The second game of the Micah Shrewsberry era at Penn State hit a speedbump in Amherst, Massachusetts on Monday night. Then it got stuck in a pothole that turned into a sinkhole and swallowed the entire program in the process. Penn State was drubbed by UMass on the road on Monday night with the Nittany Lions slumping their way back to State College with an 81-56 loss.
Turnovers and hot shooting by the Minutemen teamed up to spell Penn State’s doom in the second half of the game. After trailing by four at halftime, Penn State just could not keep up the pace against UMass, who got a big night from Trent Buttrick, who transferred to UMass in the offseason from Penn State. Buttrick was the leading scorer for UMass with 19 points, nine rebounds, and six assists. Penn State was outscored by UMass in the second half, 44-23, after starting the second half on a 20-4 run.
Penn State was led by Seth Lundy in the scoring department with 14 points. Sam Sessoms had 12 points and John Harrar was Penn State’s rebound leader with a game-high 12 rebounds.
On Friday, UMass lost to Yale by 20.
Tonight, it beat Penn State by 25.
Anarchy?
Nope. Just College Basketball.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) November 16, 2021
Highlights from a 𝗕𝗜𝗚 win over Penn State on our home court! 🏀
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— UMass Basketball (@UMassBasketball) November 16, 2021
Penn State looks to bounce back into the win column on Thursday night when they return to the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State is scheduled to host St. Francis Brooklyn in the first game of the Emerald Coast Classic.
You can view Penn State’s entire men’s basketball schedule HERE.
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