POSTGAME NOTES
Penn State vs Indiana
12/4/2018
Bryce Jordan Center (State College, Pa.)
Attendance: 8,972
Final Score: 64-62 Indiana
At the Half: 34-30 Indiana
Penn State Scoring Leader: Rasir Bolton (17)
Penn State Rebounding Leader: Lamar Stevens (10)
Penn State Assist Leader: Josh Reaves (3)
Miscellaneous Notes
- Penn State falls to Indiana 64-62. With the two-point loss to Indiana, only 14 points separates the Nittany Lions from an 8-0 record.
- The Nittany Lions are now 15-7 against the Hoosiers when playing at the BJC.
- Penn State starting lineup: Myles Dread, Rasir Bolton, Lamar Stevens, John Harrar, Josh Reaves (0-1 record).
- The Nittany Lions wore their grey uniforms for the first time this season, last wearing them in the NIT championship run.
Penn State Team Notes
- This game marks the first time Penn State has started two true freshmen (Dread and Bolton) since Tony Carr and Lamar Stevens in the 2016-17 season.
- Penn State opened the first half on a 9-0 run leaving Indiana scoreless for the first four and a half minutes of the game. Despite falling short, the Penn State held Indiana without a field goal for the last four minutes of the game going on a last minute 5-0 run.
- Penn State out-rebounded the Hoosiers 43 to 42. The Nittany Lions grabbed 15 offensive boards to Indiana's seven.
- The Nittany Lions shined defensively grabbing 12 steals, for the second0straight game in a row, nine coming in the second half, while causing 16 Hoosier turnovers.
Nittany Lions Individual Notes
- Lamar Stevens registered his fifth career and third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Indiana. Stevens moves up on Penn State all-time career scoring list, bumping up from 22 to 21 with 1,192 points. With Stevens' 10 rebounds, he is only 15 shy from 500 career rebounds.
- Rasir Bolton made his first collegiate start against the Hoosiers, ending the game with the game-high of 17 points, with four boards and two assists. Bolton scored nine of his 17 points in the last 4 minutes of the game. This game marks the 6th time Bolton has scored in double digits and is currently on a four-game double-digit point streak.
- Josh Reaves had a strong defensive showing against the Hoosiers with seven rebounds, two blocks and five steals. Reaves improves his personal season-high of five steals and is four steals away from advancing to the No. 4 slot on the all-time career steals list with 193 steals total. Additionally, Reaves also improves his season-high of blocks with two against Indiana. Reaves led the team with three assists and added an additional five points.
- Myles Dread had a Big Ten-best with 12 points, while adding two boards and one steal against the Hoosiers.