Penn State Hosts Michigan State Wednesday Night

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Penn State head coach Mike Rhoades talks in the huddle during the game with Iowa. The Nittany Lions picked up their third-straight Big Ten victory defeating the Hawkeyes 89-79 Thursday night Feb. 8, 2024 inside the Bryce Jordan Center. Photo by Mark Selders

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Men's Basketball 2/13/2024 10:48:00 AM


Penn State Hosts Michigan State Wednesday Night

Tipoff slated for 6:30 p.m. inside Bryce Jordan Center


UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men's basketball team returns home Wednesday night to host Michigan State in a key Big Ten battle inside the Bryce Jordan Center. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.

 

FOLLOW ALONG

 

OPENING TIPS

  • After playing three of its last four games on the road, Penn State returns home to host Michigan State Wednesday night inside the Bryce Jordan Center.
  • Penn State sits 6-7 in Big Ten play and has won three of its last four games, with all three of those victories being double-digit wins.
  • Kanye Clary is averaging a team-best 17.1 points per game, while Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watchlist member Ace Baldwin Jr. has contributed 14.1 points, a team-best 5.4 assists and a Big Ten-best 2.83 steals per game.

 

IF PENN STATE BEATS MICHIGAN STATE

  • Penn State would even its Big Ten record at 7-7 with its fourth win in the last five games.
  • The Nittany Lions would earn just their 11th win in the 55-game series between MSU & PSU.

 

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

  • The Spartans sit 15-9 overall and 7-6 in conference play heading into Wednesday night's matchup.
  • Michigan State has won six of its last eight games and three of its last four after starting Big Ten play just 1-4.
  • The Spartans are coming off an 88-80 home win over #10 Illinois in their most recent game Saturday.
  • Tyson Walker leads Michigan State with 19.0 points per game. Malik Hall (11.8 ppg), A.J. Hoggard (11.7 ppg) and Jaden Akins (11.0 ppg) round out Michigan State's balanced attack.

 

AGAINST MICHIGAN STATE

  • Penn State and Michigan State meet for the second time this season Wednesday night inside the Bryce Jordan Center.
  • The Spartans claimed the season's first meeting, 92-61, on Jan. 4 in East Lansing.
  • The Nittany Lions fell victim to a hot-shooting Michigan State team in the season's first meeting, as the Spartans shot 56.3 percent from the field compared to Penn State's 32.3% clip. Kanye Clary finished with a team-best 21 points while also adding five assists. Nick Kern Jr. finished with 10 points.