Tipoff: 6:30 p.m., Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Records: Penn State (10-12, Big Ten 1-10); Michigan (20-1, Big Ten 10-1)

TV: Fox Sports 1

Radio: Penn State Sports Network

Satellite: SiriusXM Ch. 381 & 971

Notable: Michigan, ranked No. 2 in the country, escaped with a 74-72 win over Penn State earlier this season at the Jordan Center. … Over their last four matchups, each game has been decided by single digits. …Penn State is 3-24 all-time at Michigan. The last time Penn State won in Michigan was on Jan. 22, 2020. … Michigan’s only loss this year was to Wisconsin by three points. … Michigan averages 90.5 points-per game, and their average margin of victory is by 21.6 points-per game. … Penn State has never beaten a top 5 team on the road. … The Lions are coming off their first Big Ten win of the season, a 77-75 victory over Minnesota when freshman Kayden Mingo hit a shot at the buzzer. They got the win with big men Ivan Jurcic, Sasa Ciani and Tibor Mirtic out of the lineup due to injury/illness. …Yaxel Lendeborg is Michigan’s top offensive threat at 14.7 ppg.

Mirror prediction: Michigan 88, Penn State 66

Mirror prediction record: 21-1

— Scott Franco

Men: SFU at Mercyhurst

Tipoff: 7 p.m., McCormick Court, Erie

Records: Saint Francis (6-15, 4-4 NEC) at Mercyhurst University (11-12, 6-4 NEC)

TV: ESPN+ (Paul Dottino, pxp; Joe DeSantis, analyst)

Live stats: https://hurstathletics.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary

Notable: This is just the seventh meeting between the programs dating back to 1982-83 and just the third since the Lakers joined the NEC last season. Mercyhurst is on pace to stop the lake effect from year one to year two in the NEC. Le Moyne won nine NEC games in its first year (2023-24), but then dropped to four wins last season. Stonehill won 10 games in its inaugural season (2022-23) before winning two games in its second season. Even Merrimack saw a five-game drop after winning the NEC regular season in 2019-20 with 14 wins, and then finished the second season 9-9 in league play. The Lakers won nine games last year and have won six of their first 10 games in 2025-26. … Bernie Blunt III leads the Lakers with 15.7 points per game, while Jake Lemelman is second in scoring (13.2 ppg) and powers the team in assists (73) and steals (30). Qadir Martin is third in scoring (10.0 ppg), and leads in both rebounds (6.3 rpg) and blocks (57). … Saint Francis will spend 14 of the 28 days in February on the road and play seven of its final 10 NEC games. The Red Flash are 1-10 away from Loretto this season, including a 1-8 record on the road (0-2 in neutral sites).

Mirror prediction: Mercyhurst 75, Saint Francis 70

Mirror prediction record: 17-4

— Dan Isenberg

Women: Mercyhurst at SFU

Tipoff: 7 p.m., DeGol Arena, Loretto

Records: Mercyhurst (7-14 overall, 7-3 Northeast Conference); Saint Francis (2-19, 2-8 Northeast Conference)

TV: NEC Front Row

Notable: Saint Francis leads the all-time series 2-0. … Mercyhurst is currently in third place in the NEC, while SFU is in the ninth spot. … Tonight marks the annual “Think Pink” contest. The goal is to raise awareness and funds for the fight against breast cancer. There will be a push-up challenge at halftime which will feature athlete from all sports on campus vying to see who can do the most push-ups in one minute. In 13 years, the challenge has raised $50,000 for the cause. … Red Flash player Gemma Walker earned her first prime performer honor of the season after her performance last week which she averaged 15.0 points in two games and shot 46.7 percent (7-for-15) from the floor, 55.6 percent (5-for-9) from behind the arc and 84.6 percent from the free throw line (84.6). … The Lakers had won six straight in conference play before falling to Chicago State by a 68-64 final the last time out on Jan. 31. … Mercyhurst’s roster features two players (sophomore Alena Fusetti and redshirt sophomore Quinn Borroni) from Blackhawk High School, which is the same school that produced former Saint Francis star Alexa Hayward (2011-15).

