{"id":550,"date":"2005-01-22T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2005-01-22T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/blog\/2005\/01\/centre-daily-times-free-throws-could-be-key-for-penn-state\/"},"modified":"2005-01-22T16:06:00","modified_gmt":"2005-01-22T16:06:00","slug":"centre-daily-times-free-throws-could-be-key-for-penn-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/centre-daily-times-free-throws-could-be-key-for-penn-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Daily Times: Free throws could be key for Penn State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/sports\/10705930.htm\">Centre Daily Times | 01\/22\/2005 | Free throws could be key for Penn State<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re considered free points if they&#8217;re made, ones that got away if missed. They are free throws, and they could very well determine which team gets its first Big Ten win (weather permitting) at 4 p.m. today at the Bryce Jordan Center &#8212; Penn State or Northwestern.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Nittany Lions (6-11, 0-4 Big Ten) have been mainly solid from the line this season, making 69 percent, good for seventh in the Big Ten. Two problems: The team&#8217;s best free throw shooter, sophomore guard Marlon Smith, is out for the season. And the remaining Nittany Lions haven&#8217;t hit free throws when it has counted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;The more you talk about it sometimes, the worse it can be,&#8217; Penn State men&#8217;s basketball coach Ed DeChellis said. &#8216;I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ve been horrible &#8212; if you look at our stats, we&#8217;re shooting almost 70 percent. It&#8217;s at the times when (the misses have) come is the most troubling.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Particularly during the last few games at home, where Penn State has lost four in a row &#8212; three by a combined total of eight points. The Nittany Lions missed several key free throws during those three games, losses to Buffalo, Texas A&M; and Michigan. The fundamentals have been sound &#8212; no Nittany Lion regular is shooting worse than 68 percent &#8212; but no one has been immune to the lapses in the clutch. &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centre Daily Times | 01\/22\/2005 | Free throws could be key for Penn State: &#8220;They&#8217;re considered free points if they&#8217;re made, ones that got away if missed. 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