Nittany Lions vs Golden Gophers

Gameday · WED JAN 6
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Tip8:30 PM ET
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Williams Arena · Minneapolis, MN

Win probability

1912 blend
22% PSUMINN 78%
Adj. efficiency23%
77%
SRS22%
78%
Elo20%
80%
MINN +5.7
Proj. margin
138.2
Proj. total
62.7
Proj. pace

Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Returning starters · 2025-26 stats

PPG
    • 1I.AsumaG · 3.7 APG10.9
    • 3B.DurkinF · 3.2 RPG10.2
    • 5J.Crocker-JohnsonF · 6.8 RPG13.4
    • 2G.GroveF · 3.2 RPG4.0
    • 9K.ShinholsterG · 1.0 APG1.8

    Penn State: no starters to list yet.

    Ratings

    CBBD · 2025-26
    +2.8Adj. net rating+11.2
    137thAdj. net rank77th
    114.7Adj. offense112.7
    111.9Adj. defense101.4
    —Pace62.7
    -2.3SRS3.1
    1484Elo1722
    —Record15–18

    Season per game

    2025-26 · 33 games
    —Points69.4
    —Opp points68.5
    —eFG%53.9%
    —TO%17.0%
    —OREB%27.2%
    —FT rate.36
    —3PA rate47%
    —Assisted FG%71%

    Last five games

    Minnesota
    L48-67vs BAY
    L67-72vs RUTG
    W67-66vs NU
    L47-77@ IU
    W78-73vs UCLA

    Head to head

    Last 10 · 2017-18–2026-27
    25-26MINN 75 · PSU 77Sun, 2/1
    24-25PSU 69 · MINN 60Sat, 2/22
    24-25MINN 69 · PSU 61Tue, 2/4
    23-24PSU 70 · MINN 75Sat, 3/2
    23-24MINN 83 · PSU 74Sat, 1/27
    22-23PSU 76 · MINN 69Sat, 2/18
    21-22MINN 51 · PSU 60Wed, 3/9
    21-22MINN 46 · PSU 67Thu, 2/17
    21-22PSU 70 · MINN 76Sat, 2/12
    20-21MINN 65 · PSU 84Wed, 3/3

    Game information

    TipWednesday, Jan 6 · 8:30 PM ET
    VenueWilliams Arena · Minneapolis, MN
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    Abbreviations

    Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense
    SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule
    EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong
    PacePossessions per 40 minutes
    PPGPoints per game
    eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals
    TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions
    OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds
    FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted
    3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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