2/27/2024 basketball Edit

Penn State looks to continue surge against Iowa

Dub Jellison • Happy Valley Insider

Staff Writer

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

Penn State	STAT	Iowa
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

OFF EFF = Offensive Efficiency / DEF EFF = Defensive EFF

RANKINGS COMPARISON

TEAM	KenPom	ESPN BPI	Haslam	NET	Average
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

Position	Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists
G	Ace Baldwin	14.2	2.3	5.7
G	D'Marco Dunn	7.3	1.9	0.7
F	Zach Hicks	8.4	3.8	1.0
F	Nick Kern	8.8	4.1	1.5
C	Qudus Wahab	9.2	7.6	0.5

Who is Iowa's projected starting five?

Indiana Projected Starters

Position	Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists
G	Tony Perkins	15.3	4.5	4.2
G	Josh Dix	7.8	2.1	1.7
F	Payton Sandfort	15.4	6.4	2.5
F	Ben Krikke	14.3	5.0	1.5
C	Owen Freeman	10.8	6.5	1.2

Penn State vs Iowa Four Factors

FOUR FACTORS

TEAM	Eff. 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