Looking to make one final statement to secure an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament, the Penn State Nittany Lions are set to begin what they hope will be a good run in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament on Thursday. Penn State faces Illinois Thursday evening with hopes of moving on to a Friday matchup with Northwestern.
A few bracketology updates already have Penn State in the big dance, but Jalen Pickett and company know it would serve them well to not be one-and-done in Chicago at the Big Ten tournament. One win against Illinois could prove to be enough to keep the bubble intact, so Penn State will have to play a good clean game and take this tournament one game at a time.
Here is how to catch all of the action as Penn State faces Illinois on Thursday. The full Big Ten tournament schedule and updated tracker can be found here.