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Garner Lifts Penn State in B1G Tournament Opener

By Jeff Rice, Special to GoPSUSports.com

NEW YORK -- With two of Penn State's all-time great sharpshooters -- Joe Crispin and Talor Battle -- watching from the Madison Square Garden stands, Shep Garner poured in four more 3-pointers on Thursday night, bringing his season total to 92, tying Battle for the fourth-most made threes in a season in team history.

But it was a key defensive play by the senior guard from Chester, Pennsylvania, that might have had even more impact in the Nittany Lions' 65-57 win over Northwestern in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.