Lions face early test against Clemson:
“The measuring stick is making another appearance for the Penn State men’s basketball team tonight.
“The 3-0 Nittany Lions host Clemson at 8 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and should once again find out what kind of team they are.
“Clemson is 4-0 this season with a 28.3-point average margin of victory.
“The Tigers specialize in full-court pressure defense, forcing opponents into an average of 24 turnovers a game while collecting 16 steals per contest.
“In a way, the kind of team that Clemson is now is what Penn State men’s basketball coach Ed DeChellis hopes his Lions can be in the not-too-distant future. Penn State presently averages 6.7 steals per game.
” ‘It’s gonna be 40 minutes of pressure,’ DeChellis said. …”