Penn St 79
(9-4, 1-0 Big Ten)
Northwestern 68
(5-5, 0-1 Big Ten)
9:00 PM ET, January 2, 2008
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL
Top Performers
Penn State: J. Cornley 22 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl
Northwestern: M. Thompson 17 Pts, 2 Reb, 10 Ast, 2 Stl
| Penn State Nittany Lions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| J. Cornley, F | 40 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| G. Claxton, G-F | 40 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| A. Jones III, C | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Battle, G | 30 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| D. Morrissey, G | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| S. Pringle, G | 24 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| D. Jackson, F | 27 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Brooks, F | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Walker, G | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 30-53 | 12-14 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 79 | ||
| 56.6% | 85.7% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 3 TURNOVERS: 10 (D Morrissey 3, G Claxton 3, T Battle 2, S Pringle 1, J Cornley 1) BLOCKED SHOTS: 4 (G Claxton 2, T Battle 1, A Jones III 1) STEALS: 5 (T Battle 3, S Pringle 1, J Cornley 1) 3-PT FGS: 7-18, .389 (D Morrissey 1-3, G Claxton 0-2, T Battle 2-6, S Pringle 3-3, M Walker 1-4) | ||||||||
| Northwestern Wildcats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| N. Baran, F-C | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| J. Ryan, G-F | 38 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| C. Moore, G | 29 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| M. Thompson, G | 40 | 5-9 | 6-6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| S. Williams, G-F | 29 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| J. Okrzesik, G | 33 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| K. Coble, F | 23 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 24-49 | 9-13 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 68 | ||
| 49.0% | 69.2% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 5 TURNOVERS: 12 (M Thompson 1, J Ryan 3, N Baran 1, J Okrzesik 2, K Coble 2, C Moore 3) BLOCKED SHOTS: 3 (J Ryan 1, J Okrzesik 1, K Coble 1) STEALS: 7 (M Thompson 2, J Okrzesik 1, K Coble 1, C Moore 3) 3-PT FGS: 11-25, .44 (M Thompson 1-2, J Ryan 1-2, S Williams 1-2, N Baran 1-1, J Okrzesik 4-9, K Coble 2-5, C Moore 1-4) | ||||||||
Technicals: None
Officials: Tim Higgins, Ed Hightower, Steve Welmer
Attendance: 3,619
