Roundup: PSU men remain undefeated – PittsburghLIVE.com:
“Sophomore forward Geary Claxton scored a career-high 21 points in Penn State’s 80-64 victory over Long Island (1-3) Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center. Claxton, a member of the 2005 Big Ten All-Freshman team, struggled in the first half, shooting 4 for 13, but rebounded in the second half by connecting on 5-of-8 attempts and scoring 12 points.
” ‘He played strong and played hard,’ coach Ed DeChellis said. ‘He’s getting banged in there and getting wacked around, and he just needs to fight through that. I thought he did that. He played strong and hard, especially taking the ball to the basket and offensive rebounding the ball and sticking it back.’ …”