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January 19, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Penn State men's basketball team travels for the first of two upcoming road games beginning with a Saturday, January 20 game vs. Northwestern at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.
GAMEDAY
Penn State (13-7, 3-4 Big Ten) at Northwestern (11-9, 2-5 Big Ten)
Saturday, January 20
2 p.m. ET
Allstate Arena (17,500)
WATCH: BTN and BTN2Go
Wayne Randazzo (pxp) and Stephen Bardo (analyst)
LISTEN: Penn State Sports Network, Steve Jones (pxp) and Dick Jerardi (analyst)
2017-18 Affiliates and free online at GoPSUsports.com/lionvision
LIVE STATS: Live Stats
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TICKETS:
Penn State men's basketball will return to the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, January 27 for the annual THON game. Tipoff time against Rutgers is 4 p.m. and doors will open to the public 90 minutes beforehand. Visit for more information.
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
RECORD: 13-7, 3-4 Big Ten
Coach: Patrick Chambers (Seventh year at Penn State)
2017-18 Leading Scorer:
#10 Tony Carr, So., G - 19.6 ppg
2017-18 Leading Rebounder:
#24 Mike Watkins, RSo. F - 10.0 rpg
2017-18 Assists Leader:
#10 Tony Carr, So., G - 4.8 apg
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS
RECORD: 11-9, 2-5 Big Ten
Coach: Chris Collins (Fifth year at Northwestern)
2017-18 Leading Scorer
#20 Scottie Lindsey, Sr., G/F - 14.0 ppg
2017-18 Leading Rebounder:
#5 Dererk Pardon, Jr., C - 7.2 rpg
2017-18 Assists Leader:
#30 Bryant McIntosh, Sr., G - 5.7 apg
NITTANY LION LAST GAME STARTERS
# / Name / Pos. / ELG. / Pts / REB / STAT / NOTES
11 / Lamar Stevens / F / So. / 15.7 / 6.8 / 2nd ppg/rpg | 20.6 ppg in 5 Jan gms, 10 consec gms 10+ pts
24 / Mike Watkins / F / R-So. / 13.6 / 10.0 / 5-consec dbl-dbls | Last 5 gms: 17.0 ppg/14.4 rpg
5 / Jamari Wheeler / G / Fr. / 3.2 / 2.6 / 39 steals | "Instant defense;" B1G steals leader
10 / Tony Carr / G / So. / 19.6 / 4.8 / ppg 2nd in B1G | Tied car best w/33 pts, car high 12 FG
33 / Shep Garner / G / Sr. / 9.9 / 2.0 / 270 career 3s | Moved to No. 11 on PS all-time pts list w/1,380
OPENING TIP
Penn State did not commit a turnover in the first half vs. Minnesota and had its first of the game at the 14:14 mark of the second period. It was the lowest total since the Nittany Lions had three total vs. Purdue in the 2015 Big Ten Tournament (3/13/2015).
QUICK HITS
• Watkins' current streak of five-consecutive double-doubles is all against Big Ten opponents. Jarrett Stephens (1999-00) and John Amaechi (1994-95) each had seven straight double-doubles in their final seasons as Nittany Lions. Amaechi's last five double-doubles in his streak of seven were against Big Ten foes.
• Mike Watkins needs just five more made baskets to meet the minimum for the NCAA Division 1 active career leaders list for field goal percentage. Watkins is 235-369 for 63.7 percent, which would rank fourth.
• The back-to-back overtime games vs. Nebraska and Minnesota were the first for Penn State since the 2000-01 season when it defeated Illinois (1/31/01) and lost to Indiana (2/3/01).
SERIES VS. NORTHWESTERN
Saturday's game is the first "second" meeting on the Nittany Lions' Big Ten schedule. Penn State and Northwestern played on Friday, January 5, at the Bryce Jordan Center resulting in a 78-63 Penn State victory.
Penn State has never played a game at Allstate Arena. Coach Chambers was on the Villanova staff during the 2005-06 (W, 61-51) and 2007-08 (L, 76-84) seasons when the Wildcats played DePaul in Rosemont.
Overall series: Penn State leads 30-18
at Northwestern: Penn State leads 13-10
at neutral sites: Northwestern leads 2-1
Big Ten games: Penn State leads 30-17
20-POINT TANDEMS
Sophomores Tony Carr and Lamar Stevens had teamed up for four games with each having 20-plus point efforts with two in 2016-17 and two so far in 2017-18
Against Nebraska, Stevens and Mike Watkins added their names and Carr and Watkins paired for another entry on the list of now six Penn State games with two 20-point scorers on the current roster.
| Date | Opponent/Game | Points | Nittany Lions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/15/18 | Minnesota (ot) | 33 | Tony Carr |
| 20 | Mike Watkins | ||
| 1/12/18 | Nebraska (ot) | 26 | Lamar Stevens |
| 20 | Mike Watkins | ||
| 1/9/18 | at Indiana | 28 | Tony Carr |
| 20 | Lamar Stevens | ||
| 11/21/17 | vs. Texas A&M | 31 | Tony Carr |
| 25 | Lamar Stevens | ||
| 2/1/17 | at Indiana (3ot) | 26 | Lamar Stevens |
| 24 | Tony Carr | ||
| 11/13/16 | Duquesne | 24 | Lamar Stevens |
| 20 | Tony Carr |