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February 20, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State will honor its seniors when it welcomes No. 17/16 Michigan to the Bryce Jordan Center on Wednesday, February 21. Tipoff for the contest between the Nittany Lions and Wolverines is set for 7 p.m. with the senior night ceremony beginning at approximately 6:35 p.m.
GAMEDAY
No. 17/16 Michigan (22-7, 11-5 Big Ten) at Penn State (19-10, 9-7 Big Ten)
Wednesday, February 21
7 p.m. ET
Bryce Jordan Center (15,261)
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Brandon Gaudin (pxp) and Bob Wenzel (analyst)
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MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
RECORD: 22-7, 11-5 Big Ten
Coach: John Beilein (11th year at Michigan)
2017-18 Leading Scorer
#13 Moritz Wagner, Jr., F - 14.5 ppg
2017-18 Leading Rebounder:
#13 Moritz Wagner, Jr., F - 7.3 rpg
2017-18 Assists Leader:
#3 Zavier Simpson, Sr., G - 3.65 apg
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
RECORD: 19-10, 9-7 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 - 9.2 rpg
2017-18 Assists Leader:
#10 Tony Carr, So., G - 4.85 apg
NITTANY LION LAST GAME STARTERS
# / Name / Pos. / ELG. / Pts / REB / STAT / NOTES
11 / Lamar Stevens / F / So. / 15.1 / 6.2 / 2nd ppg/rpg/mpg | Dbl-figure scoring in all but 5 gms in 17-18
24 / Mike Watkins / F / R-So. / 12.5 / 9.2 / PS FG% leader | #3 D-1 FG% at 69.2, #1 PS car & season FG%
23 / Josh Reaves / G / Jr. / 10.7 / 4.7 / B1G stls leader | 54.0 FG% in last 8 gms; 2.9 apg avg., 2.0 spg avg.
10 / Tony Carr / G / So. / 19.6 / 4.6 / #2 B1G ppg | Dbl-figure points last 8 gms, avg. 21ppg; 964 car pts
33 / Shep Garner / G / Sr. / 10.6 / 2.0 / #10 PS all-time scoring w/1,489pts; 302 car 3FG
OPENING TIP
Prior to the game, senior guard Shep Garner (Chester, Pa.) and graduate forward Julian Moore (Philadelphia, Pa.) will be honored for their loyalty and contributions to the Penn State men's basketball program. The pair have played in a combined 259 games for the Nittany Lions.
Senior managers Mike Cherry, Kristine Cugliotta, AJ Ottomano and Jack Urquhart will also receive their letterman's blankets before this final home game.
SERIES RECORD VS. MICHIGAN
Penn State and Michigan have met on 46 previous occasions with the Wolverines holding a 34-12 overall lead. The programs are meeting only once for the second-straight season.
Michigan has won the last six meetings dating back to an 84-78 Nittany Lion win on February 27, 2013 at the BJC. Penn State last played host to the Wolverines at University Park on January 6, 2015, and the last "home" game took place at Madison Square Garden as a part of Super Saturday January 30, 2016.
Streak: Michigan, W6
Overall series: Michigan leads 34-12
at University Park: Michigan leads 12-7
Big Ten games: Michigan leads 33-11
QUICK HITS
• Penn State is one of only 13 of the 351 NCAA Division I national, and one of only two Big Ten teams (Michigan State the other) with all five starters averaging in double figures (each player must have started 20 or more games to be considered).
• Penn State's 19 overall wins and nine conference wins are the most under coach Patrick Chambers in his seven-year tenure.
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 has a No. 25 ranking in the most recent kenpom.com rankings (2/20) with an adjusted defense ranking of 17th.
• The Nittany Lions received six Associated Press votes in the February 19 poll, the first time they had received votes since December 29, 2014, and the most votes received since a total of 14 on January 31, 2011.