By Jeff Rice
UNIVERSITY PARK — Ed DeChellis liked the way his team guarded the ball, rebounded the ball and passed the ball Friday night in Penn State’s exhibition opener with Slippery Rock.
The Nittany Lions’ shooting of the ball left a little to be desired.
Even with a 5-of-24 performance from the 3-point line, Penn State cruised to an 82-51 victory over the Rock, a Division II team that had thrown a scare into Pitt last week with some long-range marksmanship.
Talor Battle led three Nittany Lions in double figures with 16 points and added 10 rebounds. He missed all five of his 3-point tries, however, and two guard Chris Babb, who scored 12 points and added nine boards, was 2-of-9 from deep. Cammeron Woodyard, Penn State’s likeliest sixth man, was 1-of-4.
The errant shooting was DeChellis’ main critique of his team’s performance but one he doesn’t think raised a red flag.
“Those three guys will make some shots,” the coach said. “And that’ll open some things up.” …
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