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Nittany Lions squander big opportunity

UNIVERSITY PARK — Derek Simpson tied his career high with 16 points, including the go-ahead three-point play in the closing seconds, Cam Spencer scored 11 of his 13 in the second half and Rutgers rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat Penn State 59-56 Sunday night. “We got outcoached, and I have to put our guys in a better position to be successful if we’re going to win a game like this,” Penn State coach Micah Shrewsberry said. “It’s disappointing that we lost it, because we had a 19-point lead in the second half, but we’re back to work tomorrow to clean up what we need ...

Lions will play for AMCC title

From Mirror reports PITTSBURGH — The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team is headed to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship game for the first time in program history. The Lions, the second seed in the AMCC Tournament, overpowered sixth seed Pitt-Bradford 109-96 in Friday afternoon’s semifinal round matchup at La Roche University. Penn State Altoona will face top seed La Roche, Saturday at 1 p.m. for the AMCC title and the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Penn State Altoona (17-8) was led by its offense. The Lions ...

Pickett delivers for Nittany Lions in victory in Columbus

From Mirror, wire reports COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Penn State men’s basketball team won its third-straight game with a gritty 75-71 road victory at Ohio State Thursday night in Big Ten play. Jalen Pickett scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the final 7:15 as Penn State closed the back-and-forth game on a 14-8 run and limited the Buckeyes to just four field goals in the final 7:30. Pickett finished with 23 points, 21 of which were scored in the second half after battling first-half foul trouble. Seth Lundy tallied 19 points and five rebounds in another efficient performance, ...

Pickett carries Lions to win

From Mirror, wire reports MINNEAPOLIS — Jalen Pickett had 32 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, Camren Wynter added 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting and five assists and Penn State beat Minnesota 76-69 Saturday night to extend the Golden Gophers’ losing streak to nine games. ...

Nittany Lions take nine of 10 matchups in easy win

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State wrestling team toppled Clarion, 40-6, in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd Sunday, closing out another unbeaten dual-meet season. Penn State finished the year at 16-0 overall, marking the seventh time during coach Cael Sanderson’s tenure that Penn State went undefeated. Clarion fell to 11-6. The season’s final dual meet was wrestled in front of 6,545 fans. It was their 66th straight sellout in Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions have sold out 75 of their last 77 home events, including nine of 11 in the Bryce Jordan ...

College wrestling

Clarion at Penn St. Sunday Start: 1 p.m., Rec Hall, State College, Pa. Records: Clarion 11-5 (8-2 MAC); Penn State 15-0 (8-0 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten+ Internet: www.gopsusports.com Notable: The Golden Eagles will make the trek across Interstate 80 to wrestle in both teams’ final dual meet of the season. ...The Golden Eagles’ roster is filled with wrestlers from Pennsylvania, including Glendale alum Suds Dubler. Dubler is 4-5 on the season. Also on Clarion’s roster from District 6 include are Bald Eagle Area graduate Seth Koleno (141), West Branch product Reynold ...