Penn State’s undefeated start hasn’t always been pretty, but coach Mike Rhoades knows that college basketball isn’t a beauty contest.Fresh off a narrow victory over Harvard, Penn State is hoping for a crisper effort Saturday when the Nittany Lions travel to Uncasville, Conn., to take on Providence.The Nittany Lions (5-0) were not particularly impressive in wins over Fairfield and Navy earlier in the season, but Wednesday’s 84-80 win over Harvard was the team’s tightest victory of the early going.Kayden Mingo supplied 24 points, while Josh Reed had 14 and Freddie Dilione V added 13. Penn State won despite allowing a season-high 80 points and shooting just 5-of-19 from 3-point range.”Guys just kept playing, even though it didn’t always go our way,” Rhoades said. “Today was a gut-check win.”The Nittany Lions also shot just 68% from the foul line. They are right at that mark (68.4%) for the season.”I want to fire the free-throw coach, but I’m the free-throw coach,” Rhoades quipped.