How to watch Penn State basketball host Indiana
Exactly one week ago, Penn State basketball endured one of its worst offensive performances of the season. Scoring a campaign-low 49 points in a lopsided loss at Nebraska, the Nittany Lions did so without the services of their leading scorer, Kanye Clary.
Suspended for the contest and officially announced as dismissed from the program two days later, Clary’s absence set the table for a gauntlet of a final six games of the regular season.
This Saturday afternoon, the Nittany Lions stand as a program in starkly different terms. Following a 90-89 stunning upset of No. 12 Illinois on Wednesday night at Rec Hall, they did so without Clary. And, according to Illini head coach Brad Underwood, Penn State was a better team for it, both on film and in person.
“They’ve won games without him. I thought they were better without him,” said Underwood. “I mean, the ball moved, the ball is in Ace’s hands. And I don’t know anything about anything that’s going on with him. So I’m not commenting on him.
“But, their role definement is great. They’re adding (D’Marco) Dunn and putting him in a place where he gets shot and their roles were very defined. I’m not in their locker room, I’m not around, but that’s a very connected basketball team.”
Using Torvik’s adjusted offensive efficiency rating, the performance was the Nittany Lions’ fourth-best of the entire season. Baldwin finished with his second double-double of the season, notching 12 assists, and Nick Kern (22 points), Zach Hicks (13), Qudus Wahab (13) and Jameel Brown (11) all finished in double-figures scoring.
Their best? By a wide margin, another game without Clary on the court, an 85-71 win at Indiana three weeks ago.
Now set to take on the Hoosiers in a rematch at the Bryce Jordan Center, the Nittany Lions will get another opportunity to ut their new-look reality to the test.
Here’s how to watch:
Penn State (13-14 overall, 7-9 B1G, NET 97) vs. Indiana (14-12, 6-9 B1G, NET 104)
Venue: Bryce Jordan Center
Tip time: noon ET – Saturday, Feb. 24
TV: Big Ten Network – Jason Horowitz (play by play) & Shon Morris (analyst)
RADIO: Penn State Sports Network – Steve Jones (play by play) & Dick Jerardi (analyst)
NATIONAL RADIO: SiriusXM Ch. 161 or 195 & SXM App Ch. 957
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast | Live Stats
GAME NOTES: Penn State
What is the Penn State-Indiana spread?
The Nittany Lions are 4-point favorites over Indiana on Saturday afternoon. And, the over/under betting total is 151 points.
Injury report
Demetrius Lilley is again listed as questionable following a “procedure” last week, according to Mike Rhoades. The Nittany Lions were at that point calling him day to day with an unspecified injury.
