t his knee. He stepped on another players foot and twisted it.

 

[psuguy43]

Can't afford to lose Carr. I think he plays at the next level.

6'5 pg, #1 player in PA as a senior in HS? Yeah, I think the next level is definitely a foreseeable step for him

 

[fairgambit]

Montana beat Pitt 83-78 just 2 days ago.

 

[psuguy43]

We got this, just gotta settle down.

 

[Norm Petersin]

56-50 we lead with 8 min left

 

[psuguy43]

We are the better team, better athletes. We just need to play our game, even without Carr playing.

 

[NovaPSULuvr]

Carr rolled his ankle and now Garner and Bostick collide...gonna be a tough finish

 

[PA_JOE]

58-55. 3:45 left, Watkins checking back in finally.

up 15-14 in 1st

 

[KCLion]

Carr rolled his ankle and now Garner and Bostick collide...gonna be a tough finish

Offense sets up too far from the bucket and then stands around too much.

 

[Norm Petersin]

Need to finish

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

This is going well. 3-16 from the charity stripe?

 

[NovaPSULuvr]

Two big 3’s by Shep! Up by 9 with 1:48

 

[psuguy43]

This is going well. 3-16 from the charity stripe?

10-17. Last year we were actually pretty good as a team from the stripe.

 

[PA_JOE]

64-55 1:35 left

up 15-14 in 1st

 

[NovaPSULuvr]

Off night tonight. FT shooting was better against FDU

 

[NovaPSULuvr]

PSU is gassed...tired legs lazy shooting on FTs

 

[NovaPSULuvr]

3 - 0...nice win!

 

[Norm Petersin]

Finally finished, that's a step forward for us

 

[psuguy43]

Finally finished, that's a step forward for us

With a banged up squad, too

 

[okinburg1]

What was the final score?

 

[PA_JOE]

70-57

up 15-14 in 1st

 

[Raffycorn]

What was the final score?

70-57. Nice win, fought through some adversity with losing Carr (I think he'll be fine going forward, just looked like he rolled it) and having the collision with Garner and Bostick. Garner hit two massive back to back three pointers to really shut the door late in the game. Great to see him break out of his slump and step up, and good to see them figure out a way to close out a game against a Montana team that, while pesky, was pretty clearly the inferior team throughout. They might very well win the Big Sky, though.

 

[PennStateProud31]

Gotta be better coached offensively. We just stand around and let the defense get set and then let someone go 1 on 5

 

[Norm Petersin]

Stevens with a big game.

 

[okinburg1]

Thanks!

 

[psuguy43]

Gotta be better coached offensively. We just stand around and let the defense get set and then let someone go 1 on 5

That's what you saw that game, or would you prefer taking a swipe at Chambers vs. talking about the actual game???

Yes, we are a team who thrives off transition buckets vs. a half-court offense, but there was a decent amount of ball movement today - players making that extra pass and cuts to the hoop