IU falls to Penn State 61-58 in final seconds
Carolyn Kaster |
The Associated Press
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04:13 PM ON Feb. 28, 2009
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Many of the problems that have plagued IU this season were not a factor – the Hoosiers were more careful with the ball and sharpened their defense from the past two games.
Even seldom used center Tijan Jobe scored a bucket. But as has been the case many times this year, the Hoosiers (6-22, 1-15) didn’t have enough to pull off the upset.
Penn State (20-9, 9-7) guard Taylor Battle’s 16 points led the way as the Nittany Lions came away with a 61-58 victory on their senior night. The Hoosiers had a lead late in the game, but Battle found Penn State senior Jamelle Cornley for a thunderous dunk that put the Nittany Lions ahead for good.
IU had the ball with a chance to tie as time expired, but freshman Matt Roth’s game-tying shot was contested and hit the rim short.
Junior guard Devan Dumes led IU with 16 points.