Paul Zeise’s College Basketball Notebook: A long rebound:
“True, Penn State shocked the world Saturday.
“But the Nittany Lions’ upset of Illinois might be the beginning of something big.
“In case you haven’t noticed, Penn State has played well for most of the season — a blowout loss to Pitt notwithstanding.
“Penn State overcame a 15-point deficit against the Illini and then survived a buzzer beater — a 3-pointer by Illinois’ Rich McBride was waved off by officials after they determined the clock had expired — to pull one of the biggest upsets in recent history, a 66-65 win. The victory broke the Illini’s 33-game home winning streak and also dropped the Illini into second place in the Big Ten Conference. …”