Hoops du Jour
PSU women at Indiana
Tipoff: 7 p.m., Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Records: Penn State (7-5, 0-1 Big Ten); Indiana (12-1, 1-0 Big Ten)
Coaches: Coquese Washington holds a record of 205-156 in her 12th season at Penn State. Teri Moren is 94-54 in her fifth season as the head coach at Indiana, with a 293-184 record in 14 years as a head coach. She led the Lady Hoosiers to a 23-14 record in 2017-18, capped off by a WNIT tournament championship.
Radio: WRSC 1390 AM, online at GoPSUsports.com
TV: BTN Plus, BTN2GO
Live stats: online at GoPSUsports.com
Notes: Penn State would pick up its second consecutive victory over Indiana with a win, but have not won in Bloomington since a 71-63 win on Feb. 13, 2014. … Penn State led No. 4 Maryland after three quarters, but were outscored 21-4 in the final quarter including an 18-0 run to close out the contest. … The Lady Lions are 33-13 all-time against Indiana, and hold an 11-8 edge when playing in Bloomington. … Indiana is coming off an 85-83 overtime win over Illinois to open Big Ten play. Ali Patberg led four players in double-figures, averaging 17.8 points and 6.5 rebounds a night.
Mirror prediction: Indiana 80, Penn State 72
Comment: Penn State played Maryland tough but fell apart at the end when it mattered most. If they can carry the effort from the first three quarters into the final frame, Penn State might turn some heads on New Year’s Eve.
Mirror prediction record: 9-3
— Dan Isenberg
Mount men crushed
GALLATIN, Tenn — Cole Rabedeaux lit up the scoreboard on Sunday for Wisconsin-Eau Claire, scoring 44 points going 16-of-25 from the field including 11-of-18 from 3-point range to lead his team to a win over Mount Aloysius, 81-47 at the 2018 Music City Classic.
The Mount men were led by Nate Christian and Julian Stover, who had 12 points each.
Mount Aloysius fell to 7-5 with the loss and is back in action on Wednesday at La Roche College. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.