![]() ![]() Jett Howard started the game strongly and returned from injury to score 21 points. I’m not even going to talk about that until this team actually starts playing basketball. The Wolverines are now 11-10 on the season as well as 5-5 in the Big Ten.įorget the NCAA tournament. But this was a game Michigan basketball desperately needed. It’s not that the Nittany Lions aren’t good they are and they nearly won in Ann Arbor. It’s getting harder and harder to have any hope for this Michigan basketball team as the Wolverines suffered their worst defeat yet in an 83-61 blowout on Sunday. Things went from bad to worse on Sunday for Michigan basketball and here are the gut reactions to another ugly loss. So have some fun.By Chris Peterson 1 month ago Follow Tweet ![]() Penn State isn’t always playing meaningful basketball this late in the season, but it is this year. This is life in the Big Ten.įurthermore, none of Penn State’s remaining 12 games are gimmes. With the possible exception of Purdue on the road, Penn State could win all of them. After Purdue, Penn State stays on the road for its next game, which will be in Lincoln against the same Nebraska squad. 9 at Philadelphia’s Palestra but ultimately ran out of gas and lost by double digits. After a two-day rest, the team takes on No. After that, the team returns home and takes on a Michigan squad that already beat Penn State Sunday. The team has just two days to rest before taking on No. Penn State’s next three games are a doozy. The point is that Penn State is in a pretty good spot. ![]() Now, Micah Shrewsberry would like to finish better than 10-10, and Penn State can do that. If Penn State finishes 10-10, it will be 19-12 overall for the year and still in the NCAA Tournament picture. But because the Big Ten is one of the nation’s premier leagues and because Penn State went 9-2 in its non-conference slate with both losses coming against ACC schools in Clemson and Virginia Tech, 4-4 isn’t a bad place to be. In many conferences, 4-4 isn’t impressive, and it isn’t mouth-watering in the Big Ten. 500īeating Nebraska moved Penn State to 4-4 in the Big Ten. I’d have to rewatch the game to analyze if Penn State got a raw deal or if it just fouled more than Nebraska. Penn State is better than Nebraska this season and roughly on the same level as far as national prestige. It wasn’t a case of refs favoring the better/more prominent program. It wasn’t a case of “home cooking” from the officials. That’s the Seth that’s been good for us, and he’s been that way, really, this whole season.” But in the second half, he was aggressive. He couldn’t give us anything consistently, which is hard to do. He was in and out of the game so much with foul trouble that he couldn’t get consistent. But you (can) throw Wisconsin out because he never got in a rhythm. He’s playing hard, he’s competing, so sometimes he’ll get some fouls. “He’s gotten in foul trouble now a couple games in a row. ”We just need him on the court,” Shrewsberry said. Getting him back out there was key for Shrewsberry and Penn State. Lundy got two fouls in the first half and had to spend time on the bench. Being able to collect himself and find his game after a rough first half is the sign of a savvy veteran, and that’s what Lundy is. He scored eight in the first 7:40 of the second half, hitting two 3s and a pair of free throws, and ended with 16. Lundy had three points in the first half. It took Penn State’s second-best player a while to get going, but it happened eventually. They have a defensive system that they stay in.” LUNDY GETS HOT AT RIGHT TIME Because people are playing him different ways. There’s some games where we know he’s not going to get those opportunities and you have to manufacture something for him. This was a game where we knew he would get those opportunities. “We have to look for him, and you have to give him those opportunities. ”We have to find him,” Shrewsberry told reporters after the game. This Penn State team loves to shoot from outside, and Funk fits the mold like a glove. He upped both totals against Nebraska, matching his Penn State high with 23 points and going 5-for-10 from 3. ![]()
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