Penn State coach Patrick Chambers had to cut the Nittany Lions' basketball practice short by about 15 minutes Monday when things got testy inside the Bryce Jordan Center practice gym.
That's a good thing.
"It got so competitive and so heated, I don't remember the last time I saw it," Chambers said. "The fact that they're that feisty, that they want to continue to get better showed me something that they expected to win on Saturday and if we have that mentality, we're going to find success."
Their next test awaits Saturday afternoon when No. 24 Minnesota arrives in Happy Valley for a noon showdown.