With the game clock expiring, Big Ten offensive player of the year candidate Talor Battle worked his way to the basket and put a shot up, bouncing back and forth on the rim before going in the net to upset No. 23 Illinois in 2009 in the Bryce Jordan Center.
“I just hope our kids and our players continue to make their own great moments that’ll last a lifetime,” Battle, Penn State’s all-time leading scorer and current assistant coach, told The Daily Collegian at local media day on Oct. 15. “We just love to give great productions for our fans to support.