Dec. 6, 2007
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., Dec. 8, 2007 - It was a tale of two halfs on Saturday night in the Jordan Center, as the Nittany Lions clawed back from a 10-point halftime deficit to knock off Seton Hall 89-86 in overtime.
A Talor Battle (Albany, N. Y.) three-pointer with 1:05 remaining tied the game at 75 to send the contest into overtime. Freshman Battle found his shooting stroke down the stretch, as he went on o score 11 consecutive points for Penn State at the end of regulation and in overtime to lift Penn State to the three-point victory. The Lion freshman finished 14 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Battle was one of four Lions in double figures, as Geary Claxton (West Haven, Conn.) paced Penn State with 21 points, which marked his second consecutive 20-point game against Seton Hall. Jamelle Cornley (Columbus, Ohio) scored 17 points in his firs start of the season. Danny Morrissey (Cleveland, Ohio) added 15 markers on five three pointers.
Seton Hall shot better than 60 percent in the first half and scored 52 points, but Penn State's 2-3 zone slowed down their attack in the second half, limiting the Pirates to just 23 markers in the second. Jeremy Hazell led the Pirates with 21 points. He was one of five Seton Hall players in double digits.
Penn State finished the game shooting 47 percent from the field, while Seton Hall finished with 44 percent shooting from the field. Penn State won the rebounding battle, 43-39.
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