3/7/2020 Northwestern v. Penn State Game Preview

Penn State Nittany Lions (21-10, 6-7 away)
Northwestern Wildcats (8-22, 5-11 home)
March 7, 2020 at 4:00 PM ET
Conference Regular Season

Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, Illinois

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2019-2020 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Penn State3140.075.126.862.3.4318.024.7.32513.419.3.69210.526.537.014.37.54.811.217.5
Northwestern3140.364.924.057.6.4166.119.5.31210.914.9.7317.125.232.313.74.03.310.516.7
PENST Opponents3140.068.224.559.5.4116.419.5.32512.918.9.6839.726.536.212.15.53.213.118.0
NWU Opponents3140.370.124.859.1.4208.525.1.34011.916.9.70610.326.637.015.55.53.410.515.1


Head to Head Since 2002-2003

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Feb 15, 2020
Northwestern
Penn State		 61 - 77
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Feb 4, 2019
Penn State
Northwestern		 59 - 52
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Mar 1, 2018
Northwestern
Penn State		 57 - 65
Penn State		 Conference Tournament Madison Square Garden
Jan 20, 2018
Penn State
Northwestern		 61 - 70
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Allstate Arena
Jan 5, 2018
Northwestern
Penn State		 63 - 78
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Dec 27, 2016
Northwestern
Penn State		 87 - 77
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Mar 3, 2016
Northwestern
Penn State		 71 - 61
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Jan 16, 2016
Penn State
Northwestern		 71 - 62
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 21, 2015
Penn State
Northwestern		 39 - 60
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Mar 6, 2014
Penn State
Northwestern		 59 - 32
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Mar 7, 2013
Penn State
Northwestern		 66 - 59
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Jan 10, 2013
Northwestern
Penn State		 70 - 54
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Feb 25, 2012
Northwestern
Penn State		 67 - 66
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Jan 1, 2012
Penn State
Northwestern		 56 - 68
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 24, 2011
Penn State
Northwestern		 66 - 52
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 13, 2011
Northwestern
Penn State		 41 - 65
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Feb 28, 2010
Northwestern
Penn State		 60 - 79
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Feb 17, 2010
Penn State
Northwestern		 81 - 70
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Dec 31, 2008
Northwestern
Penn State		 57 - 61
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Jan 2, 2008
Penn State
Northwestern		 79 - 68
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 10, 2007
Penn State
Northwestern		 51 - 53
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Jan 3, 2007
Northwestern
Penn State		 57 - 83
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Mar 9, 2006
Northwestern
Penn State		 42 - 60
Penn State		 Conference Tournament Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Feb 25, 2006
Northwestern
Penn State		 55 - 68
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Jan 11, 2006
Penn State
Northwestern		 65 - 61
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 19, 2005
Penn State
Northwestern		 39 - 54
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Jan 22, 2005
Northwestern
Penn State		 62 - 65
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Mar 11, 2004
Penn State
Northwestern		 52 - 57
Northwestern		 Conference Tournament Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Feb 14, 2004
Penn State
Northwestern		 52 - 65
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Jan 28, 2004
Northwestern
Penn State		 61 - 63
Penn State		 Conference Regular Season Bryce Jordan Center
Mar 1, 2003
Penn State
Northwestern		 79 - 85
Northwestern		 Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena

2019-2020 Penn State Nittany Lions Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Wheeler M. Dread S. Lundy L. Stevens J. Harrar
Rotation   M. Jones     M. Watkins
Rotation   I. Brockington      
Rotation   C. Jones      
Lim PT S. Beattie   K. McCloskey T. Buttrick  
Lim PT T. Nussbaum   G. Hazle    

2019-2020 Northwestern Wildcats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Buie P. Spencer M. Kopp R. Beran R. Young
Rotation     A. Turner P. Nance  
Rotation       J. Jones  
Lim PT   R. Greer      
Lim PT   T. Malnati      
Lim PT   C. Audige      
Lim PT   A. Gaines      

