GAME NOTES: After suffering opening-round losses on Thursday, the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Cornell Big Red will meet up in a consolation game of the Charleston Classic at TD Arena on Friday night.

The winner will play in Saturday's fifth-place game against the survivor of USC and Drexel, while the losers will face off for seventh place.

PSU had Charlotte on the ropes in the opening round, overcoming a double-digit second-half deficit to tie the game at the end of regulation, but it ultimately fell in the second overtime by a 106-97 final. The setback spoiled a 2-0 start for the Nittany Lions this season.

Cornell, on the other hand, was thoroughly outmatched in its opening-round contest, as it fell to South Carolina, 69-45. The Big Red are 2-2 on the year, and they have already matched their win total from the entire 2013-14 campaign (2-26)

The two sides have split 10 all-time meetings right down the middle, with Penn State coming out on top most recently during the 2011-12 season, 74-67.

The Nittany Lions appeared down for the count midway through the second half of their contest with Charlotte trailing by 17, but they chipped away at their deficit down the stretch before D.J. Newbill sent the game to overtime with a 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation. After playing to a tie at the end of the first extra session, they were outmatched in the second overtime and ultimately suffered the nine-point setback. They shot only 39 percent from the field while allowing Charlotte to make nearly 50 percent of its shots overall, but they kept themselves in the game by draining 11 3-pointers. Newbill poured in a career-high 35 points, but he needed 33 shots to get there (14-of-33). Brandon Taylor tallied 19 points and nine rebounds, while Shep Garner and Geno Thorpe scored 14 points apiece.

On the season, PSU boasts a +7.7 scoring margin while outscoring its opponents from the floor, 42.6 percent to 37 percent. Newbill's huge game against Charlotte leaves him with 23.3 ppg, while Garner (13.3 ppg) and Taylor (11.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg) are also off to fast starts.

While PSU made its opening-round matchup competitive, Cornell's wasn't much of a contest from the very start, as it went down by 14 at the half and never got to within single digits of the lead in the second stanza. It was plagued by a poor shooting night, as it drained only 26.9 percent of its shots, including 5-of-20 from 3-point range. JoJo Fallas led the way off the bench with 11 points, knocking down all three of his shots from beyond the arc. Galal Cancer was the only other player in double figures with 10 points.

The Big Red's offensive output this season has been lackluster, as they shot only 37.3 percent from the floor for 60.5 ppg, but luckily they hold their opponents to the exact same percentage for 64.3 ppg. Shonn Miller is a mainstay in the paint with 14.3 ppg and 7.8 rpg, although he only shoots 36.4 percent from the floor. Robert Hatter, Devin Cherry and Cancer all score between 11.0 and 12.0 ppg.

Although Cornell's defense might be strong enough to slow down Penn State's top scorers somewhat, the Nittany Lions will still likely have more firepower to down the Big Red.