The Big Ten championship all comes down to one final game, and Penn State is hoping to do something it has never done before; win a Big Ten title. Penn State’s run to the Big Ten Championship Game, just its second appearance in the conference’s title game in program history, included three wins in the underdog role against Illinois, Northwestern, and Indiana. It will once again be the underdog against one of the best teams in the country, the Purdue Boilermakers.
Purdue won each of the two regular-season meetings with the Nittany Lions, including a game played at the Palestra in Philadelphia in which Penn State held the upper hand in the first half before Purdue took control in the second half. Penn State hung tight with Purdue in the second meeting before the Boilermakers once again established their dominance and pulled away for another win.
Purdue’s Zach Edey will be a big force to reckon with for the Penn State defense. Penn State’s [autotag]Jalen Pickett[/autotag] is coming off his best game of the tournament with 28 points in the semifinal victory over Indiana.
Here’s how to catch all of the action on championship Sunday in the Big Ten as Penn State takes on Purdue in Chicago.