Dispatching Texas A&M wasn’t a surprise on its own, but rather how Penn State managed to do so in a rather dominating fashion. Now, it was on to the Aggies’ bitter rivals, the Texas Longhorns, a dark horse national champion squad...
Things seemed rather out-of-sync offensively for the Nittany Lions, as shots that were easily dropping against A&M were hitting front iron or going in-and-out. Andrew Funk and Seth Lundy were a combined 0-for-7 from downtown, with Funk being in such a slump that he hesitated and passed up on an open three. To make matters worse, Jalen Pickett uncharacteristically turned it over five times in the first half, as Texas’ length and athleticism clogged the passing lanes and were able to strip the ball away from Pickett as he attempted to “booty ball” his way to the hoop.