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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- When James Franklin looks at the numbers, he cant help but wonder how many times his offense will get the ball against Wisconsin.The No. 6 Badgers (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten, No. 6 CFP) have limited opponents all season by setting a methodical pace with a grinding, physical running game. Wisconsin leads the nation in time of possession.It affects how offenses are because theyre worried about how many possessions theyre going to get, start to change how they call the game as well, Franklin said Tuesday. That does have a big effect.The No. 8 Nittany Lions (10-2, 8-1, No. 7 CFP) take a different approach into Saturdays Big Ten championship game.Franklin knows his offense doesnt need much time to rack up points. Penn States coach has learned to value explosive plays over all other aspects since offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead installed a new, no-huddle scheme.Just as Wisconsins plodding, keep-away strategy has helped the Badgers post a national best 35:12 per game in possession time, Penn States big-play offense has made defense after defense pay. The Nittany Lions lead the Big Ten and are tied for seventh in the country with 80 plays of 20 yards or more.The explosive plays, including 57 through the air, have helped Penn State score just over 36 points per game. Quarterback Trace McSorley, always willing to give his receivers a chance at a 50-50 ball, has been the trigger-man on many of them.He makes a lot of plays, Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said. Certainly pushing the ball down he field, but it looks to me like he loves playing the game and he competes and has a great energy about him. I liked watching him until this week getting ready to play him, but looks like a heck of a quarterback.McSorley has often described Penn States offense as up-tempo. Thats accurate in the way the Nittany Lions attack. But their approach is actually much more methodical than possession numbers might indicate and McSorleys been at the forefront of a patient process.Not only is Penn State making second half adjustments that yield more big plays, McSorley has proved himself as a game-manager. Although the Nittany Lions dont huddle, they spend a lot of time at the line of scrimmage as McSorley surveys the defense, then looks to the sideline for Moorheads signals after hes had a chance to do the same. The Nittany Lions are using an average of 30 seconds of play clock between each snap the last two games.Its huge there because you have to be able to see the play call and the signals and then relay the information thats necessary to people that need to know, our offensive line and making sure everyones on the same page, McSorley said. I think its definitely helped the quarterbacks and myself mature.With so much going on before each snap, the game has slowed down for McSorley. Hes not making the mistakes or misreading coverages like he did at times earlier this season and was nearly perfect after taking time to survey Michigan States defensive alignment last week. Then, he completed 12 of 15 passes for 245 yards and three touchdowns against the blitz. His incompletions against extra-man pressures were throwaways to avoid sacks and a drop from one of his receivers.I know huddles are a bad word around here now, but I think quarterbacks always have to be really engaged in running the show, Franklin said. I think Trace has done a really, really good job of that.Andre Tippett Youth Jersey . Louis Blues teammates who would also be participating in the Olympics, Alex Pietrangelo felt right at home, no different in some ways to the travel experience of any old road trip – save for the length of the journey, that is. Kevin Faulk Youth Jersey .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury. http://www.patriotsjerseysauthentic.com/Tom-Brady-Super-Bowl-Jersey/ . After taking two big hits this week -- losing at home and dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season -- Indiana struck back by playing its most complete game of the year. 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It was cool to go out like that against my hometown team. After the final buzzer sounded, everything hit me. It was just like, `Wow, I just did that.Before the game, new coach Nate McMillan told reporters he expected NBA teams to defend Turner differently this season and said his budding 20-year-old star would have to adapt. He looked just fine against the Mavs.In a game that was supposed to be all about the Pacers revamped roster and new up-tempo style, Turner stole the show by making 13 of 19 shots, coming up with big play after big play and overshadowing All-Stars Paul George and Dirk Nowitzki.George added 25 points, including another 3 with 55 seconds left to seal Indianas fifth season-opening win in six years.I loved the fight our guys showed in that overtime, McMillan said.Deron Williams led Dallas with 25 points. J.J. Barea and Nowitzki each had 22 as the Mavs lost their fifth in a row in the series.Dallas only led twice all night but managed to force overtime when Harrison Barnes open 3 tied the score at 115 with 2.3 seconds left.Turner could have won it in regulation with a long buzzer-beating 3, but the shot bounced off the back of the rim.He did a little bit of everything to hurt us, Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said of Turner. It was not just one thing he did. He was active and he got the ball in the basket.TIP-INSMavericks: Barnes and Andrew Bogut, the two formmer Golden State Warriors, finished with 19 points and six points, respectively, in their Dallas debuts.dddddddddddd ... Nowitzki didnt make his first basket until almost two minutes into the second quarter. ... Barea played despite being listed as questionable with a sprained left elbow. ... Team owner Mark Cuban attended the game.Pacers: All five Indiana starters scored in double figures, including Jeff Teague, who had 20 points and eight assists in his first game with his hometown team. ... Indiana had 10 assists in the first quarter and finished with 30. ... The Pacers also had a 52-49 rebounding advantage despite going with their new, up-tempo style. ... The Oak Ridge Boys sang the national anthem.1, 2, 3, REPEATDallas finished the game 18 of 48 from 3-point range, one short of its own franchise and NBA single-game record set in March 1996 against the New Jersey Nets. Six different players attempted at least six 3s for the Mavs. Indiana, in contrast, was 10 of 19 on 3s and no player attempted more than five.WELCOME BACK, COACHMcMillan was just as anxious as his new players to get started. McMillan had been the head coach previously in Seattle and Portland, but spent the previous three seasons as Frank Vogels top assistant in Indiana. I was surprised he was away from that position as long as he was, Carlisle said. Hes a great coach, and I know him well, personally, too. Hell do a great job.UP NEXTMavericks: Dallas hosts a longtime rival in Houston on Friday night. It is the second of three meetings between the Texas teams during a 12-day span in October. They already played once in the preseason.Pacers: Forward Thaddeus Young returns to his previous home when the Pacers visit Brooklyn on Friday night. Indiana won three of the four meetings with the Nets last season and is 4-3 all-time at the Barclays Center. ' ' '