Penn State Sports Magazine
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PENN STATE 68, MINNESOTA 65 F E B . 5 @ M I N N E A P O L I S PLAYER OF THE GAMEMia Nickson had a game-high 20 points, nine rebounds and three assists for the Lady Lions. STAT OF THE GAME The Lady Lions hit only one of their first 18 shots from the floor and trailed by eight points at the half. But they made nearly half of their shots after the break (14 of 30) to rally for the victory. TURNING POINTAlex Bentley hit a 3-point- er with 38.9 seconds play to give the Lady Lions the lead. Minnesota's Rachel Banham missed a 3 at the other end with six seconds left, en- suring Penn State's victory. QUOTABLECoquese Washington: "It was- n't our cleanest or best effort, but sometimes you have to win games like that." NAME Nickson Greene Gray Bentley Lucas East Edwards Studevent Waldner TEAM Totals FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 5-9 TOT-FG 3-PT 2-8 2-8 6-13 4-13 0-0 0-2 0-0 3-5 22-58 PENN STATE REBOUNDS 0-0 10-12 4 5 9 3 20 3 2 0 1 38 0-0 2-6 1-3 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 5 9 4 6 0 2 4 0 16 2-2 0 3 3 2 8 0 2 0 1 32 3-7 1 0 1 4 16 4 3 0 6 34 0-0 0 2 2 1 10 4 1 0 1 36 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 16 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0-0 1 0 1 2 6 0 0 2 0 16 1 5 6 5-14 19-25 11 22 33 20 68 12 14 6 9 200 TOTAL FG PCT 1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 2nd Half: 14-30 46.7% Game: 37.9% 3-PT FG PCT 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 35.7% FT PCT 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd Half: 12-14 85.7% Game: 76.0% NAME Kellogg Loberg Banham Cotton Buford Riche Noga Mastey Dvorak TEAM Totals FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 4-9 TOT-FG 3-PT 1-1 2-6 5-15 0-0 5-15 1-1 1-4 3-5 1-3 22-58 MINNESOTA REBOUNDS 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 6 7 5 11 0 2 0 0 34 0-0 1 1 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 15 4-4 0 4 4 2 14 4 4 0 1 36 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 10 3-4 5 5 10 1 13 5 6 1 5 39 3-4 1 3 4 2 5 2 3 0 0 12 1-2 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 22 5-6 1 2 3 1 11 0 1 0 0 14 2-2 3 1 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 18 3 2 5 1-7 20-24 15 27 42 19 65 14 18 3 7 200 TOTAL FG PCT 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 37.9% 3-PT FG PCT 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 14.3% FT PCT 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 79.2% OFFICIALS Tim Daley, Rachelle Jones, Kevin Dillard TECHNICAL FOULS Penn State-None. Minnesota-None. ATTENDANCE 4,324 SCORE BY PERIODS Penn State Minnesota 1ST 2ND TOTAL 24 32 44 33 68 65 Points in the paint-PSU 26,MINN 40. Points off turnovers-PSU 19,MINN 2. 2nd chance points-PSU 8,MINN 10. Fast break points-PSU 9,MINN 4. Bench points-PSU 8,MINN 23. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-5 times. Last FG- PSU 2nd-00:38, MINN 2nd-01:29. Largest lead-PSU by 5 2nd-04:43, MINN by 15 1st-04:52. PENN STATE 76, INDIANA 44 F E B . 2 @ T H E B R Y C E J O R D A N C E N T E R PLAYER OF THE GAME Penn State center Nik- ki Greene finished with 17 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals in only 25 minutes. STAT OF THE GAME Lucas surpassed 900 career points with her 19-point out- burst against the Illini. Only a soph- omore, she had 917 points through the first 53 games of her career, an average of 17.3 per game. TURNING POINT Penn State outscored Indi- ana 16-8 over the final six minutes of the first half and took a 19-point lead into the break. QUOTABLECoquese Washington: "We thought we'd be able to get the ball inside, and I was really pleased with the way Nikki played with power." INDIANA TOT-FG 3-PT NAME Newbauer Andujar Chaplin Sinclair McGhee Goodwin Rubene Stauere Ussery Deloach Taufa TEAM Totals 0-0 4-11 3-11 3-12 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-5 0-1 3-8 16-58 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 REBOUNDS FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 