Jan. 20, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Having been on the brink of its first Big Ten win for the past two weeks, the Nittany Lion basketball team (12-6, 0-5 Big Ten) team heads on the road for a Wednesday night (7 p.m. on BTN) tilt against Michigan State (12-6, 3-2 Big Ten).
After a heartbreaking loss to Purdue on Sunday in overtime, the Nittany Lions can't help but think about how close they are to getting over the hump in Big Ten play. The Lions have played in four-straight games that were one-possession contests in the final three minutes of play. Despite coming up short in all four, the mindset and confidence level for head coach Patrick Chamber does not change because he knows how competitive the team has been.
"I believe in what we are doing," Chambers said. "I have great faith in what we are doing. Our record, it doesn't indicate how good we are playing. We are playing well in the Big Ten. We are still 12-6, but in the Big Ten it doesn't indicate some of the good things we are doing. I believe in this process, and I know it's a process. It's going to take time to get it where I want it to be."
Penn State's record isn't indicative of how close the team is to a much different start to conference play. However, the Lions know that it's time to pick themselves up off the mat and find a way to win. Chambers often talks about earning the right to make the winning plays. Simply put the Lions just need a ball or two to bounce their way to get the results they have been so close to achieving.
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