For the first 32 minutes, the game was very seesaw in nature; it was as if no team wanted to take control.
Then Illinois State (1-0) decided to turn its game up a notch and took control of the game late with an 18-5 run that turned a two-point Penn State lead into a 74-63 margin in favor of the Redbirds. They never looked back, defeating Penn State 82-73 last night at the Black Coaches Association Classic in Milwaukee.
‘They played with a lot more energy than we did [in the second half],’ Penn State sophomore guard Marlon Smith said in an interview on the Penn State Radio Network.
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‘I think they kinda wanted it more because I think the first five minutes is very crucial and we didn’t come out and play.'”