Penn State put up quite the effort at Madison Sqaure Garden without Mike Watkins but running out of gas against Purdue in the semifinal.  Was their performance enough to get them into the tournament?  The hockey team is a virtual lock to be in the NCAA tournament after sweeping Minnesota for the 2nd straight week. Next up, Big Ten Semis at Notre Dame.  The Nittany Lions put on a show at the NFL combine.