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Meacham trying his hand at something different

CHAMPAIGN — Trent Meacham doesn't exactly have fond memories of State College, Pa.

Or the Bryce Jordan Center for that matter.

The former Centennial and Illinois guard hasn't set foot on the Penn State campus in 10 years — a decade exactly from Tuesday — and his last game against the Nittany Lions was memorable for all the wrong reasons.

The No. 23 Illini led by 10 points with just more than 5 minutes to play after a Calvin Brock tip-in during that game on March 5, 2009.

Then the Nittany Lions whittled away at their deficit, and a Talor Battle layup with 0.