WISCONSIN BADGERS PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS GAME at 19/20 WISCONSIN Tue., Feb. 2, 2021 | BTN Coach: Greg Gard (UW-Platteville, 1995) Interim Coach: Jim Ferry (Keene State, 1990) 8:30 p.m. ET Wisconsin Record: 114-62 (Sixth season) Penn State Record: 6-7 (First season) 14 Career Record: Same Career Record: 320-272 (20th season) Kohl Center (17,287) 2020-21 Record: 13-5, 7-4 Big Ten Top Scorer Leading Scorer #0 Myreon Jones, Jr., G – 15.8 ppg 2020-21 SCHEDULE #00 D'Mitrik Trice, R-Sr., G – 14.1 ppg Top Rebounder Leading Rebounder #21 John Harrar, Sr., F – 8.4 rpg DateTV Opponent TV | Time #11 Micah Potter, R-Sr., F – 6.6 rpg Assists Leaders NOVEMBER Assists Leader #5 Jamari Wheeler, Sr., G – 4.0 apg #00 D'Mitrik Trice, R-Sr., G – 3.8 apg 25 Wed. DREXEL Postponed 28 Sat. VMI W, 86-65 LAST GAME STARTERS DECEMBER # NAME POS. ELG. PTS REB VS. WISCONSIN NOTES 2 Wed. VCU W, 72-69 1 Seth Lundy F So. 12.9 4.3 key boards, car-high 3a | 3rd 20-pt gm of 20-21 at OSU; 14.7 ppg last 3 6 Sun. SETON HALL Lot, 92-98 21 John Harrar F Sr. 8.5 8.3 car-best 17 pts, 9 reb | 10.3 ppg & 10.5 rpg last 6; Wis 2H:14 pts, 8 reb 0 Myreon Jones G Jr. 15.8 2.9 20 pts, 3-3 3-FG, 5 reb | 5th gm 20+ pts, scoring: #8 B1G, #6 B1G only B1G/ACC CHALLENGE 5 Jamari Wheeler G Sr. 4.9 4.1 9 pts, 4 reb, 5 a, 2 stls | Floor general dictates pace; 296 car assists 8 Tue. at 15/15 Virginia Tech W, 75-55 12 Izaiah Brockington G Jr. 15.2 4.9 18 pts, 8 reb, 3 a, 1 stl | PS #2 pts & reb, scoring: #10 B1G & B1G only 13 Sun. * at RV/RV Michigan L, 58-62 23 Wed. * 18/18 ILLINOIS L, 81-98 STAT COMPARISON 2020-21 PENN STATE RECORD 30 Wed. * at RV/NR Indiana Lot, 85-87 W STATS PSU Overall H A N OT JANUARY 71.9 Scoring Average 77.1 Overall ................6-7 ...... 5-2 .... 1-5 ......– ...... 0-2 62.8 Opponent Scoring Average 76.3 Big Ten ................3-6 ...... 3-1 .... 0-5 ......– ........– 3 Sun. * WISCONSIN (now 1/27) Postponed November ...........1-0 ...... 1-0 ......– .......– ........– 43.7 Field-Goal Percentage 43.1 6 Wed. * at Ohio State Postponed December ...........2-4 ...... 1-2 .... 1-2 ......– ...... 0-2 40.5 Opponent Field-Goal Percentage 47.0 9 Sat. * MICHIGAN Postponed January ...............3-3 ...... 3-0 .... 0-3 ......– ........– 8.5 3-Pointers Per Game 9.2 12 Tue. * RUTGERS (1/21) Postponed 37.0 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 36.6 STREAKS: 17 Sun. * at Purdue L, 72-80 32.4 Opponent 3-Point Field Goal % 31.0 Overall Last Win: 1/30 vs. #14 Wisconsin (81-71) 19 Tue. * at 22/24 Illinois L, 65-79 75.9 Free Throw Percentage 72.2 W1 Last Loss: 1/27 at #13 Ohio State (79-83) 21 Thu. * -/RV RUTGERS W, 75-69 35.0 Rebounds Per Game 36.2 23 Sat. * NORTHWESTERN W, 81-78 Home Last Win: 1/30 vs. #14 