Basketball NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUND OF 64: PENN STATE VS TEXAS A&M - 9:55 P.M. - TBS (PREVIEW & GAME THREAD)

[LandoComando]

Funk is on fire....6/9 as a team from 3. Crazy/amazing start.

 

[nitlion93]

Announcers made a great point about PSUs terrific spacing and how it allows our offense work. I attribute that to great coaching

 

[knickslions]

Great half!!

 

[NittanyChris]

Hell of a half!!!

 

[nitlion93]

Thank goodness that halftime buzzer beater was late; I don’t want TA&M getting any momentum. PSU up 16 at the half and nobody in foul trouble. Can’t ask for a better start.

 

[DELion]

Couldn't ask for a better 1st half for PSU. Funk with the hot hand and Pickett orchestrating the O to perfection.

 

[republion]

And if you can't stay up until midnight or 1230 then you don't care about March Madness

I agree.

 

[jjw165]

One more half to go, Nittany Lions. Find a way.

 

[bdgan]

Allie Laforce is a nice treat for staying up late for this one.

 

[IANit]

The sideline reporter is gorgeous but why is she interviewing coaches in the middle of the game?

It's a thing now. It's more important to get an inane quote for TV than for coaches to actually coach.

 

[The Spin Meister]

It's a thing now. It's more important to get an inane quote for TV than for coaches to actually coach.

Probably in tv contract.

 

[GregInPitt]

When Shrew got Lundy out of the game with 32 seconds to go and TAM shooting foul shots I couldn't help but think that Pat would never have made that move. Shrew seems like the best game manager that PSU has had in a long time.....

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Anyone who falls asleep during the game is a fake fan.

 

[AWS1022]

Anyone who falls asleep during the game is a fake fan.

What about fans who didn’t watch them most of the year and just started in the last few weeks when they were winning?

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

What about fans who didn’t watch them most of the year and just started in the last few weeks when they were winning?

I mean being a PSU bball fan is tough. Been going to games since I was a kid at Rec Hall and countless BJC games with the crowds empty but It's hard to watch sometimes over the years. Hard to blame them. But to not watch the game tonight is inexcusable, imo.

 

[bdgan]

Prediction:
If Funk scores 10 in the second half we win. But that's unlikely so we need to get Lundy going.

 

[AWS1022]

Prediction:
If Funk scores 10 in the second half we win. But that's unlikely so we need to get Lundy going.

Pickett could take over.

 

[The Spin Meister]

Unbelievable how much better Njie is playing in the last month or so. From zero confidence to aggressive.

 

[nitlion93]

Need Pickett to make those bunnies

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

Unbelievable how much better Njie is playing in the last month or so. From zero confidence to aggressive.

We needed it

 

[pennstater04]

Nasty move by Pickett down low…love it.

 

[nitlion93]

There we go. PSU up 20 at the first TV TO of the second half. Just need to keep playing our game and nothing sloppy

 

[AWS1022]

Nasty move by Pickett down low…love it.

He’s trying to take over and put this game away…he just has to make more of his shots.

 

[AWS1022]

There we go. PSU up 20 at the first TV TO of the second half. Just need to keep playing our game and nothing sloppy

I just hope they don’t go into protect the lead mode too soon.

 

[bdgan]

If I had a dollar for every time we hear how long it's been since PSU made it to the NCAA tournament.

 

[GregInPitt]

Need Pickett to make those bunnies

He's making some, and he already missed 2 bunnies but that hasn't stopped the lead from reaching 20.

TAM reportedly has some very talented guards but Pickett is giving them a graduate course in backing down the defender and either getting a layup or an assist. Looks like they'll likely be able to work on their next 3 credits starting tomorrow unless PSU completely falls apart.

 

[scrivener]

Rebounding! Jfc

 

[SR108]

He's making some, and he already missed 2 bunnies but that hasn't stopped the lead from reaching 20.

TAM reportedly has some very talented guards but Pickett is giving them a graduate course in backing down the defender and either getting a layup or an assist. Looks like they'll likely be able to work on their next 3 credits starting tomorrow unless PSU completely falls apart.

Need to box out on defense.

 

[scrivener]

Tamu literally is hanging around because we simply can't defensive rebound

 

[bdgan]

Tamu literally is hanging around because we simply can't defensive rebound

A&M only leads offensive rebounds 12-2

 

[fastlax16]

 

[SR108]

Need to box out on defense.

Maybe it doesn’t matter.

 

[AWS1022]

Tamu literally is hanging around because we simply can't defensive rebound

If we could cut down the offensive rebounds, we could put this one away.

 

[bdgan]

Need to box out on defense.

What's that?

 

[WaylonJ]

GoOd gRiEf. Let THREEDOM RING!!

 

[NittanyChris]

A&M only leads offensive rebounds 12-2

Who cares? When we hit threes like this it doesn’t matter.

 

[nitlion93]

He's making some, and he already missed 2 bunnies but that hasn't stopped the lead from reaching 20.

TAM reportedly has some very talented guards but Pickett is giving them a graduate course in backing down the defender and either getting a layup or an assist. Looks like they'll likely be able to work on their next 3 credits starting tomorrow unless PSU completely falls apart.

Yep. Just had a rough start to 2nd half and there was a very brief stretch where they gained a little momentum. Pickett got it right back, hence my follow up comment “there you go”. Pickett back to his all American ways

 

[scrivener]

A&M only leads offensive rebounds 12-2

!!!

 

[green2623]

Are we having fun yet?

 

[AWS1022]

Since Lundy can’t make a shot, he needs to focus on defensive rebounding. That’s how he can really help.