POSTGAME NOTES vs. Minnesota - February 8, 2020
Penn State vs Minnesota
2/8/2020
Bryce Jordan Center (State College, Pa.)
Attendance: 15,261 (sellout)
Penn State Scoring Leader: Lamar Stevens (33)
Penn State Rebounding Leader: Stevens/Harrar (7)
Penn State Assist Leader: Harrar (4)
Miscellaneous Notes
- The Bryce Jordan Center had a sold out crowd for a men's basketball game for the first time since March 1, 2011 (15,261).
- Saturday's game included the highest recorded attendance at the Bryce Jordan Center for the 2019-20 season.
- Penn State's starting five of Jamari Wheeler, Lamar Stevens, Myles Dread, John Harrar and Seth Lundy was used for the first time in 2019-20.
- The Nittany Lions captured their first win in this series since Jan. 14, 2017.
- Penn State is 22-13 when playing ranked in the Associated Press poll, including a 7-2 mark this season.
- Patrick Chambers captured his 145th win at Penn State and 186th for his career..
- With the win against Minnesota, the Nittany Lions have a 12-1 record at home this season.
- The Nittany Lions remain undefeated this season in the month of February at 3-0.
- This is the second time in program history that Penn State has a winning record through 12 conference games, the 1995-96 team was 9-3 at this point.
Penn State Team Notes
- The Nittany Lions won their sixth consecutive Big Ten conference game, their longest Big Ten Conference winning streak in program history since.
- Penn State's 18-win total after 23 games is the second-highest in its Big Ten era as the 1995-96 team was 19-4.
- Penn State outrebounded Minnesota 38-35, improving to 13-0 this season when it outrebounds or has equal rebounds against an opponent.
- Penn State's defense held Minnesota to six points in the final eight minutes of the first half to take a 14-point lead at intermission, the team's second-largest halftime lead against Big Ten competition this season.
Nittany Lions Individual Notes
- Lamar Stevens scored a career-high 33 points, connecting on 11 of his 21 field goal attempts.
- With his 33 points, Stevens has three career games of 30 points or more which ties him for fifth all time at Penn State with D. J. Newbill, Talor Battle, Joe Crispin and Earl Hoffman.
- Stevens adds to his career field goal record with 756 made field goals.
- Lamar Stevens moved into the No. 4 spot on Penn State's career rebounds chart with 821 career rebounds.
- John Harrar earned a share of the game-high rebounds total with eight, his third time leading Penn State in rebounding this season.
- Harrar had a team- and career-best four assists.
- Seth Lundy had a Big Ten career-best six rebounds vs. Minnesota.