The second of a three-game opening week for Penn State saw the Nittany Lions take on Chattanooga, a squad that put on a respectable performance at Louisville in their own season opener, and one who would present a step up in competition when compared to Canisius, but should still be a game that should ultimately end up with a comfortable enough win.
Sure enough, it looked that way in the early going, as both teams engaged in a three-point shooting contest, with Thomas Allard nailing a pair while Chattanooga's Kobe McDowell-White nailed a few treys himself, including one that tied the game at 11 four minutes in. It was from there however, that Penn State started to take over by dominating on the boards and garnering some turnovers that led to buckets on the other end, as they pushed their lead into double digits and took a 54-33 halftime lead into the locker room.
Chattanooga did not just fade away and go through the motions in the second half though, as they went on a 6-0 run to cut the PSU lead down to 15 before the Nittany Lions finally got themselves a basket four minutes into the half to momentarily stop the bleeding. Heavy emphasis on the "momentarily" part, because McDowell-W...