Published Mar 2, 2024
Penn State closes out Big Ten road slate with trip to Minnesota
Dub Jellison  •  Happy Valley Insider
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Penn State saw its recent success halted earlier this week with a 90-81 defeat at Iowa, but the Nittany Lions will look to bounce back on Saturday during a trip to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota. Mike Rhoades and company fell back under .500 for the season at 14-15, and an 8-10 mark in Big Ten play with Tuesday's loss after winnings their last two.

Minnesota has been on a slide of late, putting its NCAA Tournament hopes in question. The Gophers dropped back-to-back games against Nebraska and Illinois to finish February at 17-11 overall and 8-9 in Big Ten play.

Penn State fell in Happy Valley when Minnesota came to town on January 27th.

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WHERE, WHEN, HOW TO WATCH

WHEN: March 2nd, 2024 - 3:15 p.m. ET

WHERE: Williams Arena -- Minneapolis, Minnesota

SPREAD: Minnesota -6 / Over/Under: 151

TV/STREAM: BTN

Radio: Penn State Sports Network – Steve Jones (pxp) & Dick Jerardi (analyst)

STAT COMPARISON

STAT COMPARISON
OFF EFF = Offensive Efficiency / DEF EFF = Defensive EFF
Penn StateSTATMinnesota

75.8

PS/G

76.7

74.4

PA/G

71.0

44.3%

FG%

47.94

33.1%

3P%

36.6%

74.6%

FT%

68.8%

34.3

REB/G

39.7

9.45

O-REB/G

10.43

1.12

AST/TO RATIO

1.50

70.4

TEMPO

67.1

1.117

OFF EFF

1.149

1.026

DEF EFF

1.026

RANKINGS COMPARISON

RANKINGS COMPARISON
TEAMKenPomESPN BPIHaslamNETAverage

Penn State

93

96

75

95

89.75

Minnesota

66

78

69

76

72.25

See the full rankings.

-- KenPom
-- NET
-- ESPN BPI
-- Haslam

Who is Penn State's projected starting five?

PENN STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
PositionPlayerPointsReboundsAssists

G

14.1

2.3

5.8

G

7.2

1.9

0.7

F

8.2

3.9

1.0

F

8.8

4.0

1.5

C

9.5

7.6

0.5

Who is Minnesota's projected starting five?

Minnesota Projected Starters
PositionPlayerPointsReboundsAssists

G

9.1

3.7

7.5

G

11.6

3.6

2.2

G

10.5

2.6

2.8

F

17.8

6.4

1.8

C

10.0

6.3

1.1

Penn State vs Minnesota Four Factors

FOUR FACTORS
TEAMEff. FG%Turnover %Off. Reb %FT RATE

Penn State

50.8%

15.4%

26.4%

34.9

Minnesota

54.7%

17.3%

31.4%

36.0