What if I told you Penn State, coming off two losses in its previous three games, was playing No. 13 (and undefeated) Virginia Tech at the Jordan Center Tuesday? And what if I told you Nittany Lion senior glue guy Josh Reaves played his worst game of the year, with as many turnovers as points (six each)?

What if I told you leading scorer Lamar Stevens was held below 20 points for the first time all season, making 6 of 16 shots for 14 points? What if I told you post player Mike Watkins, making his much anticipated 2018-19 debut, was limited to two points?

What if I told you true freshman starting guard Myles Dread went 0 of 5 from the floor and 0 of 1 from the line to finish with zero points?

The first thing you would tell me is to stop already with the stupid 30 for 30 references. But then you’d ask me a question:

How bad was the loss for the Nittany Lions?

As it turns out — somehow — they did not lose at all. In fact, the 63-62 victory over the Hokies in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge gave PSU its first non-conference home win over a ranked opponent since 1998.

Here is how it happened.