Final Nov 6
WAG 52 17.0 o131.0
RUTG 75 -17.0 u131.0
Final Nov 6
MEHST 78 7.5 o147.0
MORG 73 -7.5 u147.0
Final Nov 6
COPP 51 25.5 o143.5
HP 93 -25.5 u143.5
Final Nov 6
CAMP 56 17.0 o129.0
UVA 65 -17.0 u129.0
Final Nov 6
LEH 77 13.5 o149.0
GTWN 85 -13.5 u149.0
Final Nov 6
SH 56 35.5 o149.0
CONN 92 -35.5 u149.0
Final Nov 6
CSN 97 -3.5 o153.5
LEM 75 3.5 u153.5
Final Nov 6
STONE 60 27.0 o142.5
ND 89 -27.0 u142.5
Final Nov 6
CLMB 90 17.0 o146.0
VILL 80 -17.0 u146.0
Final Nov 6
UWG 62 23.5 o148.0
GT 85 -23.5 u148.0
Final Nov 6
ORU 57 15.5 o146.0
MINN 80 -15.5 u146.0
Final Nov 6
ULM 60 23.0 o147.0
LSU 95 -23.0 u147.0
Final Nov 6
TAMCOM 83 10.5 o151.0
SDAK 91 -10.5 u151.0
Final Nov 6
LIP 60 16.0 o160.5
ARK 76 -16.0 u160.5
Final Nov 6
UVM 43 17.5 o142.5
AUB 94 -17.5 u142.5
Final Nov 6
SIUE 61 26.5 o150.5
IND 80 -26.5 u150.5
Final Nov 6
OAK 43 17.5 o142.5
BSU 87 -17.5 u142.5
Final Nov 6
WIU 64 5.5 o135.5
PEPP 77 -5.5 u135.5
Final Nov 6
SEA 86 -8.0 o146.0
EWU 93 8.0 u146.0
Final Nov 6
ALCN 46 28.0 o154.5
USU 101 -28.0 u154.5
Final Nov 6
UTRGV 86 29.0 o155.5
CREI 99 -29.0 u155.5
Final Nov 6
UCSD 58 10.5 o140.0
SDSU 63 -10.5 u140.0
Final Nov 6
RID 68 3.5 o148.0
USD 67 -3.5 u148.0
Minnesota 13th Big Ten13-16
Penn St. 12th Big Ten12-16

Minnesota @ Penn St. preview

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Last Meeting ( Feb 17, 2022 ) Minnesota 46, Penn St. 67

After splitting the regular-season series with wins on their respective home floors, Penn State and Minnesota meet in the first round of the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday in Indianapolis.

Golden Gophers coach Ben Johnson identified the X-factor in this rubber match on a neutral floor.

"I think so much of it now is who wants to keep playing," Johnson said.

The winner between the 11th-seeded Nittany Lions (12-16) and 14th-seeded Golden Gophers (13-16) will meet Ohio State on Thursday.

Although Penn State lost its last three games and seven of 10 to close the regular season, one of the victories was a 67-46 romp against the visiting Golden Gophers on Feb. 17.

Of course, one of the losses came five days earlier, when host Minnesota topped Penn State 76-70 in Minneapolis.

"Everybody we've played, we've either beat them or we've had the chance to beat them," Nittany Lions coach Micah Shrewsberry said. "We need to get back, get rested and we need to go in with a good feeling about this week. We dug ourselves a hole, right, we dug ourselves a hole and we're going to have to play on Wednesday, but bring that same shovel and dig yourself out of it. And we've got a bunch of fighters that will do it."

Shrewsberry is especially bullish about John Harrar. One of four Penn State players scoring in double figures (10.5 points a game), Harrar led the team with 10.3 rebounds per contest and was a defensive mainstay.

"What he's done for our program in this year is going to resonate for a long time," Shrewsberry said. "He's an everyday guy. There's no days that I go to practice or I come to games and I worry that John isn't going to bring what (he does). ... He goes and plays and he fights and he competes."

Jamison Battle, a George Washington transfer, sparked the Golden Gophers during the regular season, averaging a team-best 17.4 points and 6.3 rebounds.

"Playing in the Big Ten has always been a dream of mine, and I'm living it right now," Battle said. "So I think it's been a good ... learning season."

Minnesota is 4-0 against Penn State in Big Ten tournament play.

--Field Level Media

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