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February 17, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State travels to Purdue for an 8 p.m. game in West Lafayette, Ind., on Sunday, February 18. This is the Nittany Lions' second of three-straight Sunday road games.
GAMEDAY
Penn State (19-9, 9-6 Big Ten) at Purdue (23-5, 12-3)
Sunday, February 18
8 p.m. ET
Mackey Arena (14,804)
WATCH: BTN and BTN2Go
Kevin Kugler (pxp) and Jon Crispin (analyst)
LISTEN: Penn State Sports Network, Steve Jones (pxp) and Dick Jerardi (analyst)
2017-18 Affiliates and free online at GoPSUsports.com/lionvision
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TICKETS:
Tickets are available for the Nittany Lions' final home game vs. Michigan Wednesday, Feb. 21. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. and Penn State will honor its seniors in a pregame ceremony. Visit for more information.
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
RECORD: 19-9, 9-6 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 - 9.5 rpg
2017-18 Assists Leader:
#10 Tony Carr, So., G - 4.8 apg
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
RECORD: 23-5, 12-3 Big Ten
Coach: Matt Painter (13th year at Purdue)
2017-18 Leading Scorer
#3 Carsen Edwards, So., G - 17.1 ppg
2017-18 Leading Rebounder:
#3 Carsen Edwards, So., G - 7.8 rpg
2017-18 Assists Leader:
#31 Dakota Mathias, Sr., G - 4.4 apg
NITTANY LION LAST GAME STARTERS
# / Name / Pos. / ELG. / Pts / REB / STAT / NOTES
11 / Lamar Stevens / F / So. / 15.2 / 6.2 / 2nd ppg/rpg/mpg | Dbl-figure scoring in all but 5 gms in 17-18
24 / Mike Watkins / F / R-So. / 12.9 / 9.5 / B1G FG% | #2 D-1 FG% at 69.4, #1 PS car & season FG%
23 / Josh Reaves / G / Jr. / 10.8 / 4.6 / B1G stls leader | No. 28 rank w/ 2.75 A:T ratio; 53 seas, 149 car stls
10 / Tony Carr / G / So. / 19.2 / 4.5 / B1G ppg leader | 30+ pt game vs. Ohio State, 4th of car; 945 car pts
33 / Shep Garner / G / Sr. / 10.2 / 1.9 / B1G 3FG leader | #10 PS all-time scoring w/1,472pts; 297 car 3FG
OPENING TIP
Only once before in its Big Ten history has Penn State had nine conference wins earlier in the season (15 league games), when the Nittany Lions were 11-4 in 1995-96.
SERIES VS. PURDUE
Penn State and Purdue have met on 47 previous occasions with the Boilermakers holding a 35-12 overall lead. The teams met twice in 2016-17 with Purdue winning the most recent meeting 74-70 in overtime at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The Boilermakers have won 10-straight games over the Nittany Lions at Mackey Arena with the last Penn State win coming on February 18, 2006 (69-60).
Series streak: Purdue, W5
Overall series: Purdue leads 35-12
at West Lafayette: Purdue leads 20-2
Big Ten games: Purdue leads 34-11
QUICK HITS
• Penn State's 19 overall wins are the most under coach Patrick Chambers.
• By date, the 2017-18 team has won its 19th game earlier (2/15) than any other Nittany Lion team in the Big Ten era.
• Penn State is 4-0 in February for the first time since the 1989-90 season.
• Penn State has a No. 28 ranking in the most recent kenpom.com rankings with an adjusted defense ranking of 17th.
• As noted on ESPN, No. 8 Ohio State's 24-point halftime deficit (45-21), was the largest faced by a top-10 team in 2017-18.
• With the win at Illinois, Penn State matched its program high three conference road wins (at Iowa, at Ohio State and at Illinois) since joining the Big Ten in 1992-93.
EARLIEST TO 19
The Nittany Lions' 19th win of the 2017-18 season vs. Ohio State (2/15) marked earliest in terms of date that Penn State has reached 19 wins in a season in its Big Ten era. The earliest by number of games came in the 1995-96 season when the Nittany Lions reached 19 wins in 27 games (19-8).
THON HOOPS RAISES $12,650
The 2017-18 THON Hoops game raised $12,650 for the Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) as all student ticket sales from the January 27 game benefited the organization. Children from Four Diamonds who attended the game were invited to a fun postgame event with some of the Nittany Lions.
Read more about the THON Hoops game here: gopsu.info/THONHoops1718. First organized in 1973 as a way for students to give back to their community, THON 2018, is currently taking place in the Bryce Jordan Center this weekend. THON has raised more than $147 million and helped more than 3,700 families.