{"id":236,"date":"2006-01-19T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-19T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/indy-star-lions-set-a-trap-to-catch-boilers\/"},"modified":"2006-01-19T09:25:00","modified_gmt":"2006-01-19T09:25:00","slug":"indy-star-lions-set-a-trap-to-catch-boilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/indy-star-lions-set-a-trap-to-catch-boilers\/","title":{"rendered":"Indy Star: Lions set a trap to catch Boilers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lions set a trap to catch Boilers | IndyStar.com<\/a>: <\/p>\n

“STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A step backward. A giant step backward.<\/p>\n

“For all it did well in Saturday’s 17-point victory over Minnesota, Purdue’s basketball team never gave itself a chance Wednesday night at Penn State, where the Nittany Lions pulled away for a 74-54 victory.<\/p>\n

“In no particular order, the Boilermakers’ struggles centered on their inability to attack Penn State’s 1-3-1 trap, a poor night from freshmen Korey Spates, Chris Lutz and Marcus Green, and foul trouble and poor shooting from big men Matt Kiefer, Gary Ware and Marcus White.<\/p>\n

“Penn State (10-5, 2-2 Big Ten) entered the game having lost 30 of 35 conference games during coach Ed DeChellis’ two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

“But with only 5,951 watching in the Bryce Jordan Center, the Nittany Lions had the look of an improving team, led by 20 points and 10 rebounds from sophomore forward Geary Claxton and 18 points and six rebounds from freshman forward Jamelle Cornley. …”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lions set a trap to catch Boilers | IndyStar.com: “STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A step backward. A giant step backward. “For all it did well in Saturday’s 17-point victory over Minnesota, Purdue’s basketball team never gave itself a chance Wednesday night at Penn State, where the Nittany Lions pulled away for a 74-54 victory. “In … <\/p>\n

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