After trailing Minnesota at halftime in their first-round matchup in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament, Penn State put together a much more consistent second-half to advance into the second round of the tournament. Penn State’s 60-51 victory was led by a 22-point effort from Jalen Pickett.
ticket may enjoy playing Minnesota. His last 20-point game came against the same program back on February 17. John Harrar helped give Penn State an edge on the boards with a game-high 12 rebounds.
Penn State’s defense held Minnesota to just 51 points, marking the fewest points allowed by a Penn State team in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament since allowing just 48 points to Michigan State in a 2011 semifinal game.
Penn State will now face Ohio State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday night. Penn State will challenge Ohio State at ap[proximately 9:00 p.m. ET in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes took both games in the regular-season series with the Nittany Lions.
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