After vaulting in to seventh place after Wednesday night's win, Penn State has a chance to add separation.

The Nittany Lions (13-14, 5-10 Big Ten) play their second to last home game of the season against Michigan at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State has won three straight home games against conference foes for the first time since 2000. Michigan won the season's previous meeting in Ann Arbor, 68-63.

With three games left before the conference tournament, games against teams like the Wolverines (9-19, 5-11) can improve Penn State's seeding and increase its chances to get selection to the NIT.

"Every game's important down the stretch," Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said. "Another opportunity to get a win at home. It's an opportunity for us to move up in the league standings, to get another win towards possible postseason play if we don't win the Big Ten tournament."

Michigan comes in with a young team that has struggled in coach John Belein's first year at the school. It seemed that the Wolverines were about to turn the corner after they won four of fove games, but Michigan lost to Northwestern Tuesday night. It was the first conference win for the Wildcats.

Though Michigan hasn't been very consistent this season, DeChellis said when its young players are performing well, Michigan can be a difficult challenge.

"[They are a] Talented team," DeChellis said. "They have good young players. Because they are so young, sometimes you play well at times, sometimes you don't. But when they play well at the same time, they're very, very tough to beat."

-Wayne

It's home sweet home for Penn State tonight, as it plays in its first home game in 11 days.

The Nittany Lions (12-14, 4-10 Big Ten) play Iowa (12-16, 5-10) in a game that could dictate where each team finishes in the conference standings. With only two weeks until the conference tournament in Indianapolis, every game means more than usual, especially when it can impact a seeding.

Tonight looks like an empty night for attendance. Besides the band, both sections behind the baskets are empty. The student section along courtside is mostly filled as always, but tonight could be challenging the dubious honor for lowest attendance this season.

The starting lineups:
Penn State:
G Talor Battle
G Stanley Pringle
F D.J. Jackson
F Jamelle Cornley
F Andrew Jones

Iowa:
G Tony Freeman
G Justin Johnson
G Jake Kelly
F Cyrus Tate
F Seth Gorney

PSU-6, Iowa-6; 15:55 left in the first half
The openening minutes were dominated by mini runs by both teams. The Hawkeyes are shooting 3-for-4 to start the game, but the Lions are making up that difference by being the better team on rebounding, at least early on. Tate is the only Iowa player who seems to be holding his own downlow, as he has 4 early points to help his team erase an early 6-2 deficit.

PSU-11, Iowa-9; 10:44 left in the first half
In a strange misunderstanding, Jones started walking off the floor, and the game almost restarted with Penn State only having four players on the court. It may be for injury reasons, but Jones going down really leaves the Lions shorthanded underneath the basket.

Jones heads to the locker room. Not really sure what's bothering him. It will be interesting to see if he re-enters the game.

As for the action, no one has scored for 3:17 seconds. The Hawkeyes are making it a bad habit of committing offensive fouls close to the basket. Both teams are using the majority of the shot clock to find open looks, but for the most part have been unsuccessful.

PSU-22, Iowa-17; 7:30 left in the first half
Jones wasn't out for long, as he gets back into the game.

Danny Morrissey has come off the bench on fire for the Lions, as he hit two 3-pointers and added three free throws to score nine straight points for Penn State. Both teams aren't finding life too difficult from long-range, as they are shooting a combined 7-for-10 on 3s.

After jumping out to an eight-point lead, Iowa responded with five very quick points before Mike Walker ended the run.

PSU-27, Iowa-25; 3:53 left in the first half
Iowa commits another foul on Penn State from beyond the arc, this time against Walker. Before the foul, the Hawkeyes took the lead temporarily thanks to an 11-2 run that was dominated by three 3-pointers from three different players. Iowa has hit five of its first seven 3-point attempts.

It was a change to see Walker sink three straight free throws after struggling from the charity stripe for much of the season. The foul line success has been contagious for the whole team as well, as the Lions hit nine of 10 free throws.

PSU-31, Iowa-30; halftime
The game continues to be one of small runs. Both teams are shooting better than 50 percent on 3s.

Both squads are showcasing balance, but Iowa has to be pleased with the first half performance of Kelly, who has nine points on 4-for-5 shooting and as two assists. Tate has gone silent for the Hawkeyes, as his two fouls have forced him to miss some time.