Wisconsin (81-71) 33.9 Opponent Rebounds Per Game 34.7 W3 Last Loss: 12/23 at #18 Illinois (81-98) 27 Wed. * at 13/15 Ohio State L, 79-83 13.6 Assists Per Game 13.1 30 Sat. * 14/13 WISCONSIN W, 81-71 Away Last Win: 12/8 at #15 Virginia Tech (75-55) 8.8 Turnovers Per Game 11.7 L4 Last Loss: 1/27 at #13 Ohio State (79-83) 4.0 Blocks Per Game 2.6 FEBRUARY Neutral Last Win: 1/4 vs. #23 Iowa (89-86) 5.4 Steals Per Game 8.2 2 Tue. * at 19/20 Wisconsin BTN | 8:30 p.m. W2 Last Loss: 11/27 vs. Ole Miss (72-74) 5 Fri. * MARYLAND FS1 | 7 p.m. SERIES RECORD B1G Last Win: 1/30 vs. #14 Wisconsin (81-71) W1 Last Loss: 1/27 at #13 Ohio State (79-83) 9 Tue. * at Michigan St. ESPN / 2 | TBA Penn State broke Wisconsin's 13-game series 14 Sun. * NEBRASKA BTN | TBA win streak Saturday for its first win against the STARTING 5 18 Thu. * 7/9 OHIO STATE BTN | TBA Badgers since 2011 (Big Ten Tournament, 36-33, 21 Sun. * at 8/8 Iowa BTN | TBA 3/11/11). In the victory, the Nittany Lions scored As of the Feb. 1 NCAA NET rankings, Penn State 26 Fri. * 24/RV PURDUE FS1 | TBA 81 points, their highest point total in the 50-game is now at 29, its highest ranking of 2020-21. TBA ppd. * 4/4 MICHIGAN Postponed series history. PSU is one of seven Big Ten teams, most of any TBA ppd. * at Nebraska Postponed The last Penn State visit to the Kohl Center was league, in the top 30. a 61-57 loss (3/2/19). PSU's last win in Madison Penn State owns two of the top rankings for came during the 1994-95 season (1/26/1995). MARCH strength of schedule. According to the NCAA and 3 Wed. * RV/RV MINNESOTA BTN | TBA Series streak: Penn State, W1 ESPN.com, the Nittany Lions rank as the SOS 7 Sun. * at Maryland BTN | TBA Last game: University Park, Pa., leader and are second in SOS on kenpom.com. Penn State 81, No. 14 Wisconsin 71, 1/30/2021 The Nittany Lions trailed 34-31 at the half vs. No. Overall series: UW leads 39-11 (PS A: 2-20) BIG TEN TOURNAMENT 14 Wisconsin and earned their first Big Ten come- 1-0 Chicago, Ill. Ferry vs. Wisconsin: from-behind victory since a 76-56 win over Illinois BTN/CBS Dates TBA Series record and last 20 results are listed on page 5 (3/10/2019). Rankings Associated Press / Coaches BROADCAST INFO Junior guard Sam Sessoms is a spark for the Nit- tany Lions with the highest scoring average (10.1 BTN and Fox Sports mobile app All Times Eastern WATCH: ppg) of any Big Ten player in a non-starting role. Brandon Gaudin (pxp) & Stephen Bardo (analyst) HOME GAMES in CAPS | * Big Ten game Combining the second halves of the last two Penn State Sports Network LISTEN: games, at Ohio State (1/27) and Wisconsin Steve Jones (pxp) & Dick Jerardi (analyst) (1/30), senior forward John Harrar is averaging Affiliates: GoPSUsports.com/affiliates2021 12 