In their first-ever Gavitt Tipoff Games matchup, Penn State went wire-to-wire in a 68-62 victory over DePaul. That won't register anywhere on a national scale, but it's a nice accomplishment for a young team with few expectations. Sure, they were just playing DePaul and yeah, they probably should have won by a larger margin. But we are talking about Penn State basketball here and wire-to-wire wins always should be celebrated.
The Lions jumped out to an early lead when Josh Reaves duplicated his opening efforts from the season opener with a steal and slam on the first possession of the contest.