23 1-2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 12 0-2 3 13 16 2 8 1 3 0 2 32 2-2 3 4 7 1 8 1 5 0 0 37 1-2 0 0 0 3 7 1 4 0 0 29 3-4 0 1 1 1 3 1 5 0 0 10 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 16 0-0 0 1 1 3 NAME Gray Bentley Nickson Lucas Greene East Edwards 0 0 1 0 0 7 3-6 4 1 5 1 9 0 1 0 0 24 5 1 6 0-6 12-20 15 28 43 19 44 6 24 0 5 200 TOTAL FG PCT 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 2nd Half: 5-26 19.2% Game: 27.6% 3-PT FG PCT 1st Half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd Half: 0-5 0.0% Game: 0.0% FT PCT 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 11-18 61.1% Game: 60.0% NAME Gray Bentley Nickson Lucas Greene East Edwards Studevent Waldner TEAM Totals FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 0-3 TOT-FG 3-PT 0-0 1-9 0-3 8-18 7-12 4-7 4-7 5-6 0-3 21-55 PENN STATE REBOUNDS 0-0 0-0 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 1 25 3-4 1 4 5 1 5 4 1 1 1 25 1-2 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 4-4 0 2 2 0 24 2 1 2 2 29 3-7 1 5 6 4 17 1 4 2 2 25 1-1 4 5 9 1 9 0 2 1 2 24 0-0 2 0 2 2 8 2 3 0 1 28 0-0 1 1 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 19 2-2 2 3 5 4 2 4 1 1 1 15 2 5 7 5-12 18-31 14 20 34 23 65 15 13 4 8 200 TOTAL FG PCT 1st Half: 15-32 46.9% 2nd Half: 14-36 38.9% Game: 42.6% 3-PT FG PCT 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 57.1% FT PCT 1st Half: 9-15 60.0% 2nd Half: 5-5 100 % Game: 70.0% OFFICIALS Mark Zentz, Bruce Morris, Erika Herriman TECHNICAL FOULS Indiana-None. Penn State-None. ATTENDANCE 3,536 SCORE BY PERIODS Indiana Penn State 1ST 2ND TOTAL 23 42 21 34 44 76 Points in the paint-IND 14,PSU 42. Points off turnovers-IND 10,PSU 25. 2nd chance points-IND 6,PSU 13. Fast break points-IND 4,PSU 13. Bench points- IND 14,PSU 29. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-2 times. Last FG-IND 2nd- 00:27, PSU 2nd-03:07. Largest lead-IND by 1 1st-18:00, PSU by 38 2nd- 03:07. NAME Johnson Poole Bell Johnson Alton Thomas Hines Schiffauer Mills TEAM Totals Studevent Wolfe Waldner TEAM Totals MICHIGAN STATE 83, PENN STATE 77 J A N . 2 9 @ E A S T L A N S I N G , M I C H . PLAYER OF THE GAMEMichigan State's Porsche Poole went 10 of 15 from the floor and finished with a career- high 32 points. STAT OF THE GAME The Spartans held Alex Bentley, the Big Ten's 10th-leading scorer, to eight points on 3-of-11 shooting. TURNING POINT Poole's 15-footer with 1:37 remaining put the Spartans ahead for good in a game that featured 10 lead changes. QUOTABLEPoole on Penn State: "They're a Top 25 team, one of the best teams in the country, one of the best teams in the league. If we play like that against them, we can play like that against any team in the country." FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 2-6 TOT-FG 3-PT 1-3 3-11 5-12 9-15 3-9 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-1 2-3 26-62 2-4 0-0 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 PENN STATE REBOUNDS 1-1 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 1 22 0-0 1 2 3 3 8 2 3 0 0 37 8-9 2 4 6 3 18 1 3 0 1 34 1-1 0 3 3 1 21 2 1 0 0 40 4-6 3 2 5 5 10 0 1 0 1 15 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3-4 3 5 8 4 8 0 3 0 0 25 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2-2 0 2 2 1 6 1 0 2 1 8 4 4 6-15 19-23 10 24 34 22 77 6 12 2 4 200 TOTAL FG PCT 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd Half: 14-34 41.2% Game: 41.9% 3-PT FG PCT 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 40.0% FT PCT 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 82.6% FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 6-10 TOT-FG 3-PT 1-2 10-15 3-5 5-10 2-6 0-0 1-5 0-1 3-7 30-59 MICHIGAN STATE REBOUNDS 3-4 9-15 1 5 6 1 32 6 3 0 3 37 0-0 1-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2 0 4 4 0 13 6 2 0 1 40 1-1 1 3 4 3 7 0 3 0 0 30 5-7 5 7 12 4 16 0 3 1 2 29 0-0 0 2 2 4 6 0 3 0 0 33 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 1 9 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0-0 1 1 2 2 6 0 1 0 0 15 3 2 5 7-13 16-27 12 28 40 20 83 12 16 1 7 200 TOTAL FG PCT 1st Half: 14-34 41.2% 2nd Half: 16-25 64.0% Game: 50.8% 3-PT FG PCT 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 53.8% FT PCT 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd Half: 15-24 62.5% Game: 59.3% OFFICIALS Tina Napier, Felicia Grinter, Bob Enterline TECHNICAL FOULS Penn State-None. Michigan State-None. ATTENDANCE 9,634 SCORE BY PERIODS Penn State Michigan State 1ST 2ND TOTAL 33 34 44 49 77 83 Points in the paint-PSU 30,MSU 44. Points off turnovers-PSU 19,MSU 15. 