“WASHINGTON, D.C. – It is the start of the cold and flu season. And last night the Penn State Nittany Lions played as if need of rest and plenty of fluids.
“On the heels of a road win at Rutgers in which the Lions appeared ready to win even when down 8 early, their latest road foray was one long search through the fridge for Jell-O.
“Georgetown led wire to wire, got a combined 46 points and nine blocks from long forwards Brandon Bowman and Jeff Green and needed only to fight off a single second-half run to register a 66-53 win before 6,127 in the MCI Center.
“The Lions (5-3) also forgot their alarm clocks. And with top scorer and team leader Aaron Johnson and third guard Danny Morrissey both suffering from the flu and a cold respectively, they might as well have gone back to bed.
“They did muster a fight. After reeling in almost all of an opening 17-point deficit, the Lions trailed only 42-39 with 11:45 still to go and had a sizable contingent of State fans in the MCI Center outyelling the home fans. “