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Jamelle Cornley greeted members of Nittany Nation before the start of the NIT game between Penn State and George Mason Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Penn State's Talor Battle breaks past George Mason Patriot John Vaughan, 22, right, early on in the game between the Nittany Lions and the Patriots in the Bryce Jodan Center on Tuesday, March 17, which became a 77-73 victory for the Lions after Battle's game-saving three-point shot which took the game into overtime.
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Jeff Brooks, 25, dunks for two points for Penn State after a steal against the George Mason Patriots during their match on Tuesday, March 17, in the Bryce Jordan Center
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Jamelle Cornley, Penn State's starting forward, grimaces in pain after taking a hit to his previously-injured left shoulder early in the second half of the men's basketball match against the George Mason University Patriots on Tuesday, March 17. The Nittany Lions went on to win the game, which was in the first round of the NIT Tournament, 77-73 in the Bryce Jordan Center.
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The Lion helps Nittany Nation member Bud Parks, a sophomore, rile up spectators with Parks' cowbell late in the second half of the men's basketball match against George Mason in the first round of the NIT Tournament on Tuesday, March 17, in the Bryce Jordan Center. The Lions won the game 77-73 in overtime.
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Penn State men's basketball Coach Ed DeChellis yells out onto the court during the second half of the Nittany Lions' match against the George Mason University Patriots, held Tuesday, March 17, in the Bryce Jordan Center. The game ended in a 77-73 victory in overtime for the Lions.
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During another time-out, cheerleaders flipped their way across the court, and the Nittany Lion, seen in the background, joined in as well.
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As time ran out in regulation play, sophomore Talor Battle nailed a three-point shot for Penn State to tie the game and send it to overtime.
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Members of the Penn State Pride of the Lions pep band celebrate after Talor Battle's buzzer-beating, game-tying three-point shot which took the Nittany Lions into overtime against the George Mason Patriots on Tuesday, March 17, in the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Penn State's Chris Babb, 10, jumps to rebound the ball and shield it from George Mason defender Darryl Monroe late in the game. He pulled down four boards in the Nittany Lions' victory.
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Penn State's Stanley Pringle, 11, sinks a shot toward the end of overtime in the Nittany Lions' match against the George Mason Patriots on Tuesday, March 17, in the Bryce Jordan Center. Pringle recorded 6 points and was 2-for-3 at the foul line in the Nittany Lions' 77-73 victory.
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