March 21, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State men's basketball team isn't finished playing in Madison Square Garden this season, returning for the second time in three weeks after posting an 85-80 win at Marquette to advance to the National Invitation Tournament semifinals.
The No. 4 Nittany Lions (24-13) will clash with No. 4 Mississippi State (25-11) in the NIT semifinals on Tuesday, March 27 in "the world's most famous arena." Tipoff is set for 9 p.m.
Single session public tickets are available at the Madison Square Garden box office, Ticketmaster.com and MSG.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000. For Tuesday's game, Nittany Lion fans are encouraged to purchase tickets on the east side of MSG (7th Avenue), in Sections 101-106 and 118-120, to sit near the Penn State bench for the semifinal contest.
Student ticket information for NIT semifinals has been distributed via e-mail to student ticket holders. Penn State student tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 22 through the Student Account Manager. Additional student ticket information will be communicated via email and Penn State Athletics and Men's Basketball social media accounts prior to Thursday's on sale.
The Nittany Lions improved to 6-0 in NIT quarterfinal games (five road wins) by winning at Marquette on the heels of knocking off No. 1 seed Notre Dame and Temple earlier in the 81st annual tournament. Penn State is making its first NIT semifinal appearance since winning the 2009 Championship.
Lamar Stevens tied his career-high with 30 points, Tony Carr tallied 25 and Shep Garner made five 3-point shots at Marquette, giving him 112 this season to break Joe Crispin's program record (107 in 2010-11) for 3-pointers in a season. Under the direction of head coach Patrick Chambers, Garner has been a part of 73 career wins, the most by any Penn State player in a four-year span since the Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten in 1992-93.
For information or to make a 2018-19 Penn State men's basketball season ticket deposit, fans should go to nittanylionfeedback.com/se/3FF63F244373D7BF or call 1-800-NITTANY, weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Keep up to date with the latest information from Coach Patrick Chambers and the Nittany Lions on Twitter by following @Coach_Chambers and @PennStateMBB, liking the team's page on Facebook and following the team Instagram account at @PennStateMBB.