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March 17, 2009 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP)--Talor Battle scored eight of his game-high 24 points in overtime and tied the game with a 3-pointer at the end of regulation as Penn State defeated George Mason, 77-73 on Tuesday night in the first round of the NIT. Dre Smith hit two foul shots with five seconds left in regulation to give George Mason a 65-62 lead before Battle hurried down the court for his buzzer-beating 3 for Penn State (23-11). It was Battle's first bucket of the second half after missing his first seven shots. Battle hit two more 3s in overtime, scoring all but four of Penn State's 12 points in the extra frame. John Vaughn's deep 3 with 7.7 seconds in OT drew Mason within 75-73, but Stanley Pringle hit two foul shots with 7.0 seconds left to finally seal the win. Cameron Long had 16 points to lead the Patriots (22-11).
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