How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Penn State Saturday

Indiana continues the 2023-24 season on Saturday against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. 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.
How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Penn State Saturday
How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Penn State Saturday /
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana is back in action Saturday against Penn State at Noon ET inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Coach Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers are coming off a 74-68 win over Iowa on Tuesday, but starters Xavier Johnson and Malik Reneau left the game with injuries. On the other side, Penn State won 61-46 at Rutgers on Wednesday without leading scorer Kanye Clary, who missed the game with a face injury.

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How to watch Indiana vs. Penn State

  • Who: Indiana Hoosiers (13-8, 5-5, t-th in Big Ten) vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-11, 4-6, t-10th in Big Ten)
  • What: Big Ten matchup
  • When: Noon ET on Saturday, Feb. 3
  • Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) in Bloomington, Ind.
  • TV: Fox Sports 1
  • Announcers: Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Stephen Bardo (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: Indiana is a 5.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 150.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook Saturday morning.
  • Recent results: Indiana lost 70-62 at Illinois on Jan. 27, then beat Iowa 74-68 at home on Tuesday. Penn State lost 83-74 at home against Minnesota on Jan. 27, then won 61-46 at Rutgers on Wednesday.
  • Home, road, neutral trends: Indiana is 10-2 at home, 1-4 on the road and 2-2 at neutral sites. Penn State is 9-3 at home, 1-4 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 77-73 on March 11, 2023 in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals at the United Center in Chicago. Jalen Pickett led the Nittany Lions with 28 points, eight rebounds and four assists, followed by Seth Lundy with 16 points. Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 24 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists, but the Hoosiers shot just 2-for-14 from 3-point range.
  • Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series, 42-15. Mike Woodson is 1-3 against Penn State, losing both matchups last season and winning 74-57 in Bloomington on Jan. 26, 2022. Indiana has won the last six matchups at Assembly Hall, with its last home loss coming on Feb. 12, 2014. Indiana began the series with a dominant 23-2 stretch from 1978-2005.
Indiana's Trey Galloway (32) drives on Penn State's Sam Sessoms (3) during the first half of the Indiana versus Penn State men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Indiana's Trey Galloway (32) drives on Penn State's Sam Sessoms (3) during the first half of the Indiana versus Penn State men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall :: Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK

Leading scorers

  • Indiana Hoosiers
    • F Malik Reneau: 16.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 40.6 3-pt FG%
    • C Kel'el Ware: 14.7 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.7 bpg, 44.0 3-pt FG%
    • F Mackenzie Mgbako: 10.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 32.2 3-pt FG%
    • G Trey Galloway: 10.4 ppg, 3.8 apg, 27.1 3-pt FG%
  • Penn State Nittany Lions
    • G Kanye Clary (DNP Wednesday): 18.4 ppg, 2.8 apg, 37.8 3-pt FG%
    • G Ace Baldwin Jr.: 13.2 ppg, 5.0 apg, 2.9 spg, 31.9 3-pt FG%
    • C Qudus Wahab: 9.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 62.6 FG%

KenPom rankings

Projected score: Indiana 77, Penn State 73. KenPom gives Indiana a 66% chance of victory.

Indiana Hoosiers

    • Overall: 89
    • Adjusted defensive efficiency: 73
    • Adjusted offensive efficiency: 110
    • Strength of schedule: 25
    • Projected record: 17-14,9-11
    • Preseason: 49
    • Other notable stats: 120th in adjusted tempo, 102nd in effective FG%, 242nd in offensive rebounding %, 25th in FT attempt rate, 200th in 3-point FG%, 79th in 2-point FG%, 329th in FT%, 347th in 3-point attempt rate, 73rd in assist rate, 61st in opponent 2-point FG%, 86th in block %, 298th in opponent 3-point attempt rate.
  • Penn State Nittany Lions
    • Overall: 102
    • Adjusted defensive efficiency: 108
    • Adjusted offensive efficiency: 109
    • Strength of schedule: 57
    • Projected record: 13-18, 7-13
    • Preseason: 85
    • Other notable stats: 44th in adjusted tempo, 227th in effective FG%, 64th in turnover %, 240th in offensive rebounding %, 306th in 3-point FG%, 84th in FT%, 108th in 3-point FG attempt rate, 296th in assist rate, 17th in opponent turnover %, 306th in opponent offensive rebounding %, 43rd in opponent 3-point FG%, 17th in steal %.

Meet the coaches

  • Mike Rhoades, Penn State: Rhoades is in his first season at Penn State. 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 57-34 overall record and a 26-24 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.

Related stories on Indiana basketball

  • RENEAU, JOHNSON INJURY UPDATE: Indiana coach Mike Woodson said Friday morning that Xavier Johnson and Malik Reneau did not practice on Thursday, and he's unsure if they'll play Saturday against Penn State after suffering injuries against Iowa. CLICK HERE
  • MEET THE OPPONENT, PENN STATE: Former head coach Micah Shrewsberry led Penn State to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011 last season, but he left for Notre Dame, resulting in a major roster overhaul for new head coach Mike Rhoades. Here's a full breakdown of Indiana's Saturday opponent, Penn State. CLICK HERE
  • WOODSON VISITING MULLINS, SISLEY: Indiana coach Mike Woodson visited Greenfield-Central shooting guard Braylon Mullins on Wednesday, and he'll visit Heritage Hills forward Trent Sisley on Thursday. Mullins and Sisley are two of the top-ranked recruits in Indiana for the class of 2025. CLICK HERE
  • WARE'S MUCH-NEEDED RETURN: Kel’el Ware was criticized for not playing hard enough in his freshman season at Oregon, but he played with real grit during Indiana’s 74-68 win over Iowa, scoring 23 points with 10 rebounds and holding Iowa's leading scorer, forward Ben Krikke, to just two points. CLICK HERE
  • IU-IOWA GAME STORY: Seldom-used senior guard Anthony Leal scored a career-high 13 points and Indiana overcame a slew of injuries to beat Iowa 74-68 on Tuesday night at Assembly Hall. They scored the final eight points of the game to pull out the win. CLICK HERE

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Jack Ankony is a Sports Illustrated/FanNation writer for HoosiersNow.com. He graduated from Indiana University's Media School with a degree in journalism. Follow on Twitter @ankony_jack.