The Illinois Fighting Illini (20-11, 11-9 Big Ten) and the Penn State Nittany Lions (19-12, 10-10 Big Ten) meet in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday at the United Center. Tune in at 3:30pm on the Big Ten Network.
To prepare for this matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s college hoops action.
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Illinois vs. Penn State: How to watch on TV or live
- Game day: Thursday 9 March 2023
- Playing time: 15:30
- Placement: Chicago, Illinois
- Arena: United Center
- TV channel: Big Ten Network
- Live streaming: fuboTV (Watch for free)
Illinois vs. Penn State statistics and trends
- Offensively, Penn State is the 166th ranked team in college basketball (72.4 points per game). Defensively, it’s 123rd (68.2 points allowed per game).
- On the glass, the Nittany Lions are 295th in the nation in rebounding (29.6 per game). They are 281st in rebounds (32.6 per game).
- With 14.3 assists per game, Penn State is 93rd in the country.
- In 2022-23, the Nittany Lions are third-best in the country in forced turnovers (8.3 per game), but -3-worst in forced turnovers (8.5).
- Penn State is the second-best squad in college basketball in 3-pointers (10.8 per game) and eighth-best in 3-point percentage (38.9%).
- The Nittany Lions are making 7.6 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc, ranking 228th and 234th, respectively, in college basketball.
- In 2022-23, Penn State has taken 48.2% percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line, and 51.8% percent from inside. In terms of shots made, 40.2% of Penn State’s baskets have been 3-pointers, and 59.8% have been 2-pointers.
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