The Penn State Nittany Lions and Purdue Boilermakers will take the floor Wednesday at Mackey Arena. Tip-off from West Lafayette, IN, is at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Boilermakers are 11-point spread favorites and the game total is 135 points.
Penn State, 14-7 SU and 12-8-1 ATS, defeated Michigan 83-61 on Sunday. The Nittany Lions are 3-2 straight-up over their past five and 5-5 straight-up in Big Ten competition.
Purdue, 21-1 SU and 9-11-2 ATS, defeated Michigan State 77-61 on Sunday. The Boilermakers are 5-0 straight-up in their past five and 10-1 in conference play.
Purdue beat Penn State 76-63 on Jan. 8. The Boilermakers are 44-13 all-time versus the Nittany Lions.
Penn State earned a momentous home victory over Michigan on Sunday, getting back on track after losing by 20 points at Rutgers in its last game. Can the Nittany Lions continue their success on the road against the nation's top-ranked squad?
The Nittany Lions led the Wolverines by 17 at halftime and by 32 points overall. They shot 31-for-57 from the floor (54.4%) and 13-for-30 from three (43.3%), recording assists on 20 of 31 made field goals. PSU also outrebounded U of M 36-27.
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— Penn State Men's Basketball (@PennStateMBB) January 30, 2023
Penn State scores 73.6 points (144th) on 46.4 percent shooting (76th), including 38.5 percent from three-point range (17th). It converts 76.9 percent of its foul shots (16th) and averages 30.9 rebounds (252nd) with a -2.4 rebounding margin. The Nittany Lions are 27th nationally in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
Senior guard Jalen Pickett leads Penn State in scoring, averaging 17.6 points on 51.0 percent shooting. He adds 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game. Other Nittany Lions to watch include senior guard Seth Lundy (14.2 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 42.6 3PT%), senior guard Andrew Funk (13.2 PPG, 41.9 3PT%), and senior guard Camren Wynter (8.1 PPG).
Penn State gives up 66.6 points (96th) on 41.8 percent shooting (89th), including 33.1 percent from behind the arc (160th). It's 77th in schedule-adjusted defensive efficiency and 2nd in assist-per-turnover ratio (1.67).
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