Penn State Men’s Basketball Survives Scare Against Chattanooga to Stay Undefeated

Penn State’s undefeated start to the season extended through Game 2 with a nail-biting victory over Chattanooga. Led by 25 points from forward Josh Reed and 43 points off free throws, the Nittany Lions fended off a second-half push from the Mocs to win 97-93 on Thursday night in the Bryce Jordan Center. “There were some things in that game that we did at a high level that we need to continue to build on and replicate, and there were some things in the second half we gotta watch tape tomorrow and get better,” head coach Mike Rhoades said after the game. How It Happened Guard Thomas Allard opened the game with back-to-back triples and a mid-range jumper to mount an 8-2 Nittany Lion lead less than three minutes into the contest, which quickly surpassed his five total points from the season-opener. However, Chattanooga guard Kobe McDowell-White knocked down his first three attempts from beyond the arc, leveling the score at 11-11. Despite being held out of the starting fi