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Students offered NIT semifinal package for only $20 – Penn State LiveDetails about NIT semi-final tickets have been released by Intercollegiate Athletics. Men’s basketball season ticket-holders get first priority:
Penn State basketball student season ticket-holders will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for the Nittany Lions’ Tuesday night, prime-time NIT semifinal game in New York City’s [...]

Lions advance to the Garden after winning in hostile Florida environment – The Collegian
“I knew they were really good, probably a team that had a right or maybe an argument to be in the NCAA tournament,” Donovan said. “Their team is very, very good – as good as any team we’ve played this year.”
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Penn State looks to reach MSG – The CollegianCornley, Battle probable – The CollegianPenn State (24-11) at Florida (25-10) – CDTDAVID JONES – Weary Battle still ready to play – Patriot-NewsPenn State heads to Florida (oh no ESSS EEEE CEEE SPEED!) for the NIT quarterfinals. The winner heads to New York for the semi-finals in [...]

UF moves on to NIT quarters – Gainesville SunPenn State now knows the next step in the NIT — a trip to Florida to play the Gators on their home court, the O’Connell Center. Florida took out Miami 74-60.
Tuesday’s game starts at 9 p.m. and the winner goes to the NIT semi-finals in New York’s [...]

Lions show off their focus – The CollegianThe Nittany Lions got their revenge for an early season loss to Rhode Island, winning 83-74 in a wire-to-wire victory.
The Lions jumped out to a quick 20-5 start against the Rams and led wire-to-wire in the NIT second round game, putting them one step away from the semifinals [...]

Via Nittany_Nation twitter
The Nittany Lions face the winner of the tomorrow’s Florida vs. Miami game.
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Lions, URI to meet – The CollegianLions find comfort in Brooks – CDTThe Nittany Lions play Rhode Island tonight at the Bryce Jordan Center in a rematch of regular season game that Penn State lost. The Nits may not have the services of Jamelle Corney, who sat on the bench with his shoulder in a [...]

Talor-made victory – The CollegianTalor Battle and the Nittany Lions defeated George Mason in overtime, 77-73. Jamelle Cornley left the game with a shoulder injury and watched with his arm in a sling from the bench.
Penn State hosts Rhode Island, Thursday at 7 p.m. — a chance for the Nittany Lions to extract revenge [...]

Lions start NIT play – The CollegianLions’ focus shifts to Patriots – CDTPenn State takes on George Mason from the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. Mason was runner-up in their conference and both teams have identical 22-10 records. It is just Penn State’s luck to play a green team on St. Patrick’s [...]

Penn State left out of NCAA Tournament – The CollegianSigh — as recently as Friday afternoon, it looked as though Penn State would return to the NCAA tournament for the first time in eight years. Sadly, their non-conference schedule and a series of upsets this weekend sunk Penn State’s bid. They have to settle for [...]