Men: Michigan at Penn State

Tipoff: 7 p.m., Jordan Center, University Park

Records: Michigan (13-0, Big Ten 3-0); Penn State (9-5, Big Ten 0-3)

TV: Fox Sports 1

Radio: ESPN Radio 1370 State College

Satellite: SiriusXM Ch. 372

Notable: Michigan is ranked second in the country in the Associated Press poll and No. 1 in the coaches poll. … The Wolverines have 10 wins by 20-or-more points, including eight by 30-or-more points, six by 40-plus points and one by 50-plus points. They have three wins over nationally-ranked opponents. They are coming off a 96-66 win over No. 24 USC. … Michigan is led by Yaxel Lendeborg’s 15 points per game. He is followed by Morez Johnson Jr. (14.8). … Last year, the two schools played one time which Penn State lost, 76-72, on the road. … Penn State has won 10 times vs. Michigan at home. … The Jordan Center opened on Jan. 6, 1996, marking tonight’s game as its 30th anniversary of calling the BJC its home. … Rookie guard Kayden Mingo is still Penn State’s top scorer, averaging 14.9 ppg. He is the third highest-scoring freshman in the Big Ten.

Mirror prediction: Michigan 92, Penn State 58

Mirror prediction record: 13-1

— Scott Franco

NBA

Mavericks, Rockets headed to China

The NBA is going back to China next season, as expected, announcing Monday that the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets will play a pair of preseason games at the gambling hub of Macao in October.

The games, like the preseason ones this season between Brooklyn and Phoenix, will be played at Macao’s Venetian Arena, which is owned by the Sands Corp. — a casino operator there as well. Sands president and chief operating officer Patrick Dumont is governor of the Mavericks, which made Dallas a logical pick to play in the China games before too long.

Elsewhere:

– Peter Feigin is stepping down as the Milwaukee Bucks’ president after a 12-season run overseeing the team’s business operations.

COLLEGE MEN

Red Flash moment featured on ESPN

LORETTO — Paris Papadatos, a member of the Saint Francis men’s basketball team, scored a buzzer-beater against FDU, which was the No. 9 play on the ESPN SportsCenter Top-10 Plays of the Day on the late edition early on Monday morning.

The Red Flash defeated the Knights, 85-82, on Sunday for the first Division I win this season.

The last time the Red Flash men’s basketball team was featured on SportsCenter’s Top-10 was Jan. 19, 2024, when Eli Wilborn had a poster dunk against LIU that landed the No. 4 spot on the nightly segment.

Arizona still No. 1

Arizona held on to No. 1 by a single point over fast-closing Michigan in the AP Top 25 on Monday, making it one of the closest races for the top spot in the 78-year history of the men’s college basketball poll.

The Wildcats received 32 of 61 first-place votes and had 1,494 points, while the Wolverines scooped up the other 29 first-place votes from the national media panel. The one-point difference kept the first poll of 2026 from becoming the second ever with a tie for No. 1; Oregon State and Virginia shared the top spot on on Jan. 26, 1981.

Arizona has been on top for the last five polls, but the Wolverines have been able to make up ground, thanks in part to becoming the first team in the poll era to win three consecutive games against ranked opponents by at least 30 points apiece. Michigan was 20 points behind Arizona in the last poll.

“All glory is fleeting, as you guys have heard me say,” Michigan coach Dusty May said after the most recent blowout, 96-66 over then-No. 24 USC, which also kept his team among the six unbeatens left in Division I men’s hoops.

The Wolverines have not been No. 1 since Jan. 28, 2013, and that stint lasted just one week.

The top six remained unchanged Monday.

COLLEGE WOMEN

Mount women win

CRESSON — Annalyn Isaacs and Molly Kosmack each scored 13 points, and Kosmack added 13 rebounds, as the Mount Aloysius College women’s basketball team (4-7) beat Penn State-Harrisburg, 56-50, Monday at the Athletic Convocation & Wellness Center.