How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Penn State Saturday
Indiana continues the 2023-24 season on Saturday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. Here's how to watch, game time and TV information, the point spread and over/under, the coaching matchup, series history, predicted score, stats, rankings and more.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Indiana looks to snap a three-game losing streak when it travels to Penn State for a Noon ET tipoff on Saturday.
The Nittany Lions are coming off a 90-89 win over Illinois on Wednesday, when they made a miraculous comeback after trailing 89-82 with 37 seconds left. In the season's first matchup Penn State defeated Indiana 85-71 in Bloomington.
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How to watch Indiana vs. Penn State
- Who: Indiana Hoosiers (14-12, 6-9, t-10th in Big Ten) vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (13-14, 7-9, 9th in Big Ten)
- What: Big Ten matchup
- When: Noon ET on Saturday, Feb. 24
- Where: Bryce Jordan Center (15,261) in University Park, Pa.
- TV: Big Ten Network
- Announcers: Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Shon Morris (analyst)
- Live stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Bloomington - 105.1 WHCC-FM, Indianapolis: 107.5 WFNI-FM or 1070 WFNI-AM, or see media guide for other radio affiliates)
- Radio announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (color), John Herrick (pregame, halftime, postgame)
- Point spread: Penn State is a 3.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 151.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook Friday night.
- Recent results: Indiana lost 76-72 at home against Northwestern on Sunday, then lost 85-70 at home against Nebraska on Wednesday. Penn State lost 68-49 at Nebraska on Saturday, then won 90-89 at home against Illinois on Wednesday.
- Home, road, neutral trends: Indiana is 10-5 at home, 2-5 on the road and 2-2 at neutral sites. Penn State is 11-4 at home, 2-6 on the road and 0-4 at neutral sites.
- Last season: Indiana went 23-12 overall and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 12-8 conference record. The Hoosiers earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated Kent State before losing to No. 5 seed Miami in the Round of 32. Penn State went 23-14 overall and finished tied for ninth in the Big Ten with a 10-10 conference record. The Nittany Lions earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated Texas A&M before losing to Texas in the Round of 32.
- Last meeting: Penn State defeated Indiana 85-71 on Feb. 3 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Ace Baldwin Jr. led Penn State with 22 points, and Zach Hicks added 19. Kel'el Ware led the Hoosiers with 25 points and 11 rebounds, but Indiana shot 5-for-19 on 3-point attempts.
- Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series, 42-16. Mike Woodson is 1-4 against Penn State, losing both matchups last season and winning 74-57 in Bloomington on Jan. 26, 2022. Indiana is 6-4 in its last 10 matchups at Penn State. The Hoosiers began the series with a dominant 23-2 stretch from 1978-2005.
Leading scorers
- Indiana Hoosiers
- F Malik Reneau: 15.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, 33.3 3-pt FG%
- C Kel'el Ware: 15 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 1.7 bpg, 43.3 3-pt FG%
- F Mackenzie Mgbako: 11.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 31.9 3-pt FG%
- G Trey Galloway: 10.8 ppg, 4.3 apg, 27.8 3-pt FG%
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- G Ace Baldwin Jr.: 13.9 ppg, 5.4 apg, 2.8 spg, 33.9 3-pt FG%
- C Qudus Wahab: 9.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.6 bpg, 63.2 FG%
- G Nick Kern Jr.: 8.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 55.8 FG%
- G Kanye Clary (dismissed from team): 16.7 ppg, 37.7 3-pt FG%
KenPom rankings
Projected score: Penn State 78, Indiana 73. KenPom gives Penn State a 66% chance of victory.
Indiana Hoosiers
- Overall: 104
- Adjusted defensive efficiency: 102
- Adjusted offensive efficiency: 116
- Strength of schedule: 23
- Projected record: 15-16, 7-13
- Preseason: 49
- Other notable stats: 248th in offensive rebounding %, 19th in FT attempt rate, 255th in 3-pt FG%, 70th in 2-pt FG%, 340th in FT%, 347th in 3-pt attempt rate, 56th in opponent 2-pt FG %, 315th in opponent turnover %, 67th in assist rate.
Penn State Nittany Lions
- Overall: 95
- Adjusted defensive efficiency: 104
- Adjusted offensive efficiency: 91
- Strength of schedule: 40
- Projected record: 15-16, 9-11
- Preseason: 85
- Other notable stats: 57th in adjusted tempo, 283rd in offensive rebounding %, 212th in 3-pt FG%, 132nd in 2-pt FG%, 112th in 3-pt attempt rate, 21st in opponent turnover %, 43rd in opponent 3-pt FG%, 337th in opponent offensive rebounding %, 290th in opponent 2-pt FG%, 265th in assist rate, 24th in steal %.
Meet the coaches
- Mike Rhoades, Penn State: Rhoades is in his first season at Penn State with a 13-14 record and a 7-9 mark in the Big Ten. Before replacing Micah Shrewsberry at Penn State, Rhoades coached VCU for six seasons and went 129–61 overall with a 72–32 record in Atlantic 10 play. Under Rhoades, VCU won the Atlantic 10 twice, finished second twice and made three NCAA Tournament appearances. Prior to VCU, Rhoades coached Rice for three seasons and spent 10 years coaching Randolph-Macon, a Division III school in Virginia.
- Mike Woodson, Indiana: Woodson is in his third season at Indiana with a 58-38 overall record and a 27-28 mark in regular season Big Ten play. Woodson has NBA head coaching experience with the Atlanta Hawks from 2004-10 and the New York Knicks from 2012-14. Woodson played at Indiana University from 1976-80, and was named the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player as a senior under coach Bob Knight. He was the 12th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, and played for various teams from 1980-91, averaging 14 points over 786 games.
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