Penn State is being led by Morrissey's nine points. Other than that, no player has really set the basket on fire as of yet and no one on either side figures to get a double-double.

Iowa is shooting 63 percent, but Penn State is countering that with nine free throws against none for the Hawkeyes. Also, Penn State is outscoring Iowa's bench 18-3.

Iowa-45, PSU-40; 13:57 left
Iowa still on a roll from long range, as the Hawkeyes have hit nine of their 14 3-points attempts. They opened the half hitting three consecutive 3s, with Johnson hitting two of them.

Iowa-52, PSU-46; 10:45 left
Cornley has come alive as he tries to rally Penn State. He has scored 10 points this half already to help make up for the disparity in 3-pointers, as Iowa has 18 more points on 3s in the game.

Iowa is still depending on offensive balance by its big three tonight to sustain its lead. Kelly, Johnson and Freeman all have more than 12 points. As a team, however, only five Hawkeyes have scored. This contrasts with Penn State, which has seven players in the scoring book.

Iowa-57, PSU-51
This 3-point barrage by Iowa is incredible. The count is now at 20 3-pointers. The bad for Penn State is that Iowa is not showing any signs of slowing down, as it has hit six of nine 3-pointers this half.

Cornley continues to try and will the Lions back, but Penn State is having trouble keeping pace with the Hawkeyes on fire from beyond the arc.

Iowa-60, PSU-57; 3:15 left
Tate fouls out of the game with 4:59 left. Iowa could find trouble replacing him inside the paint, as he scored 11 points tonight.

For the most part, Cornley is continuing to carry the Lions on his back, as he goes over 20 points with his 16th point this half.

The law of averages may finally be catching up with Iowa, as Freeman shoots an airball. But Penn State has been just as unlucky on 3s of late as well, missing two straight 3-pointers in 27 seconds.

PSU-65, Iowa-64; final
A Battle 3 cut the deficit to two, and the Lions got one last chance to tie the game or when when a jumped ball call gave Penn State the ball with 31.8 seconds left.

After another missed 3 by Morrissey, Jackson came down with the biggest rebound of the game. He scored on the putback and was fouled on the attempt. With ice water in his veins, he calmly hit the free throw to give Penn State the lead for the first time since halftime.

Iowa had one last possession with nine seconds left. After an initial miss, Kelly wasn't able to tip in the game-winning shot. But the Hawkeyes had one more chance to win with 1.2 seconds left after the ball went out of bounds.

But the last desperation shot for Iowa was never even put up, as Battle stripped Johnson's desperation look to give the Lions the comeback win.

With the win, Penn State passes Iowa in the Big Ten standings.
-Wayne

After Wednesday's blowout, Penn State is ready to move on.

Penn State travels to Minneapolis to play Minnesota at 2 p.m. Sunday. Earlier in the season, the Golden Gophers erased a 16-point second half deficit and won, 76-73.

The Nittany Lions (12-13, 4-9 Big Ten) are coming off a 37-point loss to No. 18 Michigan State on Wednesday, the largest defeat for Penn State this year.

Though the rout can be seen as a morale killer, Penn State coach Ed DeChellis isn't worried about his team not recovering.

"Hopefully, if we're competitive guys, which I think we are, we will be ready to go on Sunday and try to get the bad taste out of our mouth," De Chellis said.

It was the fifth straight road loss. Penn State hasn't won away from the Bryce Jordan Center since beating Illinois on Jan. 6.

Minnesota (16-9, 6-7) comes into Sunday's game fresh off a win against Michigan, which won three straight coming into the game. The Gophers feature offensive balance, as six players average at least seven points a game. Leading the way is senior forward Dan Coleman, who is first on the team in points per game (12.6) and rebounds per game (5.9).

The game has huge implications for both teams. Minnesota is still trying to put together an impressive resume for the NCAA tournament selection committee. Already on the outer edge of the bubble, a loss could be damaging to its chances.

As for Penn State, this weekend offers an opportunity to move upward in the Big Ten standings. With the conference tournament just three weeks away, wins this time of the year are critical for seeding in the tournemant.

"If we do what we need to do, we can finish as high as sixth. That would be an opportunity to move up to that upper bracket," DeChellis said. "If we don't, then we got a chance to finish a lot lower. So it comes down to these last five games."

