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MILWAUKEE – Ed DeChellis saw the Black Coaches Association Classic as an opportunity for his freshmen to gain experience. His freshmen have been opportunistic.
Danny Morrissey led five Nittany Lions in double figures with 16 points off the bench as Penn State coasted past Western Carolina 78-63 in the BCA Classic on Monday at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. The Nittany Lions (1-1), who led by as many as 19 and held the lead for the final 33 minutes, will meet South Carolina State, an 80-72 winner over Jacksonville State on Monday, at 3 p.m. today in the tournament’s fifth-place game.
With Morrissey knocking down threes, Mike Walker seeing extensive time at point guard and Geary Claxton slashing to the hoop and grabbing rebounds, the future is quickly becoming the present for the Nittany Lions.
‘All three of the freshmen played well tonight,’ said Penn State men’s basketball coach Ed DeChellis, whose team bounced back from an 82-73 loss to Illinois State the night before. ‘We played better for longer periods of time tonight. We’ll have a tough test (today) against South Carolina State.'”