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PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- No. 8 Penn State is a win away from getting a piece of its first conference title since 2011, the year Joe Paterno was fired.Tyler Davis kicked a career-high four field goals and the Nittany Lions stayed in the hunt for a berth in the Big Ten Conference title game with a 39-0 victory over Rutgers on Saturday night.The win kept Penn State tied for first place in the Big Ten East with Ohio State and Michigan, who face each other in Columbus, Ohio. If the Buckeyes win and the Nittany Lions take their home finale against Michigan State, Penn State goes to the title game, having beaten the Buckeyes in the regular season.When I was a freshman, I never thought with the sanctions that we would ever be in this type of position, and to be here with nine wins -- this is our first nine-win season since Ive been on the team. Im just really proud of it, fifth-year senior defensive end Evan Schwan said after Penn State (9-2, 7-1, No. 9 AP) won its seventh straight game, its longest streak since 11, the year the child sex abuse scandal broke involving one of Paternos former coaches.Penn State was never threatened in this one, which finished with rain and then sleet falling.Saquon Barkley and Andre Robinson scored on short third-quarter runs and the Nittany Lions defense limited Rutgers (2-9, 0-8) to 87 yards in total offense.Tight end Mike Gesicki said the team has not talked much about the postseason implications in recent weeks.We control our own destiny on Saturdays when we play whoever were playing and thats all we can control and thats all we care about, Gesicki said.Trace McSorley (17-of-33 for 210 yards) added a 27-yard scoring pass to Mark Allen and backup quarterback Tommy Stevens scored on a 12-yard run in the fourth quarter, when the Nittany Lions had 216 of their 549 yards in total offense.The loss was the eighth straight for Rutgers and rookie head coach Chris Ash, and the shutout was the fourth of the season. The last time Rutgers was shut out four times in a season was 1936, when it was blanked six straight games in a 1-6-1 season.This one hurt because it was Senior Day for the Scarlet Knights and they wanted to give their seniors a final win at home.Just want to thank our seniors, Ash said. Disappointing that Senior Night didnt end on a positive. Didnt give them an opportunity to leave their legacy in this football program and this university the way that we wanted.Penn State led 9-0 at the half and the story was Davis and the Nittany Lions defense.Davis hit from 32, 34 and 40 yards, the first two into a stiff wind. He added a 32-yarder early in the second half to push the lead to 19-0.The defense set the tone for the game after Penn State return man Miles Sanders muffed the opening kickoff and Rutgers recovered at the 19. Three plays lost seven yards and David Bonagura was wide right on a 45-yard field goal attempt.The defense has been better every week, Penn State linebacker Jason Cadinda said. We pitched a shutout, 80-something yards. Every week the confidence just builds and builds. We know what were capable of. Its as simple as that.Rutgers averaged less than two yards a play on its 50 offensive plays, finishing 1 of 14 on third-down attempts.Look at the stats, were not even one dimensional, Ash said.THE TAKEAWAYPenn State: While the Nittany Lions defense was outstanding, the offense did not do much until late. There also has to be concern because Barkley (16 carries for 92 yards) was dinged in the third quarter on a run inside the 10 and he did not return. Michigan State showed Saturday that it still had something in the tank despite a dreadful season and Penn State needs a healthy Barkley.Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights will get a chance to play spoiler again and give Ash his first Big Ten win. 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Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111.Until Tuesday afternoon, Donyell Marshall hadnt watched Stephen Currys Monday night tornado of 3-pointers that broke his shared record for the most 3-pointers made in a single NBA game.But he definitely heard about it.My son texted me when he saw Steph had 10 [3s] at the end of the third, Marshall said from the gym at Central Connecticut State, where he coaches the mens basketball team. And I thought, OK, yeah, hes gonna get it. I got up to go to the bathroom at about 2 a.m. and looked at my phone and saw he had it.It was an off day for Marshalls Blue Devils, but Currys heroics brought media calling on the 15-year NBA veteran, who tied Kobe Bryants record 11 years ago when he hit 12 3-pointers as a member of the Toronto Raptors against the Philadelphia 76ers. Last season, Curry brought himself even with Bryant and Marshall when he made 12 3-pointers against the Thunder on Feb. 27.Marshall sat down with ESPN on Tuesday to watch highlights from Currys game and lend perspective on that kind of prolific shooting performance.I see a player in an amazing zone, Marshall said. He almost looks like hes playing a playground pick-up game. A lot of these shots are heat check shots. They look almost wild, but hes able to hit them because he works on them.Marshall staked his share of the record on March 13, 2005, against the Philadelphia 76ers, led by Allen Iverson and Currys now-teammate Andre Iguodala. That performance bears little resemblance to Currys.For starters, Marshall came off the bench and needed only 28 minutes of game action to shoot 12-for-19 from deep. Curry needed 35 minutes of work Monnday to shoot 13-for-17, and Bryant needed 37 minutes to shoot 12-of-18 on Jan.dddddddddddd 7, 2003, when he set the mark against the Seattle SuperSonics.Marshalls shots came in the corners, where he camped out and stung the 76ers repeatedly.During my run, the point guard had to get me the ball, the 6-foot-9 Marshall said with a laugh. Curry doesnt have to worry about that. As soon as he steps over half court, hes a threat.When Currys on, he looks perpetually on the verge of losing control. He twists, careens, tumbles. All of that translates to shots that look amazing -- or lucky -- to the average fan. But Marshall says anyone who dismisses shots such as Currys is missing one thing.When a fan sees Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant or Steph Curry hit these amazing, oh-my-god shots, what they dont see is that they work on these oh-my-god shots in practice. People can say, Oh, lucky shot, but thats not lucky. Thats work.The other thing here: Steph did a great job of reading the defense, and that feeds into a run like this. How did they play me last time? Where did they force me? Its based on reads.Asked if he was at all melancholy about losing his share of the record, Marshall shook his head.It would be one thing if it was somebody you didnt expect. But this dude? The way he shoots, the freedom he has? Its not surprising.Still, Marshall appreciates that the years have been kind to his record.I got more publicity from Steph breaking my record than I did when I set it. ' ' '