-Wayne

I got an opportunity to talk with Dave Herman, the coach of Penn State's newest commitment, Cammeron Woodyard this morning. Woodyard and Winters Mill defeated Francis Scott Key High School 83-45 last night, with Woodyard scoring 25 points. Herman said he pulled Woodyard after three quarters.

Herman said Holy Cross, Jacksonville, Youngstown State and Loyola were the other programs going after Woodyard, but that a variety of factors could have slowed Woodyard's recruitment.

"We're a newer school," Herman said. "We're kind of stuck in the middle of nowhere. I think that hurt him a little bit. The bottom line is the kid can play."

Herman was also impressed by coach Ed DeChellis and his staff.

"The coaches did an amazing job," he said. "I've dealt with a lot of coaches. The way they handled him was first class."

Herman described Woodyard as being, "fantastic in transition," and said his game is well-rounded, as he can shoot the three and has a solid mid-range game.

Herman said that Woodyard is the best player he has ever coached in terms of his potential and ceiling. He was also impressed with the improvement Woodyard has made in the past year.
"I have never had a kid get better in a year like Cammeron," Herman said.

Herman said that Woodyard's work ethic and understanding of the game will help him at the college level.

"We've had a lot of Division-1 coaches in here. Number one thing they say to me after practice is that he knows the game."

-Steve

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After a two week lay-off, we're back at the Bryce Jordan Center for Big Ten action between Penn State and Illinois. This is Steve bringing you updates tonight.

There's not a bad crowd turnout here tonight, but it appears to be mostly people from town, and not students. The entire section behind the basket is empty.

As far as the national scene is concerned, this game is pretty meaningless. Both teams will likely miss the postseason. But from a purely basketball standpoint, I think this could be a pretty exciting game.

Penn State currently occupies 8th place in the conference, and while that sounds pretty bad (and is) this is Penn State, and the Nittany Lions haven't finished higher than 8th in the conference during Coach Ed DeChellis' five year tenure, so there is some pride at stake for the Lions.

Also, Penn State defeated Illinois at home last month, so the Illini have some pride at stake as well.

Starting Lineups:

Penn State
G Talor Battle
G Stanley Pringle
F D.J. Jackson
F Jamelle Cornley
C Andrew Jones

Illinois
G Chester Frazier
G Demetri McCamey
F Brian Randle
F Trent Meachem
C Shaun Pruitt

More after tipoff.

15:51 remaining in the first half
Illinois 10 PSU 5

The Illini have jumped out to an early lead thanks to some good outside shooting. Trent Meachem and Demetri McCamey have both connected from long-range.

A nice crowd has started to fill in here at the Bryce Jordan Center. The aforementioned empty section behind the basket is now more than half filled.

11:39 left in the first half
Illinois 16 PSU 12

Stanley Pringle's hot hand has kept the Lions in this one so far. Pringle is 3-for-3 from the floor for seven points.

I had never heard of Illinois' Mike Tisdale before tonight, but the 7-foot-1 freshman just knocked down a nice baseline jumper. It's pretty rare to see a big guy with that kind of stroke.

7:08 left in the first half
PSU 23 Illinois 20

The Lions have heated up since my last post, as Danny Morrissey came off the bench and nailed a couple of 3-pointers to put the Lions ahead.

Stanley Pringle continues to play well. He hit a wide open Brandon Hassell underneath with a great baseball pass that led to an easy two.

3:31 left in the first half
PSU 28 Illinois 25

Penn State has continued its strong play, as Talor Battle is now stepping up for the Lions. He has all of his five points since my last post and has three assists on the game.

Shaun Pruitt and Mike Tisdale are accounting for the bulk of the Illini's offensive production. Pruitt is leading them with seven points, and Tisdale has six, including another nice jumper from the foul line.

Halftime
PSU 28 Illinois 28

Sorry I am so late updating this, but the halftime show was Quickchange, which is undoubtedly the best halftime show we've had all year. If you've never seen Quickchange, you need to.It's basically just a man and woman dancing around, and then the woman walks through a sheet type thing and is wearing different clothes. It's hard to describe but it's pretty awesome.

The local Coaches Vs. Cancers sponsors are being honored right now as well. A pretty eventful halftime.

