The idea of a shooting streak took on a new meaning for Penn State during three games in the Charleston Classic over the weekend.
“When we made a couple in a row, it was like, ‘Hey, we’re shooting the ball pretty well,’” Nittany Lions coach Ed DeChellis said Monday. “And then you get to halftime and the stats are still 35 percent.”
Penn State’s assault on the rim yielded few hits during losses to UNC-Wilmington and Tulane and a two-point win over Davidson. The Nittany Lions 3-2 shot 34 percent from the field and 24 percent from 3-point range for the tournament, the most consistent disappointment of a disappointing weekend.
“We shot the ball dismally,” DeChellis said. “Is that a proper word?”
Perimeter shooters Talor Battle, Chris Babb and Tim Frazier were off the mark from long range. Going inside to forward Andrew Jones, who made three of his 16 field goal attempts in the two losses, didn’t prove any more fruitful. Penn State rebounded well, played solid if not terribly consistent defense and was superb at the free-throw line 84 percent for the tournament, which made the shooting struggles even more frustrating.
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