Centre Daily Times | 03/15/2006 | Rutgers brings an end to Nittany Lions’ season:
“UNIVERSITY PARK — The same color showed on Ed DeChellis’ face as on the bloody nose of Jamelle Cornley. By Tuesday night’s end, the fans who packed the lower bowl of the Bryce Jordan Center saw red themselves.
“What was an encouraging season by the Nittany Lions came to an abrupt end with a 76-71 loss to Rutgers in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament. Penn State (15-15) couldn’t get on track offensively and couldn’t stop Scarlet Knight gunner Quincy Douby, who poured in 32 points. Rutgers (19-13) advances to meet St. Joseph’s on Thursday.
“The Nittany Lions battled back from a 19-point second-half deficit, but the game was never as close as the final score indicated. After Geary Claxton scored on a curl cut on Penn State’s first possession, the Nittany Lions scored just 12 points over the next 15 minutes.
” ‘That’s where we lost the game,’ said Travis Parker, who scored 21 points and added 12 rebounds in his Penn State finale, ‘at the beginning.’ …”