Penn State is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade as they were selected as a 10-seed in the NCAA West region on Sunday evening. The Nittany Lions will take on the seventh-seeded Temple Owls in Tuscon, Arizona on Thursday at 2:10 PM.
Penn State's miracle run through the Big Ten Tournament came to an end in the tournament final on Sunday at the hands of Ohio State as the Buckeyes defeated in the Nittany Lions 71-60. Talor Battle finished the game with 24 points and Jeff Brooks added 19 of his own.
Penn State's victory over Michigan State on Saturday solidified their NCAA Tournament spot according to college basketball experts all across the Internet. Read on after the jump to see where analysts have Penn State seeded and whether they have to win today in order to keep those seedings.
About two weeks ago, Penn State fans thought that they saw their NCAA Tournament hopes go down the drain as they either sat speechless in the Bryce Jordan Center or were bowing down to Jon Diebler's greatness as Ohio State waxed the floor with the Nittany Lions on Senior Night. On Sunday, they might be able to watch Penn State solidify their spot in the Dance against that same Buckeye team. Penn State secured a place in the finals of the Big Ten Tournament for the first time in team history Saturday as they came back from an early deficit to defeat Michigan State 61-48 in front of a sold out crowd at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
We've received a couple forwards in our tip box of an email that Roger Williams, executive director of the Penn State Alumni Association, sent out to the organization's "announcement" list-- i.e., what must be a huge number of graduates spread throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. Check it out after the jump.
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