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Men: PSU at Michigan State
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. Breslin Center, East Lansing, Mich.
Records: Penn State 12-5, Big Ten 2-4; Michigan State 14-2, Big Ten 5-0
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: WRAX-FM 106.5
Satellite: Sirius XM Ch. 372
Notable: Michigan State is ranked 12th in the country. ... Penn State lost to No. 13 Oregon by one point this past Sunday with leading scorer Ace Baldwin in street clothes on the bench. He was listed with a back injury, and it was unknown whether or not he would play tonight at Michigan State. ... The Nittany Lions have lost three straight games, all Big Ten games. ...Michigan State is 8-0 at home this year. The last time it lost to Penn State at home was in February of 2020. It leads the all-time series with Penn State, 45-10, including 26-2 at home. ... Seven Spartans average in double figures, led by Jaden Akins; 14.1 ppg. ... Freddie Dilione V scored 21 points for Penn State in the Oregon loss.
Mirror prediction: Michigan State 77, Penn State 64
Mirror prediction record: 13-4
-- Scott Franco
Men: Pitt at Florida State
Tipoff: 9 p.m., Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Fla.
Records: Pittsburgh (12-4, 3-2 ACC); Florida State (11-5, 2-3 ACC)
TV: ESPNU (Ariya Massoudi and Perry Clark)
Notable: Pitt is coming off back-to-back losses to Duke and Louisville ... Pitt's Cameron Corhen, who averages 10.9 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game, is a Florida State transfer who played in 60 career games for the Seminoles ... Pitt is 12-0 when winning or tying the rebounding battle ... FSU's losses are to Florida, LSU, NC State, Louisville and Clemson. Its ACC wins are over Syracuse and Miami ... Leonard Hamilton is in his 23rd season as the Seminoles' coach ... Redshirt senior 6-foot-7 guard Jamir Watkins (18.2 ppg.) and 6-11 junior Malique Ewin (13.8 ppg. and 7.6 rpg.) lead Florida State.
Mirror prediction: Pitt 80, Florida State 75
Mirror prediction record: 13-3
-- Buck Frank
Women: Penn State at UCLA
Tipoff: 9:30 p.m., Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif.
Records: Penn State (9-8, 0-6 in Big Ten); UCLA (16-0, 5-0 in Big Ten)
TV: Peacock
Internet: Penn State Sports Network on the Penn State app
Notable: UCLA is ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25. ... The teams have not met since a Penn State win in 1983. ... The Lady Lions will play the top team in the country for the first time since playing UConn on Nov. 7, 2013. ... UCLA is No. 1 for the first time in school history after beating previous No. 1 South Carolina. ... UCLA leads the all-time series 2-1. ... Penn State is one of four Big Ten teams without a win going into Tuesday, the others being Purdue, Northwestern and Rutgers. ... Alli Campbell is averaging a team-high 31.7 minutes per game.
Mirror prediction: UCLA 102, Penn State 66
Mirror prediction record: 16-1
-- Michael Boytim
No. 19 Illinois roughs up Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Kylan Boswell scored 22 points, Kasparas Jakucionis added 21 and No. 19 Illinois opened a 28-point halftime lead in a 94-69 blowout of Indiana.