Penn State Nittany Lions Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
33 Stephen Beattie G 5 1.4 1.2 0.4 0.8 .500 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Izaiah Brockington G 31 20.8 8.1 3.0 6.8 .445 0.4 1.5 .267 1.7 2.4 .703 0.8 1.8 2.7 1.1 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.7
15 Trent Buttrick F 18 3.8 1.3 0.4 1.2 .318 0.2 0.8 .214 0.3 0.4 .750 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3
2 Myles Dread F 31 25.7 8.6 2.7 7.8 .343 2.1 6.6 .319 1.1 1.4 .833 0.7 2.4 3.2 2.2 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.8
21 John Harrar F 31 17.0 4.3 1.5 2.4 .627 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .661 2.3 2.4 4.6 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.8 2.2
22 Grant Hazle F 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
4 Curtis Jones SG 31 17.5 6.2 2.2 6.4 .350 1.2 4.3 .288 0.5 0.8 .667 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.3
0 Myreon Jones G 25 28.6 13.3 4.8 10.7 .444 2.2 5.6 .403 1.5 2.0 .776 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.4
14 Patrick Kelly SF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1 Seth Lundy GF 30 15.3 5.5 1.7 4.4 .394 1.1 2.9 .391 0.9 1.2 .750 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.9
10 Kyle McCloskey G 8 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.9 .143 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2
20 Taylor Nussbaum G 6 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.3 .500 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Lamar Stevens SF 31 31.0 17.6 6.2 14.6 .423 0.8 3.1 .263 4.5 6.2 .719 1.3 5.7 6.9 2.2 1.1 1.2 2.5 2.6
30 Abdou Tsimbila C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
24 Mike Watkins C 30 21.1 9.7 4.0 7.4 .545 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.8 .565 2.2 5.4 7.6 0.5 0.8 2.2 1.1 2.2
5 Jamari Wheeler PG 31 25.9 3.8 1.5 3.1 .469 0.5 1.2 .389 0.5 0.8 .583 0.8 2.1 2.9 3.2 1.5 0.2 1.7 2.6

Northwestern Wildcats Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
1 Chase Audige SG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
31 Robbie Beran PF 31 19.0 5.0 1.8 4.5 .390 0.6 1.6 .400 0.8 1.3 .650 0.8 2.5 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.8 2.4
0 Boo Buie G 26 25.0 10.3 3.7 9.8 .376 1.2 4.2 .282 1.8 2.5 .708 0.2 2.0 2.1 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.8 2.3
53 Roy Dixon III G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11 Anthony Gaines GF 10 26.5 5.9 1.8 4.8 .375 0.5 1.6 .312 1.8 2.2 .818 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.7 1.4 0.1 1.1 1.6
2 Ryan Greer SG 23 8.2 1.0 0.4 1.2 .333 0.1 0.3 .333 0.1 0.2 .750 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.7
4 Jared Jones PF 31 10.2 2.9 1.3 2.8 .448 0.0 0.4 .083 0.4 0.6 .550 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 2.3
10 Miller Kopp F 31 32.3 13.1 4.5 11.0 .412 2.1 5.3 .396 1.9 2.2 .896 0.8 2.7 3.5 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.4
33 Tino Malnati G 9 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
22 Pete Nance PF 30 26.2 8.5 3.3 8.3 .400 1.0 3.4 .297 0.8 1.2 .686 0.9 5.1 6.0 1.6 0.3 1.0 1.4 2.6
54 Dylan Sandhu G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 Pat Spencer G 31 29.3 10.4 3.9 9.0 .436 0.4 1.6 .235 2.1 2.6 .815 0.7 3.5 4.1 3.9 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.1
21 A.J. Turner SF 30 24.4 5.1 1.9 5.2 .361 0.7 2.4 .274 0.7 1.1 .606 0.1 2.1 2.2 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.1
15 Ryan Young PF 31 25.8 9.0 3.5 6.5 .535 0.1 0.7 .143 2.0 3.0 .670 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.4 2.1
55 Eric Zalewski G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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