[NU Sports] The more things change . . .

[Dennis W. Brandt]

. . . the more we lose basketball games.  That old bugaboo resurfaced today in State College before an unenthusiastic, Rose Bowl-riddled crowd.  We got flat-out hammered on the boards by a lower-level Big 10 team.  Even Penn State's star guard pulled down twelve boards, likely more than our entire front line.  Sad to say, but Crowley is proving useless.  Maybe he'll contribute someday, but right now he can't score, rebound, or play defense.  His only big numbers are in his foul totals.  Shurna looked very good today, but unless he, Coble, and Moore score big, we'll have a tough time winning.  This loss does not bode well for the Mudville Five for the remainder of the season.