Although it lost to Purdue Sunday afternoon, Penn State men’s basketball has many reasons for optimism as it dives deeper into a tough Big Ten schedule.
One problem facing the Nittany Lions this season is its lack of height, which particularly affects how they can go toe-to-toe with the conference’s elite big men. Penn State’s already been exposed by vertical talent, notably by
Size was one of the biggest concerns against Purdue with 6′ 10″ Trevion Williams and 7′ 4″ Zach Edey on the opposing side of the court. Even though the Boilermakers got the best of Penn State, John Harrar’s performance gives the squad hope.
Trevion Williams and Brandon Newman have been named the Big Ten s Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week, the league office announced this afternoon.
Penn State men’s basketball (3-5, 0-4 Big Ten) couldn’t bounce back from a strong start to the second half from Purdue (10-5, 5-3 Big Ten) Sunday afternoon.
Jim Ferry’s squad struggled to keep up with the Boilermakers in the 80-72 loss. Myreon Jones led all scorers with 23 points, and John Harrar had a double-double (14 points, 14 rebounds), but it wasn’t enough for the Nittany Lions, who fall to 0-4 in conference play.
How It Happened
Purdue got the scoring started on its first possession, although both teams were slow out of the gates. The Nittany Lions started cold on offense, missing their first 11 attempts from three.
Robbins matches up for the second time Saturday against Wolverines 7-1 freshman
Hunter Dickinson, who dominated with a career-high 28 points on 12-for-15 shooting and eight rebounds in Minnesota s 82-57 loss in Ann Arbor. Robbins was held to five points on 2-for-9 shooting, four rebounds and three fouls in 23 minutes while limited with a leg injury in the second half.
Dickinson ranks fifth in the Big Ten in scoring (19.7), fifth in rebounding (8.3) and fourth in blocks (1.7) in league games. He leads the conference shooting 70.9% overall. Robbins ranks second on the Gophers in scoring (13.2), first in rebounding (7.2) and leads the Big Ten in blocks (2.6).