Scores

Final

Michigan St 48

(19-14, 9-9 Big Ten)

Penn St 61

(19-13, 9-9 Big Ten)

Coverage: CBS

4:05 PM ET, March 12, 2011

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

1 2 T
MSU 26 2248
PSU 26 3561

Top Performers

Michigan State: D. Green 10 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Penn State: T. Frazier 22 Pts, 8 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Penn State reaches first Big Ten final as Michigan State falters in 2nd half

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- Talor Battle scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half to help Penn State defeat Michigan State 61-48 in the Big Ten tournament semifinals on Saturday and advance to the final for the first time.

Forde: Drop A Bomb On 'Em

Talor Battle buried Michigan State under an avalance of 3-pointers as Penn State rode him to the Big Ten title game, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde. Blog

Battle made six 3-pointers, including four during a 2:35 stretch in the second half that put the Nittany Lions (19-13) in control for good.

Tim Frazier had 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists for sixth-seeded Penn State, which will play No. 1-ranked and top-seeded Ohio State on Sunday for an automatic NCAA tournament berth. The Nittany Lions haven't reached the NCAA tournament since 2001.

Kalin Lucas scored 16 points and Durrell Summers added 11 for Michigan State (19-14), which shot 21 percent in the second half.

The Nittany Lions have allowed 45.3 points per game in their three tournament wins.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MSU
PSU
Points 48 61
FG Made-Attempted 17-53 (.321) 21-50 (.420)
3P Made-Attempted 8-23 (.348) 9-22 (.409)
FT Made-Attempted 6-12 (.500) 10-16 (.625)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 12 (0/0)
Largest Lead 10 15

Game Leaders

 
MSU
PSU
PointsK. Lucas 16T. Battle 25
ReboundsD. Green 7T. Frazier 8
AssistsD. Green 4T. Frazier 6
StealsD. Green 1J. Brooks 3
BlocksD. Green 1J. Brooks 2
Team Stats: Michigan State | Penn State

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 8, 2011 @PSU 66, MSU 62Recap
Feb 10, 2011 @MSU 75, PSU 57Recap
» Mar 12, 2011 @PSU 61, MSU 48Recap

Next 5 Games

MSU
PSU
03/17 @UCLA 9:15pm
11/11 UNC 7:00pm
11/15 DUKE 7:00pm
11/18 TXSO 6:30pm
11/20 UALR 6:00pm
 03/13 @OSU 3:30pm
03/17 @TEM 2:10pm
11/12 HART 4:30pm
11/14 RAD 7:00pm
11/16 LIU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Michigan State | Penn State

Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#1 Ohio State16-232-2
#9 Purdue14-425-7
#13 Wisconsin13-523-8
Michigan9-920-13
Illinois9-919-13
Northwestern7-1118-13
Penn State9-919-14
Michigan State9-919-14
Minnesota6-1217-14
Indiana3-1512-20
Iowa4-1411-20
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