It might be time to start taking this team, and Mike Rhoades, seriously.
Like against Indiana, Penn State survived a sloppy early showing thanks to sublime three-point shooting. Jameel Brown, in particular, was excellent again and made three triples in the first nine minutes of action. He spearheaded a 17-4 run to put the Nittany Lions up by as many as 10 points in the first half.
While Penn State’s offensive surge obviously was a huge part of its first-half run, Iowa’s poor shooting did not help. The Hawkeyes went through a stretch of more than five and a half minutes without scoring.