SB Nation Pittsburgh - Penn State vs. Slippery Rock: Pat Chambers Leads Nittany Lions To 64-47 Winhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48827/pitt-fv.png2011-11-05T18:20:45-04:00http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/rss/stream/23048102011-11-05T18:20:45-04:002011-11-05T18:20:45-04:00Penn State vs. Slippery Rock: Nittany Lions Top The Rock, 64-47
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<p>The Pat Chambers era of Penn State basketball is underway in Happy Valley.</p>
<p>The first-year head coach led the Nittany Lions to a 64-47 win against Slippery Rock in the team's only exhibition game of the season on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center while making his first appearance on the Penn State sideline.</p>
<p>Junior <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99917/tim-frazier" class="sbn-auto-link">Tim Frazier</a> led the Lions in scoring with 19 points. Fellow junior captain <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52375/billy-oliver" class="sbn-auto-link">Billy Oliver</a> and freshman guard <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145921/trey-lewis" class="sbn-auto-link">Trey Lewis</a> slipped into double figures as well with 16 and 10 points respectively. </p>
<p>Frazier, Oliver, senior captain <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52374/cammeron-woodyard" class="sbn-auto-link">Cammeron Woodyard</a>, junior college transfer <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145922/matt-glover" class="sbn-auto-link">Matt Glover</a> and redshirt freshman <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124150/jonathan-graham" class="sbn-auto-link">Jonathan Graham</a> filled out the starting lineup for Penn State. Redshirt sophomore <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99916/sasa-borovnjak" class="sbn-auto-link">Sasa Borovnjak</a>, walk-on <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/105581/nick-colella" class="sbn-auto-link">Nick Colella</a> and true freshman <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145926/ross-travis" class="sbn-auto-link">Ross Travis</a> all saw time off the bench.</p>
<p>Penn State forced The Rock into 25 turnovers and won the rebounding margin 31-28 while shooting 43.6% from the field.</p>
<p>Highly touted forward prospects <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145924/patrick-ackerman" class="sbn-auto-link">Patrick Ackerman</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145927/peter-alexis" class="sbn-auto-link">Peter Alexis</a> did not play, nor did suspended sophomore guard <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99913/jermaine-marshall" class="sbn-auto-link">Jermaine Marshall</a>.</p>
<p>Penn State will tip off the regular season next Saturday against Hartford at the Bryce Jordan Center. If the Penn State Nebraska football kick is noon, the basketball game will take place after. If the football game is scheduled for 3:30, the basketball game will begin beforehand. Admission for Penn State-Hartford is free for all fans.</p>
<p>Stay tuned for more on the game here at SB Nation Pittsburgh.</p>
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<p>Penn State hosts Slippery Rock in its only exhibition game of the season. </p> <p>Penn State's 2011-2012 season unofficially kicks off at 4 p.m. Saturday as the Nittany Lions host Slippery Rock in an exhibition game at the Bryce Jordan Center. It will be the team's only exhibition game before next week's home opener against Hartford.</p>
<p>The matchup will offer fans their first glimpse of a roster that's seen a lot of changes since the team's NCAA Tournament appearance last spring. Gone are seniors <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26708/talor-battle" class="sbn-auto-link">Talor Battle</a>, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26715/jeff-brooks" class="sbn-auto-link">Jeff Brooks</a>, David Jackson and Andrew Jones. In are 11 players with freshman or sophomore eligibility to support captains <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99917/tim-frazier" class="sbn-auto-link">Tim Frazier</a>, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52374/cammeron-woodyard" class="sbn-auto-link">Cammeron Woodyard</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52375/billy-oliver" class="sbn-auto-link">Billy Oliver</a>.</p>
<p>Frazier, who averaged 6.3 points, 5.1 assists and 3.9 rebounds last season, is the team's only returning starter. Woodyard is the team's lone senior and Oliver, a junior, is the only player with significant experience in the front court.</p>
<p>Woodyard had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee earlier in the preseason, but he is expected to play while the status of injured freshman guard <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145921/trey-lewis" class="sbn-auto-link">Trey Lewis</a> remains unclear. Suspended sophomore guard <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99913/jermaine-marshall" class="sbn-auto-link">Jermaine Marshall</a> is not expected to play.</p>
<p>First-year head coach Pat Chambers will likely rotate a lot of underclassmen into the game to get a feel for how they can perform outside of practice with fans in the stands. Among those likely to see time are junior college transfer <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145922/matt-glover" class="sbn-auto-link">Matt Glover</a>, redshirt freshman <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124150/jonathan-graham" class="sbn-auto-link">Jonathan Graham</a> and freshman forward <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145926/ross-travis" class="sbn-auto-link">Ross Travis</a>.</p>
<p>For updates from the Jordan Center, stay tuned to SB Nation Pittsburgh.</p>
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