Centre Daily Times | 01/23/2005 | Nittany Lions hold on against Wildcats:
“UNIVERSITY PARK — This is the game you play with freshmen — as much time is spent wringing your hands in frustration as it is spent thrusting them in the air with joy.
“Penn State men’s basketball coach Ed DeChellis found himself doing plenty of both Saturday as freshman guards Mike Walker and Danny Morrissey led the Nittany Lions to a breathless 65-62 defeat of Northwestern at the Bryce Jordan Center.
” ‘We made it so hard on ourselves,’ Walker said, ‘but we made the plays when we had to and we won.’
“Morrissey tied a career-high with 16 points and Walker had all 15 of his in the second half as Penn State (7-11, 1-4 Big Ten) won for the first time in more than three weeks and tallied its first conference win since defeating the Wildcats last Jan. 28. …”