Centre Daily Times | 02/02/2006 | Late baskets spell doom for Penn State:
“UNIVERSITY PARK — He said what everyone in the room was thinking, what must be on the mind of every Penn State men’s basketball fan lately.
“‘We can’t get over that hump right now,’ Jamelle Cornley said Wednesday after the Nittany Lions’ 71-65 loss to No. 21 Michigan in the Bryce Jordan Center. ‘Teams always hit that one shot that buries us.’
“It was an all-too-familiar story for Penn State (10-9, 2-6 Big Ten). One of the guys in the other jersey — in this case, Michigan’s Dion Har-ris — making a bunch of shots early and another — in this case, Daniel Horton — sinking a big one late. Harris led the Wolverines (16-3, 6-2) with 23 points, making 7 of 11 3-point shots, and Horton drilled a back-breaking three with 58 seconds left to give Michigan its fifth straight win.
“‘Those two guards are very, very good for them,’ said Penn State coach Ed DeChellis, who saw his team drop its fourth straight game. ‘They make a lot of plays.’
“Spurred by big nights from Cornley (16 points, five rebounds) and Geary Claxton (17 points, eight rebounds, two blocks), the Nittany Lions led for much of the first half. Claxton, a ball of energy as usual, stuffed a dunk attempt, from the 6-foot-11 Courtney Sims, raced down the floor, caught a pass from Ben Luber and swished a 3-pointer, giving Penn State a 10-4 lead in the game’s opening minutes and bringing the Jordan Center to life. …”