Iowa at Penn State 1/16/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Iowa Hawkeyes visit Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania to play the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Hawkeyes improved to 14-3 on the season following a 72-62 win over Ohio State on Saturday. Iowa was led by Luke Garza with 16 points, while Tyler Cook returned from injury and scored 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Hawkeyes.

Penn State fell to 7-10 falling to Michigan State 71-56 for its fourth straight defeat. The Nittany Lions trailed by 16 points at the half and by as many as 21 points during the second half. Lamar Stevens led the Nittany Lions with 20 points, while three other players scored 11 points apiece in the loss. Tyler Cook leads Iowa in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Luka Garza is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.9 points per game. Jordan Bohannon leads the Hawkeyes in assists with an average of 3.1 per game. Iowa is shooting 46.7% from the field and 35.1% from 3-point territory.

Lamar Stevens leads Penn State in scoring and rebounding with averages of 18.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Josh Reaves is third in scoring and is the leader in assists with averages of 10.2 points and 3.5 assists per game. Penn State is shooting 40.8% from the field and 30.7% from 3-point territory.