![]() ![]() The win broke a short two game losing skid. Jeff Klauder had 17 while Jermaine Hall had 15. The Seahawks were led by Dedrick Dye's 18 bench points in the RMC win. Wagner comes in 4-3 after its 66-78 NEC win at Robert Morris last Saturday, Dec. Smith is averaging 8.8 ppg and 5.5 rpg while shooting a team-best 53% from the floor. Cline-Heard is scoring 11.7 ppg and grabbing 9.3 rpg while Jon Crispin is at 11.2 ppg and 2.2 rpg. His 6.3 rpg is second only to Cline-Heard. 871 free throw mark and is shooting 44.9% from the floor. Ivory checks in at 16.8 ppg and team-bests in assists (31) and steals (14). He is also hauling in a career-high 5.3 rpg. Crispin his shooting 80% from the free throw line (well below his career average) and 38.5% from three-point land. Joe Crispin leads Penn State and the entire Big Ten with a 21.0 point per game mark and 24 assists. Penn State also had 17 assists on its 24 made field goals and combined for 10 of 29 from three-point range. The Nittany Lions also managed a 42-41 rebound edge against the bigger Owls. 571 from the free throw line, but out shot Temple from the floor. Classmate Scott Witkowsky battled Temple's Kevin Lyde, playing superb defense in a reserve role and grabbed a career-high six rebounds in the process. ![]() Senior Gyasi Cline-Heard, battling the bulk of the Temple inside game, had a game-high 13 rebounds and blocked two shots. Joe Crispin had 12 points, five boards and two assists and while he was shut down in the second half, the senior quarterback forced nothing and played superb defense throughout the game, holding the Owl's leading scorer, Lynn Greer, to only seven points on three of 17 shooting. Smith, who tied a career-high with 13 points, hit a big jumper down the stretch and sophomore Jon Crispin, who ended the game with 12 points, had six of those tallies in that critical run, including a thrilling driving lay-up with :40 left to play that gave the Lions a 64-58 lead. He was a perfect three for three from the stripe, had four rebounds and dished off a career-high 10 assists to post his first career double-double. The swing man hit seven of 14 shots throughout the contest, including four of ten treys. Ivory scored five of his 21 points in a critical 13-2 run to close out the game. 23 Temple 66-60 to run its non-conference home win streak to 52 and remain unblemished in BJC non-conference tilts at 31-0. But Temple found out that the Lions are not a one man team as senior Titus Ivory blazed away for 21 points, Tyler Smith hit big shot after big shot on route to 13, and nearly every Lion who played had a key moment as Penn State downed No. After a 12-point first half for the senior point guard, Temple's outstanding defense went to work on Crispin and held him scoreless for the rest of the game. Legendary Temple head coach John Chaney had a simple defensive plan of attack for the Penn State game, shut down All-America candidate Joe Crispin. Penn State will bring a 5-1 mark into the game while Wagner is 4-3. Tip-off in the second-ever meeting between the two schools is set for 7:30 p.m. The Penn State Nittany Lions will host the Wagner Seahawks in a non-conference game on Monday, Dec. Nittany Lions Host Seahawks Penn State Coming Off Thrilling Win vs. The Nittany Lions will host the Bucknell Bison on Friday, December 22, at 7:30 p.m. Frank Giardina serves as the analyst while Steve Jones handles pbp. Radio - The Penn State Sports Network will carry the game. The Nittany Lions, receiving votes in the 12/11 Coaches and AP polls, will host the Wagner Seahawks in a non-conference clash in the BJC. ![]()
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