Can it get any worse?

The house of horrors for the Nittany Lions as known as the Breslin Center was just that last night.

The Penn State men's basketball team couldn't get on track offensively or defensively last night as the Lions dropped to an astounding 0-8 against Michigan State at the Breslin Center, losing by the score of 70-36.

The 36 points are a season-low for Penn State, beating the previous low of 37 in a 25-point defeat earlier in the year against Penn. The total point output ties the third lowest total in Penn State basketball history. Penn State was only able to manufacture 11 points in the first 20 minutes of action. For the longest time the game remained close as Michigan State struggled as much as the Lions did. The Spartans' offense then began to get on track as the first half came to a close.

Spartan forward Adam Ballinger buried a three-pointer as time expired in the first half, giving the Spartans a commanding 27-11 lead.

"We got pushed all over the place," said Penn State men's basketball coach Jerry Dunn on Penn State Sports Radio Network. "They played like men and we played like boys."

Dunn has stressed that his team needs to limit the turnovers. Last night, the Lions turned the ball over 17 times and had only four assists.

Penn State shot 19 percent, including 1-for-11 from three-point land and didn't attempt a free throw in the first half. In addition, Penn State was held scoreless for a seven-minute span in the first half. Time after time in the first half the Lions would run down the 35-second shot clock before hoisting up a rushed shot in order to avoid a shot clock violation. All night there was no answer for Spartan guard Chris Hill, who lead all scorers with 20 points. Hill, who switched to the off-guard from the point guard, pulled down seven rebounds.

The Lions had no answers either for Michigan State's post play, as the Spartans continually made lay-up after lay-up. Aloysius Anagoyne dominated down low, scoring nine of his 11 points in the first half. Reserve forward Paul Davis chipped in with seven points and grabbed five rebounds.

"We didn't play with poise," Dunn said. "They were more physical and we didn't show patience."

The lone bright spot for the Lions was once again Aaron Johnson. Johnson grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds. Sharif Chambliss was the only Penn State player to score double digits with 10.

"This is the worst game we have played since North Carolina," Dunn said.