Penn State Phryday

Yinzers,

There have been two games for the Nittwits since last week's blog. We'll just go ahead and take them one at a time, shall we? Last Saturday, Kalin Lucas and the #10 ranked Michigan State Spartans rolled into the Beej Center and shouted "THIS IS SPARTA!" Leonidas, whose part would be played by Kalin Lucas, was Sparty's top performer with 24 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Taylor Battle had another solid performance, however. Battle put up 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. This would prove to be 56% of the Nittany Lions' points in this 65-54 loss. That game brought the Nittany Lions to a record of 8-16 and 0-12 in the Big-10. BUT...

The monkey is now off the back. The Nittany Lions rolled into Evanston, IL on Wednesday night carrying a 560 lb. gorilla on their back. It took the shape of 12 straight Big-10 losses. To the dismay of the Wildcat fans, that gorilla came off the backs of the Nittwits. This game was one that the Nittany Lions desperately needed, to beat a struggling program like Northwestern. Had the Nittany Lions lost to Northwestern, there would be chaos within the athletic department. At any rate, all 5 Nittany Lion starters were in double digits for points...what does that tell you about Northwestern? David Jackson: 20 points; Andrew Jones: 10 points; Taylor Battle: 10 points; Jeff Brooks: 12 points; Chris Babb: 20 points. The final tally was 81-70 in favor of the Nittany Lions. All that matters: we did not get white washed in Big-10 play. Penn State is now 9-16 with a 1-12 Big-10 record.

Penn State's next game is tomorrow night at 6:00pm, which Trey Wingo confirms is "dinner time," in Ann Arbor, MI.

For the Glory,
B Brog