BWI Photos: Penn State knocks off Indiana, 85-66
Following a disappointing second half against Purdue last Sunday, Penn State head coach Micah Shrewsberry made it clear that he would have his team ready to go Wednesday against Indiana. The Nittany Lions did just that last night, defeating the Hoosiers 85-66.
The Nittany Lions’ effort wasn’t dominant from the get-go. Rather, trading punches early out of the gates, a missed assignment put Penn State down 12-10 at the 12:08 mark in the first half, drawing an uncharacteristic Shrewsberry timeout.
The Nittany Lions responded.
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Ripping off a 16-6 run after the timeout, sparked by Seth Lundy’s 14 points in the first half, bolstered by 11 points on three made 3-pointers for Andrew Funk, the Nittany Lions led 36-27 at the break. Again, the moment called back Penn State’s advantage over Purdue on Sunday, finding its halftime advantage evaporating quickly at the Palestra with a lacking second-half effort.
“It’s something we got to address as a team. We gotta be better,” Shrewsberry said Sunday. “This isn’t the first time it’s happened. I’m talking about it in the locker room of how we got to come out, how we have to play, how we have to do things with energy. Sometimes I sugarcoat it and dance around it, but we gotta be better.”
Wednesday night, the Nittany Lions were. But, the improvement wasn’t without an early 8-2 run for Indiana to cut into Penn State’s lead. Unleashing a ferocious bout of Funk from beyond-the-arc, though, the hosts quickly built their lead back to double-digits.
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