It was also a pretty eventful first half, as the Lions shot 11-for-21 from the field. That hot shooting will have continue if the Lions hope to win. The Illini have outrebounded Penn State 19-9 and have scored 11 second-chance points while the Lions have scored none.

15:42 remaining in the game
PSU 36 Illinois 29

The second half has been pretty sloppy so far, but it has benefited Penn State, as the Lions currently have their largest lead of the game. I

llinois has turned the ball over three times this half, and failed to convert a 2-on-1 fast break, but to the Lions's credit they have outrebounded the Illini in the second half. The Lions are also converting their free-throws, they are 5-for-6 on the game.

11:24 remaining in the game
PSU 36 Illinois 31

D.J. Jackson just stuffed Mike Tisdale and this place went nuts. Pretty awesome for Jackson to block someone seven inches taller than him.

Not much scoring happening right now. Illinois hasn't made a field goal since 2:19 left in the first half.

7:49 remaining in the game
PSU 38 Illinois 37

I knew Penn State would cool off after a hot shooting first half, but the Lions have gone ice cold here. They haven't scored a field goal in over eight minutes, and have allowed Illinois to stay in this one, despite extremely sloppy play by the Illini.

I know I have noted Bruce Weber's loudness on this blog, but let me say, that guy is really loud. We can hear him screaming all the way up here on press row.

6:34 remaining in the game
Illinois 41 PSU 40

Illinois has come back to take the lead on a Trent Meachem 3-pointer. This has been the sloppiest half we have seen this season, and we've seen some sloppy halves. The Princeton and Denver games come to mind here as we're now more than 13 minutes into the second half and the score has been 13-12 in the final period.

3:27 remaining in the game
PSU 46 Illinois 46

A Talor Battle 3-pointer gave the Lions a brief two-point lead, but Illinois fed the ball down low to Shaun Pruitt to tie it up.

I would imagine Bruce Weber will try to get it inside to Pruitt over the final three minutes, the Lions don't really have an answer for him, and Andrew Jones has four fouls, so he can't be as aggressive as he would normally be. Illinois has also had an awful day shooting the ball, the Illini are shooting 37 percent from the field right now.

1:51 remaining in the game
PSU 50 Illinois 46

Penn State has put a little bit of space between themselves and the Illini, as Talor Battle knocked down a couple of free throws and scored an easy two on a fast break.

Final Score
PSU 52 Illinois 51

Talor Battle knocked down a couple of free throws to give Penn State the lead with seven seconds to play, and the Illini couldn't come up with a decent attempt at the last shot. Shaun Pruitt somehow ended up with the ball at the top of the key, and he launched up a floater to no avail.

Penn State tries to get back to its winning ways when it hosts Illinois 7 p.m. Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center.

It is the first home game for Penn State (11-12, 3-8 Big Ten) since the upset win against then-No. 7 Michigan State on Feb. 2.

One of the reasons for the recent struggles is the inconsistency on offense late in the game. Against Michigan, Penn State was held without a field goal for more than five minutes, resulting in a loss in a game that was tied before the drought.

"It's decision making. Sometimes we've made maybe the wrong decision down the stretch," Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said. "[You] try to simulate those the best way in practice you can."

The Nittany Lions enter on a two-game losing streak, while Illinois (11-14, 3-9) is coming off a 24-point win at Minnesota Tuesday night. Senior Shaun Pruitt leads the Illini in both scoring (12.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg).

Penn State won this season's previous meeting in Champaign, Ill., 68-64, with some cluth free throws down the stretch. The win at Illinois gave the Lions a 2-0 start in conference play.

Though both teams seem destined for the NIT at best, this game has implications for seeding in next month's Big Ten tournament. And after the road win at Illinois last month, the revenge factor is another storyline.

"Along with us beating them earlier in the year, anytime you lose a game in the Big Ten, you want some type of redemption," Penn State junior forward Jamelle Cornley said. "It's something to look forward to."

-Wayne

We just got word from the athletic department that Schyler King will be transferring, and will not play for the team again.

King never played much for this team, even after Geary Claxton went down, though King did knock down a key 3-pointer that kept Penn State alive in the Indiana game.

We'll have more on King later.

-Steve

One trend will be broken tomorrow when Penn State visits Michigan tomorrow for a 4 p.m. start in Ann Arbor.

