UNIVERSITY PARK – After a 45-42 loss at Temple Saturday during which it was manhandled in the paint, Penn State rebounded against UMBC at the Jordan Center Tuesday night.
And the Nittany Lions did so in the literal and figurative senses of the word, eclipsing their previous season high for caroms by a dozen by posting 52 in the 58-42 victory over the Retrievers.
That, along with a solid defensive showing in the second half, offset another poor shooting effort by PSU, which improved to 6-3 on the season. UMBC, which played without leading scorer Chauncey Gilliam and 7-foot center Robbie Jackson (ankle sprains), fell to 0-8.
According to Lion coach Ed DeChellis, the lesson against the outmanned Retrievers was that solid play in other areas can mitigate a bad shooting performance. State made only 4 of 21 3-pointers.
“If you rebound it and defend it, you’re still going to have a chance to win,” he said. “So even if you aren’t shooting well, if you rebound and defend, you’re going to be OK.”
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