Katz recovering a bit in PennStateHoops.com’s eyes:
“If the U.S. is going to win this tournament, it might need another game from [Talor] Battle like the one he had against the Serbs. He was 7-of-12 from the field, 3-of-6 on 3s and scored 17 points in 22 minutes. Battle wasn’t the first choice to make the squad a few weeks ago at the trials in Colorado Springs. The expectation prior to the event was that Arizona’s Nic Wise would win the job. But Battle, fresh off leading the Nittany Lions to the NIT title, won the job and has been a bit more consistent than Fisher at the point.
“‘He’s really come a long way in my eyes as far as being a point guard,” Ryan said. ‘He earned his way here and he continues to improve. I’ll pay for it later when we play Penn State in the Big Ten. But he’s getting great game experience and handling it well.””