Mirror prediction: Mercyhurst 65, Saint Francis 53

Mirror prediction record: 18-3

— Nate Ritchey

Big Ten Women

Lady Lions get first conference win

WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. — The Penn State women’s basketball team got their first Big Ten win Wednesday night and it came on the road.

The Lady Lions secured an 85-82 overtime victory over Purdue inside Mackey Arena. The Lady Lions improved to 8-15, 1-11 Big Ten, while the Boilermakers fell to 11-12, 3-9 Big Ten.

In a contest that saw 14 lead changes and 13 tie scores, four double figure scorers lifted Penn State to its first overtime win of the season.

Sophomore guard Kiyomi McMiller lead the offensive charge for Penn State with her 22nd double figure scoring outing of the season, posting 30 points in addition to nine assists and five rebounds. Redshirt junior center Gracie Merkle posted her 20th double figure scoring outing of the campaign after missing two games. She added 19 points on six-of-seven shooting from the floor in addition to seven-of-10 shooting from the charity stripe.

She also recorded a season high 20 rebounds. Redshirt junior guard Moriah Murray compiled 15 points all from beyond the arc. Freshman guard Tia Cleante rounded out the double figure scorers with 10 points.

Penn State had a four-point lead, 83-79, with under a minute to play, before Purdue tied it with 17 seconds to go in the game. The Boilermakers got off a shot at the buzzer but missed, forcing the overtime.

As a team, the Lady Lions, who outscored their opponent 11-8 in the extra period, posted a 52-percent shooting night from the floor. Penn State dominated the glass by a 42-34 margin.

Penn State hosts Michigan State Saturday at 1 p.m.

PENN ST. (8-15): Merkle 6-7 7-10 19, Cleante 3-7 2-2 10, McFadden 2-4 0-0 5, Murray 5-8 0-0 15, Ranisavljevic 1-3 4-4 6, Evans 0-1 0-0 0, McMiller 10-19 9-12 30, Santana 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Steele 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 27-52 22-28 85

PURDUE (11-12): Gordon 0-2 0-0 0, Daye 8-18 4-6 21, Layden-Zay 2-11 0-0 4, Nya Smith 2-11 3-4 8, Kiki Smith 7-13 8-9 24, McCarthy 4-9 1-2 9, Puryear 5-7 3-4 13, Karsh 0-6 0-0 0, Layden 1-1 0-0 3, Totals 29-78 19-25 82

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Penn State 18 18 14 24 11 — 85

Purdue 15 19 18 22 8 — 82

3-Point Goals–Penn St. 9-16 (Cleante 2-4, McFadden 1-1, Murray 5-6, Ranisavljevic 0-2, McMiller 1-1, Santana 0-1, Steele 0-1), Purdue 5-26 (Daye 1-4, Layden-Zay 0-6, N.Smith 1-5, K.Smith 2-7, Karsh 0-3, Layden 1-1). Assists–Penn St. 11 (McMiller 9), Purdue 14 (Daye 4, Layden-Zay 4). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Penn St. 42 (Merkle 20), Purdue 34 (Daye 7, K.Smith 7). Total Fouls–Penn St. 21, Purdue 22. Technical Fouls–None. A–3,712.

Area College

Penn State Altoona splits with Carlow

The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team jumped out to a 26-5 first-quarter lead en route to an 80-38 win over Carlow College Wednesday night.

The Lady Lions (14-6, Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 9-2) got 21 points from Avana Sayloes, 19 from Jaidyn McCracken and 12 more from Lanie Wilt.

The Penn State Altoona women have now won five games in a row. They led by as many as 44 points at one point in the second half.

Carlow (3-17, AMCC 3-9) got 13 points from Audry Clingenpeel.

PSU Altoona hosts La Roche on Saturday.

On the men’s side, Penn State Altoona trailed 40-26 at halftime on the way to a 94-79 loss to Carlow to fall to 10-10 overall and 4-7 in the AMCC.

The Nittany Lions got 19 points from Rasheed Daniels and 18 points from Kaden Claar.

Carlow (3-18, AMCC 3-9) was led by Jordyn Tavarez with 23 points.

The PSU Altoona men also host La Roche on Saturday.