Tipoff: 6 p.m., Jordan Center, University Park

Records: Rutgers (10-15, Big Ten 3-11); Penn State (11-15, Big Ten 2-13)

TV: Big Ten Network

Radio: Penn State Sports Network

Satellite: SiriusXM Ch. 210 & 959

Notable: The Nittany Lions finally return home after having played five of their last seven games away from home, including a loss to Oregon this past weekend. … Rutgers is coming off a win at home over Maryland. … Rutgers is 1-7 in its last eight games. They are 0-7 on the road this year, but their Big Ten wins at home have come against Northwestern and Oregon, in addition to the Maryland game. … Tariq Francis leads the Scarlet Knights in scoring (16.6). The only other double-digit scorer is Dylan Grant (10.6). … Penn State is led by Freddie Dilione V (14.4), Kayden Mingo (13.9) and Josh Reed (10.8). … Penn State and Rutgers play again on Saturday, March 8, in New Jersey, to close out the regular season. The Big Ten tourney begins on Tuesday, March 10. … The Nittany Lions are 30-11 lifetime at home against Rutgers. Last year, Rutgers beat PSU at home and the Nits did the same thing when Rutgers came to Happy Valley.

Mirror prediction: Penn State 80, Rutgers 75

Mirror prediction record: 23-3