Men: Ohio State at Penn State

Tipoff: 6:30 p.m., Rec Hall, University Park, Pa.

Records: Ohio State (12-8, Big Ten 4-5); Penn State (13-8, Big Ten 3-7)

TV: Fox Sports 1

Radio: WRAX FM 106.5

Satellite: Sirius XM Ch. 372

Notable: This game will be played at Rec Hall, not the Jordan Center. Fans who have a ticket to the game can park in the Eisenhower Parking Deck for free and take the shuttle to Rec Hall, also for free, just by showing Penn State personnel your ticket. … Penn State is 10-1 at home this season. … Ohio State comes in off back-to-back wins against Purdue (on the road) and at home against Iowa. … The Buckeyes top scorer is Bruce Thornton at 17.0 ppg, followed by Devin Royal (13.8), John Mobley Jr. (12.3) and Micah Parrish (11.5). … Penn State is 3-1 in its last four games against Ohio State. … All of Penn State’s 22 all-time wins against Ohio State have come at home. … Penn State’s Ace Baldwin is averaging 7.9 assists per game, good for fourth in the country. … Penn State has scored more than 80 points in 14 of its 21 games this season. … The Nittany Lions have been within four points in the final two minutes of seven of its eight losses this season.

Mirror prediction: Penn State 83, Ohio State 80

Mirror prediction record: 17-4

— Scott Franco

Men: SFU at Mercyhurst

Tipoff: 7 p.m., Owen McCormick Court at Mercyhurst Athletic Center, Erie, Pa.

Records: Saint Francis University (8-14, 3-5 NEC) at Mercyhurst University (10-13, 4-4 NEC)

TV: NEC Front Row

Notable: Saint Francis has played five of the first eight NEC games at home, so the script will be flipped for the rest of the season, with five of its final eight games on the road, including five of the next six. The Flash will wrap up the season with two games at home. … Mercyhurst enters tonight coming off an 85-80, 2OT win over LIU on Jan. 26. Jeff Planutis leads the team with 14.7 ppg, while Aidan Reichert is second in scoring (13.1 ppg.) and leads in rebounding (5.2 rpg.). Bernie Blunt III leads the team in steals (34) and averages 11.7 ppg while Shemar Rathan-Mayes powers the Lakers with 88 total assists. … SFU junior Valentino Pinedo notched a career-high 18 points to lead Saint Francis past Mercyhurst, 73-59, on Jan.10. Freshman Jeremy Clayville (17 points), junior Riley Parker (13 points, six rebounds, six assists), and sophomore Bobby Rosenberger III (10 points, six boards) also scored in double figures. … In NEC play this season, Parker is shooting 90.3 percent from the free throw line and has made 20 of his last 21 attempts.

Mirror prediction: Saint Francis 70, Mercyhurst 65

Mirror prediction record: 16-6

— Dan Isenberg

PSU Altoona men lose on the road

GREENSBURG — The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team suffered its third Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference loss of the season on Wednesday, losing 73-69 to Pitt-Greensburg Wednesday night.

PSU Altoona (11-8, AMCC 7-3) were up 10 at one point before UPG (12-7, AMCC 6-4) cut the lead to two points at halftime. Dwayne Jones finished with 16 points and surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his Lions career. Teammate Kaden Claar led with 20 points while Kal-El Gentles added 13 points.

The Lions next host Mount Aloysius on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

PSU Altoona women get win No. 10

The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team beat Pitt-Greensburg, 57-46, in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference matchup at the Adler Gym.

The Lady Lions’ Avana Sayles recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 15 points and a season-best 17 rebounds. Jess Burns added 14 points, including going 3-for-6 from 3-point range, and Jaidyn McCracken finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.

Penn State Altoona improved to 10-9 overall and 7-3 in the AMCC. The Lady Lions will host Mount Aloysius on Wednesday, Feb. 5 next.

Clark turns down NBA All-Star offer

Caitlin Clark is going to wait until Indianapolis hosts the WNBA All-Star weekend in July to enter her first 3-point contest as a pro.

The Fever star declined an invitation to participate in a special challenge during NBA All-Star weekend next month, her representatives at Excel Sports said Wednesday.

There had been discussions for Clark to participate in a contest similar to the one that pitted Stephen Curry against Sabrina Ionescu in a 3-point shootout during last season’s NBA All-Star weekend. Curry beat the New York Liberty star. It was one of the highlights of the weekend.

There have been discussions around expanding that shootout this year when the NBA All-Star Game takes place in the Bay Area in two weeks.

Lakers’ Davis set to miss several games

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis strained his abdomen Tuesday and will be re-evaluated in about a week.

Davis’ injury occurred during the first quarter of the Lakers’ 118-104 loss at Philadelphia. The five-time all-NBA performer walked to the locker room with his right hand over his stomach when he left with 2:10 to go in the first quarter.

Davis is averaging 25.7 points and 11.9 rebounds this season.

Lakers officials announced the severity of Davis’ injury Wednesday while noting that he had returned to Los Angeles and would be re-evaluated in approximately a week.

The Lakers are at Washington tonight and at New York on Saturday before returning to Los Angeles for a road game with the Clippers on Tuesday.

Hawks lose starter for season

ATLANTA — Atlanta starting forward Jalen Johnson plans to have shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season.

It’s a major blow to the struggling Hawks’ efforts to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Hawks said Wednesday that Johnson suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will have surgery next week. He is expected to be ready for the 2025-26 season.

From Mirror, wire reports