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WASHINGTON -- Penn States youth movement is starting to pay dividends.Redshirt freshman Mike Watkins scored a career-high 20 points and added eight rebounds and four blocks to lead the Nittany Lions to a 74-68 victory at George Washington on Saturday.Fellow freshman Lamar Stevens had 18 points for Penn State (4-3), which erased a nine-point halftime deficit. Freshman Tony Carr had 12 points.Were a little bit on the roller-coaster ride, but I felt like they were prepared and ready to play tonight, Penn State coach Pat Chambers said. I havent been real happy with the way theyve been playing, but their focus was different and their approach was different and we really saw that in the second half.George Washington committed 15 turnovers, leading to 14 Penn State points. It also struggled from the perimeter, shooting 5 of 24 on its 3-point attempts.The Colonials (3-3) played without junior guard Yuta Watanabe, who sat out with a lower leg injury suffered in practice. Watanabes 13.4 points per game rank second on the team.I dont think its anything long-term, hopefully, but we cant use that as an excuse and use that as a crutch, George Washington interim coach Maurice Joseph said.Senior forward Tyler Cavanaugh had 15 points, all in the second half, for George Washington. Cavanaugh, who averages 18.8 points, picked up two fouls and was limited to eight minutes in the first half.The Nittany Lions have won two in a row since dropping back-to-back games to Duke and Cincinnati in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic. Penn State shot 50 percent in the second half while outrebounding the Colonials 21-16 after the break.We picked it up the last 20 minutes, which was great to see, Chambers said. We saw glimpses of who we can be.BIG PICTUREPenn State: The Nittany Lions climbed above .500 with a victory in their first true road game of the season while avenging a 76-66 loss at George Washington last season.George Washington: After a promising start, the Colonials have dropped three in a row after falling to Georgia and UAB in the CBE Classic earlier in the week.STAT OF THE NIGHTGeorge Washingtons 27-game nonconference home winning streak ended with the loss. The Colonials previous nonleague setback at Smith Center was a 65-62 loss to Kansas State on Dec. 8, 2012.TURNING POINTPenn State opened the second half on a 15-2 run, taking the lead for good on junior Payton Banks 3-pointer with 15:52 to play.INJURIESPenn State sophomore Davis Zemgulis suffered a sprained ankle late in the first half and did not return. Thats going to hurt us because hes been giving us really quality minutes, Chambers said. He made another 3 tonight and its just a matter of time for him to break out. Zemgulis has played in every game this season.UP NEXTPenn State plays host to Georgia Tech on Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Nittany Lions have won games in the event the last two years.George Washington looks for its first victory away from home this season when it visits Harvard on Tuesday.Wholesale Jerseys China . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. http://www.cheapnfljerseyschinaauthentic.net/ . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. Authentic NFL Jerseys China . 24 Baylor in a Big 12 clash between teams trending in opposite directions. Andrew Wiggins made 10-of-12 from the foul line and scored 17 for Kansas (14-4, 5-0 Big 12), which capped a stretch of four straight games against ranked opponents unscathed. Cheap Jerseys Store . Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge.TAMPA, Fla. -- Tulio Da Silva scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and South Florida survived a furious second half comeback attempt to take down Kennesaw State 71-69 on Monday night.South Florida used a 22-6 run midway through the first half, capped by a Da Silva dunk and a Luis Santos layup, to build a 48-27 lead at the half. But the Owls stormed back, trimming the deficit to 10 on a Johannes Nielson layup with 16:40 to go and to just one (63-62) after two Niellson free throws with 2:19 to play.ddddddddddddwo Geno Thorpe free throws gave the Bulls (3-2) a 70-66 lead. However Kennesaw State would still have a final opportunity to win on its last possession, but Kyle Clarke missed a 3 at the buzzer.Troy Holston added 13 points for South Florida.Nick Masterson led the Owls (2-5) with 20 points. ' ' '