points and 6.5 rebounds. Harrar had 10 pts Listen online: GoPSUsports.com/lionvision and five rebounds at OSU and 14 points and SiriusXM | XM 386 | Internet 976 TuneIn eight boards vs. Wisconsin. GoPSUsports.com @PennStateMBB pennstatebasketball PennStateMBB 2020-21 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS BY ELIGIBILITY SENIORS (5) NUMERICAL ROSTER 35 Trent Buttrick F 21 John Harrar F # NAME POS CL HT WT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL 10 Kyle McCloskey G 0 Myreon Jones G Jr. 6-3 180 Birmingham, Ala. Lincoln Academy (Ga.) 20 Taylor Nussbaum G 1 Seth Lundy F So. 6-6 219 Paulsboro, N.J. Roman Catholic 5 Jamari Wheeler G 2 Myles Dread G Jr. 6-4 220 Detroit, Mich. Gonzaga (Washington D.C.) 3 Sam Sessoms G Jr. 6-0 187 Philadelphia, Pa. The Shipley School/Binghamton JUNIORS (4) 4 Caleb Dorsey F Fr. 6-7 230 Westminster, Md. The Hill School (Pa.) 12 Izaiah Brockington G 5 Jamari Wheeler G Sr. 6-1 170 Live Oak, Fla. The Rock School 2 Myles Dread G 10 Kyle McCloskey G Sr. 6-5 212 Lower Gwynedd, Pa. Germantown Academy 0 Myreon Jones G 12 Izaiah Brockington G Jr. 6-4 200 Philadelphia, Pa. Archbishop Ryan/St. Bonaventure 3 Sam Sessoms G 14 Patrick Kelly F R-Fr. 6-8 215 Raleigh, N.C. IMG Academy SOPHOMORES (1) 15 Trent Buttrick F Sr. 6-8 240 Bloomsburg, Pa. Community School of Naples (Fla.) 1 Seth Lundy F 20 Taylor Nussbaum G Sr. 6-2 175 South Salem, N.Y. Cheshire Academy (Conn.) 21 John Harrar F Sr. 6-9 240 Wallingford, Pa. Strath Haven REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (1) 22 Dallion Johnson G Fr. 6-3 175 Haverhill, Mass. Phillips Academy (Mass.) 14 Patrick Kelly F 23 DJ Gordon G Fr. 6-5 175 Pittsburgh, Pa. First Love Christian Academy FRESHMEN (5) 30 Abdou Tsimbila F Fr. 6-8 235 Yaoundé, Cameroon St. Maria Goretti 33 Andy Christos G 33 Andy Christos G Fr. 6-5 175 Madison, N.J. Madison 4 Caleb Dorsey F 23 DJ Gordon G ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 22 Dallion Johnson G 30 Abdou Tsimbila F # NAME POS CL HT WT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL BY STATE/COUNTRY 12 Izaiah Brockington G Jr. 6-4 200 Philadelphia, Pa. Archbishop Ryan/St. Bonaventure 15 Trent Buttrick F Sr. 6-8 240 Bloomsburg, Pa. Community School of Naples (Fla.) ALABAMA (1) 33 Andy Christos G Fr. 6-5 175 Madison, N.J. Madison 0 Myreon Jones G 4 Caleb Dorsey F Fr. 6-7 230 Westminster, Md. The Hill School (Pa.) FLORIDA (1) 2 Myles Dread G Jr. 6-4 220 Detroit, Mich. Gonzaga (Washington D.C.) 5 Jamari Wheeler G 23 DJ Gordon G Fr. 6-5 175 Pittsburgh, Pa. First Love Christian Academy 21 John Harrar F Sr. 6-9 240 Wallingford, Pa. Strath Haven MARYLAND (1) 22 Dallion Johnson G Fr. 6-3 175 Haverhill, Mass. Phillips Academy (Mass.) 4 Caleb Dorsey F 0 Myreon Jones G Jr.