With several days to rest up after the conclusion of a successful Charleston Classic showing, the Shrews Crew returned to the friendly confines of the Bryce Jordan Center for a Black Friday showdown with a 1-5 Lafayette squad that on paper, posed very little threat to this Penn State team. These types of games however, have proven to be problematic all across college basketball for favorites who show up not taking the opponent seriously enough.
For the first several minutes of the game, it seemed like Penn State might be in for a tougher-than-expected evening. Thanks to some poor rebounding and lackadaisical defense, the Leopards found themselves ahead 19-12 w/12 minutes to go in the half before Micah Shrewsberry called a timeout to light into his team.