The Penn State men's basketball team looks to extend its unbeaten start against Purdue Fort Wayne. How to watch, listen to the game.
Penn State men's basketball looks to build on its undefeated start when it hosts Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday night from the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions have dominated their nonconference slate so far, including an 86-64 win over ACC foe Virginia Tech in Baltimore last week. Prior to that, they rolled past Binghamton, UMBC and St. Francis .How to watch, stream, listen to Penn State basketball, does not have a broadcast designation.
Penn State has been scoring in bunches and getting production from multiple contributors. Three-point specialist Zach Hicks is shooting 48.3 percent from beyond the arc and averaging a team-leading 15.5 points. Ace Baldwin Jr., Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Puff Johnson and D’Marco Dunn are all averaging over 10 points per game, as well.
A big part of the scoring has come from a defense that averages 15.3 steals per game and has a +10.8 turnover margin, which is the best in the nation in both categories. Baldwin, the defending Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, leads the defense with 11 steals. Niederhauser has also proven to be a strong transfer addition so far as Penn State’s premier big man. The Northern Illinois transfer is third on the team with 11.3 points per game, and he leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game.Purdue Fort Wayne is arguably the best opponent Penn State has faced so far this season. The Mastodons were picked as preseason favorites to win the Horizon League after posting a 23-13 record last season.
The Mastodons have two main scoring threats in guards Rasheed Bello and Jalen Jackson. Bello leads the team with 18.5 points per game, and Jackson has 17.0 points per game. Forward Eric Mulder has also played well this season, averaging 10.8 points per game and hogging the boards with a team-leading 8.5 rebounds per game.Following Wednesday night’s game, Penn State will head to Daytona Beach to play in the next stage of the Sunshine Slam.
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