After a successful head coaching debut, Micah Shrewsberry’s crew headed up to Massachusetts to take on a UMass squad looking for a nice early season scalp against a Big Ten foe.
In what was a fast-paced first half that saw six ties and nine lead changes, Penn State’s lackluster-at-times shooting effort was helped out by 12 second chance points. Unfortunately, UMass brought their three-point shooting effort with them, knocking down six of their 14 attempts in the first half, while PSU struggled, hitting only two of their ten attempts from downtown. Despite valiant efforts from Sam Sessoms, Jalen Pickett, and Seth Lundy, the Minutemen held a 37-33 lead at the half.