Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3, 0-1 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (7-2, 0-1 Big Ten)
Champaign, Illinois; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Illinois hosts the Penn State Nittany Lions after Matthew Mayer scored 21 points in Illinois' 85-78 overtime win against the Texas Longhorns.
The Fighting Illini are 5-0 on their home court. Illinois is third in the Big Ten scoring 81.3 points while shooting 47.6% from the field.
The Nittany Lions have gone 0-1 against Big Ten opponents. Penn State is eighth in the Big Ten scoring 74.8 points per game and is shooting 45.6%.
The Fighting Illini and Nittany Lions square off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Terrence Shannon Jr. is shooting 47.0% and averaging 19.3 points for the Fighting Illini. Jayden Epps is averaging 10.0 points for Illinois.
Andrew Funk is shooting 36.7% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Nittany Lions, while averaging 10 points. Jalen Pickett is averaging 15.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.7 assists for Penn State.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
