Times have been tough for Penn State’s basketball team over the past month. The Nittany Lions are hoping for better results on Tuesday, Valentine’s Day, when they host Illinois for a Big Ten contest in the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State won the previous meeting with the Illini earlier this season, upsetting the then top-25 Illini on the road, but fortunes have traveled different paths for both teams since the last meeting.
Penn State has dropped eight of its last 11 games as the Nittany Lions have slumped down toward the bottom of the Big Ten standings (entering the game in 11th place in the Big Ten standings). To say Penn State needs a win is a bit of an understatement as Penn State is two games behind what is considered the middle of the pack of the crowded Big Ten standings. With the final stretch of the regular season leading up to the Big Ten tournament, Penn State needs to take advantage of a more favorable schedule the rest of the way, beginning with this game against Illinois.
Here is how to catch Jalen Pickett and the Nittany Lions look to snap their losing streak when they host Illinois on Tuesday night.