UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men's basketball team welcomes Indiana to the Bryce Jordan Center for its Big Ten Conference home opener Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
Indiana and Penn State will meet only once during the regular season for the second straight year. The Hoosiers lead the overall series 36-11 with the last seven games in the series have been decided by an average of 3.85 points. Indiana has won the last three games.
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DIGITAL GAME PROGRAM:Indiana at Penn State
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ROSTER: Penn State | Indiana
SCHEDULE: Penn State | Indiana
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GAME NOTES: Penn State | Indiana
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Indiana Hoosiers
Coach: Archie Miller (NC State, 2002)
Indiana Record: 22-17 (2nd season)
Career Record: 161-80 (8th season)
2018-19 Record: 5-2, 0-0 Big Ten
2018-19 Leading Scorer
#0 Romeo Langford, Fr., G – 18.0 ppg
2018-19 Leading Rebounder
#13 Juwan Morgan, Sr., F - 8.8 rpg
2018-19 Assists Leader
#10 Rob Phinisee, Fr., G – 3.8 apg
Penn State Nittany Lions
Coach: Patrick Chambers (Philadelphia, 1994)
Penn State Record: 117-125 (8th season)
Career Record: 159-153 (10th season)
2018-19 Leading Scorer:
#11 Lamar Stevens, Jr., F - 22.4 ppg
2018-19 Leading Rebounder:
#11 Lamar Stevens, Jr., F - 8.6 rpg
2018-19 Assists Leader:
#23 Josh Reaves, Sr., G - 3.1 apg
PENN STATE PROBABLE STARTERS
F -- 11 -- Lamar Stevens – Jr. | 2018-19 ppg: 22.4 | rpg: 8.6
Note: B1G No. 3 scorer, NCAA No. 22, No. 22 Penn State career scoring list (1,180)
F -- 21 -- John Harrar – So. | 2018-19 ppg: 4.4 | rpg: 4.7
Note: Top FG percentage on the team at 61.9%, 3-3 FG at Maryland, 100% over last 2 games
G – 2 -- Myles Dread -- Fr. | 2018-19 ppg: 8.7 | rpg: 3.4
Note: 7 starts, 30.4 mpg | 2nd on team w/10 steals, car-best 6 vs. Wright St
G – 5 -- Jamari Wheeler -- So. | 2018-19 ppg: 3.4 | rpg: 3.0
Note: 7 points, 3-6 FG, 1 3-FG, 4 rebounds, 2 assists vs. VT
G – 23 -- Josh Reaves -- Sr. | 2018-19 ppg: 11.7 | rpg: 5.7
Note: Leads B1G in total steals & steals per game, 8th on NCAA active career list with 188
SERIES RECORD vs. INDIANA
Tuesday's tilt in the BJC will be the only meeting between the two teams in the regular season in 2018-19. Indiana and Penn State played only once last season with the Nittany Lions falling on the road 74-70.
The last seven games in the series have been decided by an average of 3.85 points.
Series streak: Indiana, W3
Overall series: Indiana leads 38-11
at University Park: Indiana leads 15-6
Big Ten games: Indiana leads 36-11
STARTING 5
Penn State moved up to eighth in the defensive efficiency category according to kenpom.com, its highest ranking to date, and best in the Big Ten.
The Hoosiers have been the Nittany Lions' opponent for two of the 26 previous Big Ten home openers with a 2-0 record in those games ( 2012-13 and 1999-2000).
Indiana is the only Big Ten team coach Patrick Chambers faced while he was head coach at Boston University, taking a win in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tipoff in 2009 (71-67).
Penn State and Indiana will meet only once during the regular season for the second-straight year. This is the first trip to the BJC for the Hoosiers since Jan. 18, 2017.
Senior guard Josh Reaves leads the Nittany Lions in assists (22) and steals (18) and just moved to the No. 19 spot on Penn State's career assist list with 238 total.
BY THE NUMBERS
3 – Millions of dollars raised (net) by Coaches vs. Cancer-Penn State since the organization was launched in 1995.
3.85 – The last seven meetings between Penn State and Indiana have been decided by an average of 3.85 points.
7 – Josh Reaves is currently seventh on the NCAA active career list for total steals with 188.
8 – Penn State's kenpom ranking for defensive efficiency, best in the Big Ten Conference.
8.4 – Penn State leads the Big Ten in steals per game at 8.4 and ranks 30th nationally in this category.
117 – Number of wins by coach Patrick Chambers, in his eighth year at Penn State, tied with Jerry Dunn (8 years) for sixth on the Nittany Lions' list.
475 – Number of career rebounds by Lamar Stevens in 79 games as a Nittany Lion. The junior forward needs 25 more to become only the 27th player in Penn State history with 500 career rebounds.