The Nittany Lions (11-11, 3-7 Big Ten) have lost three straight road games and seven of eight overall while the Wolverines (5-17, 1-9) come in on a six-game losing streak.

For Penn State to win, one of the keys will be the status of Jamelle Cornley, who suffered a mouth injury Tuesday at Purdue.

"He praticed yesterday. He had a root canal," DeChellis said. "He tried to practice as best he could. We expect him to play on Saturday, unless he has some kinds of complications." DeChellis said that Cornley will play has much as he can.

Michigan's struggles come at the heels of a 20-win NIT season last year. While that team was led by four seniors, this year's team is acnhored by freshman guard Manny Harris, who leads the team with 15.9 points per game.

In the series' history, Michigan leads 20-8 and has won 10 in a row over the Lions, including 77-55 in Ann Arbor last season. Penn State has not won at Michigan since 1999.

-Wayne

I just got in contact with Sports Information Director Brian Siegrist through email, and he gave me an update on Jamelle Cornley.

Siegrist wrote that Cornley suffered a broken front tooth and got stitches where the tooth went through his lip. An oral surgeon will evaluate him tomorrow. Siegrist wrote that Cornley is expected to start on Saturday at Michigan.

It sounds pretty painful, but thankfully for Penn State Cornley won't miss any time.

-Steve

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Steve here at the Bryce Jordan Center, although it feels more like the Breslin Center East. There are quite a few Michigan State fans here tonight. We still have about 15 minutes to tipoff, and already the crowd is looking better than Tuesday's, but the ubiquitous black curtains are back over the ends of the upper deck.

In addition to the athletic department donating the single game student tickets sales to THON, tonight is also a Coaches Vs. Cancer game. The coaches will be wearing sneakers to raise cancer awareness.

Danny Morrissey is not in the starting lineup; prior to tonight he was the only Nittany Lion to start in every game. Here are the lineups:

Penn State:
G- Talor Battle
G- Stanley Pringle
F- D.J. Jackson
F. Jamelle Cornley
C- Andrew Jones

Michigan State
G- Travis Walton
G- Drew Neitzel
F- Goran Suton
F- Raymar Morgan
C- Drew Naymick

More to come after tipoff.

15:39 remaining in the first half
PSU 7 MSU 6

Andrew Jones has continued to build on his game on Tuesday. Jones has three points already and will go to the line after this timeout. Talor Battle also nailed a nice three on a set play that was well executed.

Encouraging start for Penn State.

11:41 remaining in the first half
PSU 15 MSU 15

Mike Walker knocked down his first three attempt after entering the game, always a good sign for the Lions.

Andrew Jones will head to the line again after this timeout. He has drawn three fouls already.

7:25 remaining in the first half
PSU 23 MSU 23

Jamelle Cornley was down on the floor for a moment after scoring a hard-fought basket in the lane, but it appears that he's alright.

Brandon Hassell will go to the line after this timeout to try and convert a three-point play. The Lions have drawn a lot of fouls so far, as the Spartans already have nine team fouls.

Drew Neitzel has also been held in check. He has not scored since scoring the first basket of the game.

5:32 remaining in the first
MSU 31 PSU 27

Michigan State's four point lead is the largest any team has held so far.

Penn State has gotten an extremely balanced offensive attack so far. Eight players have scored, led by Andrew Jones with six points.

3:44 remaining in the first half
MSU 36 PSU 30

The Spartans have started to build a lead here, and the Lions need to stop the bleeding. Heading into the locker room with some momentum would be huge for Penn State. The national championship-winning women's volleyball team was just honored during this timeout, maybe that will inspire the Lions.

There have been a lot of fouls on both sides early on. Jeff Brooks has three fouls for Penn State, and big men Goran Suton and Drew Naymick each have a pair of fouls for the Spartans.

Halftime
PSU 42 MSU 39

What an incredible first half. Perhaps the volleyball ceremony did inspire the Lions, because they went on a nice little 12-3 run since my last post. Talor Battle canned a couple of treys and now leads the team with 10 points.

The first half was surprising not only in the fact that the the Lions are leading, but also in what a high scoring affair it has been so far. Penn State has shot 46% from the field and Michigan State has shot 53%.

My roommates and I have a running debate over when to storm the court and when not to, and Paul and I have decided that if Penn State hangs on for the win it would be storm the court worthy.

