Centre Daily Times | 02/16/2005 | Nittany Lions nearly defeated last No. 1 to come to town:
“The No. 1 team in the country is expected to come into State College tonight and blow the Big Ten’s last-place team out of the water.
“Of course, the same was said 12 years and one week ago, right before Bob Knight and top-ranked Indiana barely escaped Rec Hall with an 88-84 win in double overtime.
“The parallels are striking for tonight’s Bryce Jordan Center bout between the Nittany Lions and top-ranked and undefeated Illinois. …”