Penn State Faces Virginia Tech in Hall of Fame Series Baltimore Friday Night – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s basketball team takes its 3-0 record on the road Friday night when the Nittany Lions take on Virginia Tech in the Hall of Fame Series Baltimore from CFG Bank Arena. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. on Peacock.

FOLLOW ALONG

OPENING TIPS

• Penn State heads to Baltimore Friday for its first game away from home when the Nittany Lions take on Virginia Tech in the Hall of Fame Series Baltimore from CFG Bank Arena.
• Penn State is 3-0 on the young season and the Nittany Lions are averaging 101.0 points per game and outscoring their opponents by an average of 40.3 points per game thus far this season. Both of those marks rank in the top 10 in the country.

IF PENN STATE BEATS VIRGINIA TECH

• Penn State would start the season 4-0 for the third-straight year and the fourth time in the last six seasons.
• The Nittany Lions would win their fourth game against Virginia Tech in the last five meetings.

SCOUTING THE HOKIES

• The Hokies are 3-0 on the young season with wins coming against Winthrop (58-52), USC Upstate (93-74) and Delaware State (83-60).
• Virginia Tech is averaging 78.0 points per game thus far this season while shooting 43.7 percent from the field and 32.1 percent from 3-point range.
• Four Hokies are averaging double-digit points, led by Tobi Lawal’s team-best marks of 14.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Mylyjael Poteat follows with 12.7 points per contest, while Jaden Schutt (12.0 ppg) and Jaydon Young (11.0 ppg) are also averaging double-digit points.

AGAINST VIRGINIA TECH

• Penn State and Virginia Tech meet for the first time since the 2022 Charleston Classic semifinal game.
• The Nittany Lions have won three of the last four meetings, but the Hokies own a 7-4 edge in the all-time series.
• Virginia Tech earned a 61-59 win in the most recent meeting on Nov. 18, 2022 in the Charleston Classic. Penn State trimmed a 16-point deficit down to two and had a chance to win the game at the end, but RV/RV Virginia Tech held on in the final seconds.

BACK IN BALTIMORE

• Friday’s Hall of Fame Series Baltimore game will serve as a homecoming game for Baltimore natives Ace Baldwin Jr. and associate head coach Jamal Brunt.
• Baldwin Jr. grew up in the Charm City and attended St. Frances Academy, just 1.5 miles down the road from CFG Bank Arena. Baldwin Jr. led St. Frances to four-straight Baltimore Catholic League championships while being crowned a three-time first team All-State selection, two-time All-Metro Player of the Year,…