However, we don't want to get ahead of ourselves, as Penn State's trademark is to get blown out in the last 10 minutes of a game. The atmosphere here so far has been pretty incredible though, and if the players can continue to feed off the crowd the ending could be pretty exciting.

15:43 remaining in the game
PSU 53 MSU 43

The Lions have kept the momentum from the end of the first half going here. Stanley Pringle opened the second half with a couple of threes, and Talor Battle just a gorgeous coast-to-coast drive for an easy two.

Drew Neitzel remains ice-cold for the Spartans, and it isn't because of a lack of opportunities. He just missed a wide-open three opportunity, and is 1-for-6 from the field tonight.

11:13 remaining in the game
PSU 58 MSU 54

Penn State hasn't gone completely cold as they did on Tuesday, but the Spartans have crawled back into this game.

Michigan State's inside game has been able to operate without much opposition. Raymar Morgan and Goran Suton have 10 points apiece.

Jeff Brooks and Andrew Jones have four and three fouls, respectively, and if those two foul out, things could head South quickly, as the Lions would no have much of an answer to the Spartans inside game without them.

9:34 remaining in the game
MSU 60 PSU 58

Well the lead was nice while it lasted, but Michigan State appears to be done messing around. Jones picked up his fourth foul for the Lions, so it will be up to Brandon Hassell to man the post for the next few minutes. Historically, not a good sign for the Lions.

Free throw shooting continues to crush Penn State. The Lions are 4-for-9 from the line this half. It's pretty easy to go on long scoring droughts when you give away points by missing free throws.

7:25 remaining in the game
PSU 62 MSU 62

Danny Morrissey is livid after being called for a foul trying to stuff Michigan State's Drew Naymick. It definitely looked like a foul to me, but it was still incredible for Morrissey to prevent a player seven inches taller from scoring. And it's good to see Morrissey fired up about the play.

Jamelle Cornley has been carrying the Penn State offense, scoring two big buckets to keep this thing tied up.

-Steve

PSU-69, MSU-69; 3:56 left
It's Wayne taking over the blogging duties, and we're in the middle of a classic here at the BJC. After Neitzel hit his first 3 of the game with 5:13 left, the Lions rallied to tie the score. Jackson hit both of his free throws, as Penn State raised its free throw average to a still-paltry 18-29 in the game. But Battle left the game hobbling off the court--it appears he injured his ankle.

PSU-74, MSU-71; 2:27 left
Battle re-enters the game, and Penn State missed three of four free throws. The Lions are now sshooting 19-33 for the game. But the tides turned from the line shortly after, as Pringle and Walker both hit both free throws to put Penn State up by five. A clutch shot by Lucas cut the PSU lead to three.

Unbelievable. After struggling the past six games, Penn State played its best game of the season in front of the largest crowd the season. And after struggling mightly at the charity stripe, Penn State made 16 of its last 20 from the line.

The gift? A win over a top-10 Spartan team and a storming of the court.

Like the win at Illinois two years ago, this could be a victory that defines the entire season.

-Wayne

I have noticed some confusion about how much of tomorrow's ticket sales will be donated to THON on some Penn State basketball message boards, and I just read in the pre-game press release that ALL of the five dollar single-game student tickets will be donated. So it's going to go pretty much as if the goal of 10,000 had been reached in the first place.

As for the game tomorrow night, it will be an 8 p.m. tip at the Bryce Jordan Center. After their moment in the spotlight on ESPN on Tuesday, the Nittany Lions will be back to the obscurity of the Big Ten Network tomorrow night.

Although it may seem like the Lions are no match for the No. 8 Spartans, I think there are some compelling reasons to watch.

First, there is always the possibility of the upset. I always go back to the Illinois game in 2006 as evidence that it is possible. Andrew Jones showed a lot of promise on Tuesday, and if he can build on that, and if the Lions can get either D.J. Jackson or Jeff Brooks to step up they could make it a game if Talor Battle and Jamelle Cornley also turn in their usual performances.I realize that is a ton of ifs, but that's the state of this team right now.

Second, even if it does turn into a blowout, Michigan State is considered one of the best teams in the country, so if nothing else tomorrow night is an opportunity to see a team that could contend for a national title. Drew Neitzel and Raymar Morgan should be worth the effort to go see as well.

-Steve