Talor Battle News

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Dec. 7, 2009 - The Nittany Lion basketball team looks to enjoy a return to the friendly confines of the Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday when it takes on Maryland-Baltimore County in a 6:30 p.m. tip live on the Big Ten Network.

With the tipoff for Saturday's game against Temple imminent, Talor Battle, Penn State's all-Big Ten Conference guard, looked up at the small cluster of Nittany Lion fans in the upper reaches of the Liacouras Center and acknowledged them for escaping the central Pennsylvania snow to support his team.

Temple coach Fran Dunphy is starting to see that Ryan Brooks can be more than just his leading scorer.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Dec. 4, 2009 - Coming off a 69-67 road victory at Virginia on Monday, the Nittany Lion basketball team will look to win a program record fifth-straight non-conference road game on Saturday when it takes on Temple at 4:00 p.m. at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

Penn State's Talor Battle had never scored 30 points in a game. But it happened Monday night at Virginia.

The news, coming today as ESPN is reporting, has Bowden bowing out after another tough Seminoles season, leaving Paterno unquestionably the winning coach of all time.

Talor Battle dominated the second half and the Nittany Lion basketball team posted a Big Ten record third-straight victory in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Monday as Penn State downed Virginia, 69-66, in Charlottesville, Va.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Nov. 29, 2009 - The Nittany Lion basketball team will look to make Big Ten/ACC Challenge history on Monday when Penn State takes on Virginia at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.

Ia TMll be first to admit, there isn't an excuse for bad play, but I think there is something worth mentioning.

Coming into this year, your average fan had pretty high expectations for the Penn StateA basketball season.

While matching his career high 29 points against UNC-Wilmington, Bishop Maginn grad Talor Battle became the latest member of Penn State's 1,000 point club.

David Jackson scored 26 points to lead Penn State to a 87-75 win over Sacred Heart on Wednesday night.

Battle leads PSU to 82-51 win over Slippery Rock Talor Battle had 16 points and 10 rebounds Friday night, leading Penn State to an 82-51 exhibition victory over Division II Slippery Rock.

The Nittany Lion basketball team will look to snap out of a two-game shooting slump Sunday morning when it takes on Davidson at 10 a.m. in the last of Penn State's three contests at the Charleston Classic.

Wow, the NIT sure is looking nice right now for the Nittany Lions. Items in the rearview mirror may be far less significant than they appear.

This is not the way Penn State and Talor Battle envisioned their trip to Charleston.

Chad Tomko scored 21 points and North Carolina-Wilmington made 10 of 16 3-point shots to knock off Penn State 80-69 on Thursday.

The Nittany Lion basketball team will take on UNC-Wilmington Thursday in the first round of the second-annual Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C. The game will air live from Carolina First Arena on ESPNU at 4:00 p.m. and can be heard on the Penn State Sports Network .

BONUSGATE, that mess in Harrisburg, hits home today with news that a House Republican Caucus staffer worked on a local campaign while being paid by the taxpayers.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Nov. 16, 2009 - The Nittany Lions basketball team will look to run its winning streak to seven games, dating to last season's NIT run, when they take on Northeast Conference favorite Robert Morris tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center.