Published Mar 13, 2024
Penn State set for Big Ten Tournament matchup with Michigan
Dub Jellison  •  Happy Valley Insider
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March Madness is officially upon us and Penn State is looking to create some magic of its own in Minneapolis at the Big Ten Tournament this week. An unlikely rise into further postseason contention begins with a matchup against Michigan on Wednesday night.

The Nittany Lions (14th seed) take on the Wolverines (14th seed) in the Target Center for the opportunity to play Indiana on Friday night. Penn State finished the regular season at 14-15, with a mark of 9-11 in conference play while Michigan finished in last place in the Big Ten in an underwhelming year.

A 14-point comeback helped Penn State defeat the Wolverines in their lone matchup this season back in January.

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WHERE, WHEN, HOW TO WATCH

WHEN: March 13th, 2024 - 9:00 p.m. ET

WHERE: Target Center -- Minneapolis, Minnesota

SPREAD: Penn State -7 / Over/Under: 150.5

TV/STREAM: Peacock

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

STAT COMPARISON

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

75.9

PS/G

73.5

74.3

PA/G

79.4

44.4%

FG%

44.7%

33.5%

3P%

36.3%

74.2%

FT%

70.2%

35.0

REB/G

39.2

9.58

O-REB/G

10.45

1.14

AST/TO RATIO

0.96

70.3

TEMPO

67.8

1.130

OFF EFF

1.117

1.027

DEF EFF

1.077

RANKINGS COMPARISON

RANKINGS COMPARISON
TEAMKenPomESPN BPIHaslamNETAverage

Penn State

77

84

64

89

78.5

Michigan

126

128

133

131

129.5

See the full rankings.

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

Who is Penn State's projected starting five?

PROJECTED STARTERS
PositionPlayerPointsReboundsAssists

G

14.3

2.5

6.0

G

7.0

1.9

0.7

F

7.9

3.8

0.9

F

8.8

4.0

1.5

C

9.8

7.7

0.5

Who is Michigan's projected starting five?

 Projected Starters
Pos.PlayerPointsReboundsAssists

G

16.6

3.8

4.6

G

9.5

4.1

2.4

F

12.3

4.4

1.4

F

6.9

2.3

0.6

F

8.9

7.2

0.6

Penn State vs Michigan Four Factors

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

Penn State

50.9%

15.7%

26.9%

34.5

Michigan

51.6%

18.4%

30.3%

32.1