We think Penn State has a good enough basketball team to make the NCAA Tournament. But at some point, the Nittany Lions are going to have to win enough big games to prove it and earn it.
So far, they just haven't gotten the job done.
Simply playing well and losing close games just isn't going to be enough.
The Lions' offense went cold in the second half Wednesday night in a big game, and they ended up falling to Michigan State, 67-58, in the Big Ten opener at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park.