Jan. 27, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. â€" Nearly seven years have passed since a memorable spring inside Madison Square Garden for the Nittany Lion basketball team.
Penn State will return to The Garden on Saturday for the first time since knocking off Baylor in the 2009 NIT title game before a boisterous white-clad Nittany Lion crowd. Penn State fans will be in for a treat on Saturday when the Nittany Lion men's hockey and hoops teams compete in a day-night doubleheader at MSG against Michigan (Basketball at 12 p.m.; Hockey at 7 p.m.).
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany made the hockey-hoops doubleheader announcement on Dec. 9, 2014, with Penn State Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour among the attendees inside MSG.
"Any time the Penn State nation has the opportunity to come to New York is always an exciting time. And the opportunity to play in Madison Square Garden is something I think our student-athletes will really enjoy, as will our community," said Barbour.
With approximately 32,000 Penn State alums in the New York City, Saturday provides a great opportunity for the local fans to Penn State teams in action at "The World's Most Famous Arena". Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and GoPSUsports.com (Click Here).
On the hardwood, the Nittany Lions will be making their 17th appearance in the current Madison Square Garden, which opened in 1968. Penn State is 10-6 all-time at MSG, including a winning streak currently standing at five following the 2009 NIT run.
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