There are disappointing performances and then there are benchings.
Penn State point guard Sam Sessoms was benched after playing just seven minutes against Purdue on Saturday, but the senior returned to Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday with a new attitude and a new mentality.
“I feel like I let my teammates down in a selfish way,” Sessoms said of his performance against Purdue. “So I was just itching to get the next opportunity, which was tonight. Hopefully I made them feel better.”
Of the storylines from the Nittany Lions’ 66-49 victory over Rutgers on Tuesday night — holding one of the country’s best forwards to single digits, defeating an established Big Ten team by a wide margin, etc.