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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State men's basketball team will open the 2024 Big Ten Tournament against Michigan in the opening round Wednesday night. Tipoff from the Target Center in Minneapolis is slated for approximately 9 p.m. ET/8p.m. CT on Peacock.
Penn State (15-16, 9-11 Big Ten) finished tied for ninth in the Big Ten standings and will play as the No. 11 seed per tiebreakers. Michigan (8-23, 3-17 Big Ten) is the No. 14 seed.
The winner of Wednesday's first round game advances to Thursday's second round to face sixth-seeded Indiana at approximately 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network.
Penn State and Michigan met just once this season, a 79-73 Nittany Lion win on Jan. 7 at The Palestra in Philadelphia. Michigan led by as much as 14 with 3:15 left to play in the first half. Penn State used a 19-5 second-half run to erase the Wolverine lead. Junior D'Marco Dunn sparked the streak with eight-straight points, and his triple with 11:36 to play gave Penn State its first lead of the game, a lead the Nittany Lions wouldn't relinquish. Dunn finished with 13 points, two rebounds, and two steals while teammate Ace Baldwin Jr. paced the Nittany Lions with 25 points on eight-for-13 shooting. Baldwin Jr. added four assists, two rebounds, three assists, and a block to his impressive final line.
Penn State is 2-1 all-time against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament and the two teams will meet in the conference tournament for the first time since 2013.
Keep up to date with all tournament happenings at Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Central.
The 2023-24 Penn State men's basketball season is presented by Highmark Health.
