Penn State Squares Off Against #21 Michigan Monday Night – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s basketball team remains on the road for a Monday night matchup at #21/20 Michigan. Tipoff from the Crisler Center is set for 6:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.  

FOLLOW ALONG

OPENING TIPS

• The Nittany Lions seek their first Big Ten road win of the season Monday night when Penn State travels to Ann Arbor to take on #21/20 Michigan.
• The Nittany Lions rank top 20 in the nation in points per game (83.8) and turnovers forced per game (15.80).
• Six Nittany Lions are averaging double-digit points, led by Ace Baldwin Jr.‘s 14.3 ppg.

IF PENN STATE BEATS #21 MICHIGAN

• The Nittany Lions would earn just their fourth-ever win in Ann Arbor.
• Penn State would earn its first Big Ten road win of the season.
• Penn State would grab its first road win against a top-25 ranked team since Dec. 10, 2022.

SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES

• The Wolverines are 14-5 on the season and 6-2 in Big Ten play under first-year head coach Dusty May.
• Michigan’s two conferences losses have come in their last three games as the Wolverines dropped a pair of road games at Minnesota (84-81 OT) on Jan. 16 and at Purdue (91-64) on Jan. 24.
• The Wolverines are a perfect 9-0 at home this season.
• Vladislav Goldin leads five Wolverines in double figures with 16.3 points per game. Tre Donaldson (12.5 ppg), Danny Wolf (12.1 ppg), Roddy Gayle Jr. (11.7 ppg) and Nimari Burnett (10.7 ppg) follow.

AGAINST MICHIGAN

• Penn State and and Michigan meet for the only time this regular season Monday night when the Nittany Lions travel to Ann Arbor for the first time since Jan. 4, 2023.
• Penn State has won each of the last three meetings with the Wolverines, including a 79-73 win at The Palestra in Philadelphia last season and a 66-57 victory over Michigan in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament on March 13.
• The Nittany Lions are 3-23 all-time when playing Michigan in Ann Arbor. Penn State last won inside the Crisler Center on Jan. 22, 2020, the Nittany Lions’ first win in Ann Arbor since 2010.

FRONT LOADED

• Penn State’s Big Ten schedule has been frontloaded with teams that have emerged at the top of the league standings through the first half of the conference slate.
• The eight teams that Penn State has already played in Big Ten action are a combined 41-30 (.577) in conference play, while the nine Penn State has left to face in the remainder of its conference slate are a combined 34-42 (.447) in Big Ten play.

SECOND HALF CATS

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