For more than 22 minutes of basketball, Penn State basketball’s alumni team dazzled. Meeting the Butler alumni team, Eberlein Drive, the former Nittany Lions sprinted out to a 54-41 lead. It wouldn’t last. Playing with a short bench with only seven available players, the Happy Valley Hoopers’ hot shooting went cold, stops ran out, and a surprise run in this year’s The Basketball Tournament came to a close with an 85-71 loss. The decision in Houston’s quarterfinals ended the former Nittany Lions’ shot at a trip to the semifinals in Philadelphia on Friday. Instead, their 2024 TBT showing – the s…