Rusty Illini can't overcome listless outing in 54-52 loss to Penn State

"It was kind of scrambled in the huddle trying to figure it out," said Paul, who scored 11 of his game-high 20 points in the second half. "There were a lot of communication problems. I would have rather just have stepped off, got the ball and made a play, but it didn't happen that way."

"This obviously sucks," said Paul, who made 4 of 9 3-pointers. "I think we're a team that's capable of beating Penn State. They made plays at the end of the game."

Shannon Ryan