Published Feb 27, 2024
Penn State looks to continue surge against Iowa
Dub Jellison  •  Happy Valley Insider
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Penn State has hit its stride down the stretch of Mike Rhoades' first season at the helm, knocking off No. 12 Illinois and Indiana last week. The Nittany Lions will look to keep the party going in Iowa City on Tuesday night against Iowa.

Penn State is now 14-14 on the season and 8-9 in conference play, looking to make it three or more straight wins for the third time this season. Iowa had won three of its last four as it fights for its slim NCAA Tournament hopes before falling to Illinois on Saturday. The Hawkeyes are 16-12 this season and 8-9 in conference play.

Penn State won the previous meeting with the Hawkeyes, coming out with an 89-79 win in Happy Valley on February 8th.

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WHERE, WHEN, HOW TO WATCH

WHEN: February 27, 2024 - 9:00 p.m. ET

WHERE: Carver-Hawkeye Arena -- Iowa City, Iowa

SPREAD: Iowa -9 / Over/Under: 162

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 StateSTATIowa

75.6

PS/G

83.5

73.9

PA/G

78.7

44.2%

FG%

47.9%

33.3%

3P%

33.5%

74.3%

FT%

78.0%

33.9

REB/G

39.0

9.25

O-REB/G

10.37

1.12

AST/TO RATIO

1.77

70.2

TEMPO

71.6

1.122

OFF EFF

1.203

1.031

DEF EFF

1.060

RANKINGS COMPARISON

RANKINGS COMPARISON
TEAMKenPomESPN BPIHaslamNETAverage

Penn State

91

96

72

96

88.75

Iowa

49

46

50

60

51.25

See the full rankings.

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

Who is Penn State's projected starting five?

PENN STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
PositionPlayerPointsReboundsAssists

G

14.2

2.3

5.7

G

7.3

1.9

0.7

F

8.4

3.8

1.0

F

8.8

4.1

1.5

C

9.2

7.6

0.5

Who is Iowa's projected starting five?

Indiana Projected Starters
PositionPlayerPointsReboundsAssists

G

15.3

4.5

4.2

G

7.8

2.1

1.7

F

15.4

6.4

2.5

F

14.3

5.0

1.5

C

10.8

6.5

1.2

Penn State vs Iowa Four Factors

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

Penn State

50.9%

15.4%

26.1%

35.0

Iowa

52.8%

13.5%

29.1%

32.4