Wildcats, Lions try to move forward:
“Confidence is often hard to regain once it has been shaken. If it were in a box, it would be labeled ‘fragile.’
“The Penn State men’s basketball team has had its confidence shaken a great deal.
“The Nittany Lions (6-11, 0-4 Big Ten) are currently on a five-game losing streak that includes two heartbreaking losses to Texas A&M; — in which they lost a 17-point lead in the second half — and Michigan by a combined six points.
” ‘You lose a couple of close games like we’ve had, and get beat soundly on the road; there’s no denying that,’ Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said. ‘That confidence is a very, very delicate thing. We just try to be positive with our players.’ …”