Penn State at Northwestern 3/7/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 20 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions visit Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois on Saturday to play the Northwestern Wildcats in the final game of the regular season for both. Penn State dropped to 21-9 overall and 11-8 in the Big Ten following its 79-71 loss on Tuesday to the Michigan State Spartans. The loss dropped Penn State to fifth place and the Big Ten two games behind a trio of leaders.

Lamar Stevens is the leading scorer for Penn State with an average of 17.6 points per game, while Mike Watkins is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.6 per game and Jamari Wheeler is the leader in assists with an average of 3.2 per game. Penn State has just two players averaging double-figures in scoring.

Northwestern dropped to 7-22 overall and 2-17 in the Big Ten following its 63-48 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers on Wednesday. Northwestern is tied with Nebraska for the worst record in the Big Ten five games behind the next closest competitor in the conference standings. Northwestern has lost 13 of its last 14 with only a victory over Nebraska thrown in.

Miller Kopp is leading Northwestern in scoring with an average of 13.0 points per game, while Pat Spencer is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 10.5 points and 3.9 assists per game. Pete Nance is the leading rebounder for Northwestern with an average of 6.1 per game.