Penn State at Purdue 2/16/19 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Penn State Nittany Lions visit Mackey Arena in Lafayette, Indiana on Saturday for an afternoon Big Ten showdown with the No. 12 ranked Purdue Boilermakers. The Nittany Lions upset the Michigan Wolverines on Tuesday 75-69. Kamar Stevens scored 26 points with 15 coming in the first half as Penn State raced out to a halftime advantage and held on to win.

Purdue fell to 17-7 overall and 10-3 in Big Ten play following its 70-56 loss to Maryland on Tuesday. The Boilermakers led by eight points at the half, but were held to 18 points during the second half and allowed Maryland to score 40. The Boilermakers shot just 17% in the second half and missed 15 of 16 attempts from 3-point territory. Carsen Edwards led Purdue with 24 points. Lamar Stevens leads Penn State in scoring and rebounding with averages of 19.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Josh Reaves is third in scoring and is the leader in assists with averages of 10.1 points and 3.2 assists per game. Penn State is shooting 41.1% from the field and 31.7% from 3-point territory.

Carsen Edwards leads Purdue in scoring with an average of 24.6 points per game. Nojel Eastern is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.5 per game, while Edwards leads the team in assists with an average of 3.2 per game. Purdue is shooting 45.0% from the field and 37.3% from 3-point territory.