Penn State Basketball stuns Northwestern: What powered 74-70 upset
By Evan Smith
Nittany Lions milking the clock
Let’s start this section by being clear, Jalen Pickett can shoot the fadeaway.
It’s clearly a shot in his arsenal and he knows how to get this shot off. You may remember from the Indiana upset win that Penn State Basketball hit some monster end of shot clock three’s that probably aren’t the highest percentage shots.
Well, they weren’t all three’s but Penn State Basketball did it again Wednesday night and below were those key shots in just the second half.
7:41 — 3 seconds left on the shot clock (Lundy contested jumper), cut the Wildcat lead to 4
6:55 — 1 second left on the shot clock (Pickett contested jumper), cut the Wildcast lead to 2
5:38 — 2 seconds left on the shot clock (Sessoms contested jumper), tied the game
2:25 — less than 1 second left on the shot clock (Lundy DEEP contested three, and-1), Lions lead by 2
The Lions only had four other possessions during this timeframe. This was the most crucial stretch of the game and, despite not really being the best shots, the Lions hit them and that’s what matters most.
Is this sustainable?
Who knows, but it won two straight games including a conference road win so that sure is something.