2nd chance points-PSU 14,MSU 5. Fast break points-PSU 0,MSU 6. Bench points-PSU 14,MSU 9. Score tied-7 times. Lead changed-10 times. Last FG- PSU 2nd-00:35, MSU 2nd-00:56. Largest lead-PSU by 3 2nd-16:24, MSU by 9 2nd-09:32. PENN STATE 77, MICHIGAN 56 J A N . 2 6 @ A N N A R B O R , M I C H . PLAYER OF THE GAMEMaggie Lucas went 10 of 13 from the floor to finish with a game-high 23 points. She also had eight rebounds and four assists. STAT OF THE GAME The Lady Lions shot 56.1 percent as a team. TURNING POINT Penn State outscored Michigan 25-9 to open the game, and the Wolverines trailed by dou- ble-digits the rest of the way. QUOTABLEMichigan coach Kevin Borseth on Penn State: "They are by far the most talented team in our confer- ence. They're the team in our confer- ence that can go and put a dent in the NCAA Tournament because they have all the pieces in the puzzle." NAME Nickson Greene Gray Bentley Lucas East Edwards Studevent Wolfe Waldner TEAM Totals FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 0-0 TOT-FG 3-PT 0-0 4-4 2-7 9-16 10-13 1-4 3-7 2-5 1-1 0-0 32-57 0-0 2-5 0-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 PENN STATE REBOUNDS 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5-5 4 7 11 4 13 0 1 1 1 18 0-0 0 3 3 3 6 0 0 0 1 28 0-0 0 4 4 3 18 8 6 0 1 35 1-1 0 8 8 1 23 4 3 0 2 33 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 9 0-0 3 5 8 3 6 1 1 0 0 30 1-2 1 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 19 1-2 0 2 2 2 3 1 4 0 0 17 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 1 2 4-10 9-12 10 35 45 22 77 15 19 1 6 200 TOTAL FG PCT 1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd Half: 16-24 66.7% Game: 56.1% 3-PT FG PCT 1st Half: 0-3 0.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 40.0% FT PCT 1st Half: 3-3 100 % 2nd Half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 75.0% NAME Jordan Sheffer Boylan Ryan Reynolds Harris Hardley Arnold Thompson Elmblad Driscoll Seto TEAM Totals FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 3-11 TOT-FG 3-PT 1-2 3-5 5-11 0-7 2-8 0-1 1-1 5-11 1-4 1-1 1-1 0-3 22-64 0-1 0-1 0-4 1-4 0-0 1-1 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 MICHIGAN REBOUNDS 3-7 7 5 12 1 10 4 1 0 1 38 2-3 1 2 3 4 8 0 0 0 1 15 0-1 0 2 2 1 10 1 3 0 0 28 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 3 4 0 2 33 0-0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 18 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 12 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2-3 1 3 4 1 12 0 1 1 0 21 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 2-2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 7 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 1 1 3-20 9-16 12 17 29 11 56 11 11 1 7 200 TOTAL FG PCT 1st Half: 8-33 24.2% 2nd Half: 14-31 45.2% Game: 34.4% 3-PT FG PCT 1st Half: 0-11 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 15.0% FT PCT 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 56.3% OFFICIALS Tina Napier, Kathleen Lynch, Kevin Dillard TECHNICAL FOULS Penn State-None. Michigan-None. ATTENDANCE 1,072 SCORE BY PERIODS Penn State Michigan 1ST 2ND TOTAL 35 19 42 37 77 56 Points in the paint-PSU 34,MICH 36. Points off turnovers-PSU 18,MICH 10. 2nd chance points-PSU 12,MICH 10. Fast break points-PSU 12,MICH 6. Bench points-PSU 17,MICH 23. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG- PSU 2nd-00:55, MICH 2nd-00:34. Largest lead-PSU by 31 2nd-06:13, MICH None. W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M M A R C H 2 , 2 0 1 2 9