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Penn State loses 79-69 to Virginia Tech.
Penn State came out of the half attacking the Hokies hard and fast, sprinting out on an 8-0 run out of the locker room to cut the Virginia Tech lead to three. Tech came back with a couple of buckets, though, and continues to hold a relatively comfortable lead in the second half.
Jeff Brooks finally got on the board for Penn State with a nice drive for a dunk. He was held scoreless in the first half and didn't even attempt a field goal. The Lions will need his per game contributions in the second half if they're going to come back on Virginia Tech.
Penn State is also watching the Hokies establish momentum on the glass, as the Hokies lead 20-15 in the rebounding department. If that continues, with as hot as VT is shooting, Penn State could be in trouble.
Virginia Tech leads Penn State in Blacksburg, 49-41.
Penn State has surrendered the perimeter big time early on in a crucial non-conference road matchup with Virginia Tech.
Tech's Malcolm Delaney is 4-4 from beyond the arc, and has staked the Hokies to a 44-33 haltime lead at Castle Colosseum. Overall, Tech is shooting a whopping 62% from the field while Penn State stands at a mortal 45%, which includes 6-10 from three-point territory.
Talor Battle and Tim Frazier lead the Nittany Lions with seven points each here in the early going. Delaney has scored 15 to lead all scorers.
If Penn State is going to make a game of this in the second half, it's going to have to play better defense in and outside the arc. Allowing Virginia Tech to shoot 62% is no recipe for victory, and this will be blowout city if the Hokies continue to shoot that well.
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Penn State Vs. Virginia Tech: Nittany Lions Lose, 79-69
Sports Network | December 12, 2010
Blacksburg, VA (Sports Network) – Malcolm Delaney scored 18 points and dealt out eight assists as the Virginia Tech Hokies downed the Penn State Nittany Lions 79-69 in a non-conference game at Cassell Coliseum.
Erick Green scored 15 points for the Hokies (5-4) who snapped a three-game losing streak. Terrell Bell scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Jeff Allen finished with 11 points and 13 boards.
Talor Battle scored 26 points for Penn State (7-3) to pace all scorers. David Jackson finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.
Virginia Tech led 44-33 at halftime after shooting a torrid 62.1 percent from the floor in the first half, including 50 percent (4-of-8) from outside the arc.
Penn State closed to within three at 44-41 with 16:15 left in the game but the Hokies scored the next 10 points and the Nittany Lions got no closer than eight the rest of the way.
The Hokies shot 54.5 percent from the floor for the game and were 7-of-15 from three-point range.
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