2022 Big Ten Tournament Central
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men's basketball team will open the 2022 Big Ten Tournament Wednesday night against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at approximately 8:30 p.m. from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on the Big Ten Network. The 2021-22 Penn State men's basketball season is presented by Highmark Health.
Penn State (12-16, 7-13 Big Ten) finished tied for 10th in the Big Ten standings, but will play as the No. 11 seed due to tiebreak scenarios. Minnesota (13-16, 4-16 Big Ten) will be the No. 14 seed.
The winner of Wednesday's first-round matchup advances to take on sixth-seeded Ohio State in the second round Thursday night at approximately 9 p.m. The second-round winner advances to Friday's quarterfinals to face third-seeded Purdue at approximately 9 p.m.
The Nittany Lions and Gophers split the regular-season series with the home team winning each contest. Minnesota won the season's first meeting, 76-70, in Minneapolis on Feb. 12. Penn State earned a dominant 67-46 win over the Gophers inside the Bryce Jordan Center just five days later. The 21-point victory was Penn State's largest-ever win over Minnesota and the Nittany Lions were led by Jalen Pickett (20 points), Myles Dread (12 points) and John Harrar (10 points and 10 rebounds).
Minnesota owns a 4-0 all-time advantage over Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament. The two teams last met in the 2019 second round at the United Center in Chicago, with seventh-seeded Minnesota earning a 77-72 overtime victory over the 10th-seeded Nittany Lions.
Keep up to date with all tournament happenings at Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Central.
