Big Ten basketball is back on Peacock, with Penn State hosting Le Moyne in a non-conference matchup Thursday at 7pm ET. Le Moyne, located in Syracuse, NY, is in its first Division I season and enters this matchup with Penn State on a two-game winning streak, with a point differential of +46 across those two wins. The newly minted members of the NEC have been led by Luke Sutherland, as well as Isaiah Salter and Mike DePersia, both of whom are averaging 2+ steals per game.
Things have been rocky of late for Mike Rhoades’ Nittany Lions: after starting the season 4-0, they’ve lost six of their last seven and enter this matchup 5-6 overall (1-1 in the Big Ten). Most recently the team lost by one point to Georgia Tech on the 16th, meaning that all six of their losses have come by 12 points or fewer. Penn State is allowing 72.4 points per game and has allowed 80+ points in six of their games this season as it struggles to find its footing defensively.
Purdue jumps back to No. 1 in The AP Top 25 men’s poll; Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky into top 10.
That narrow loss to Georgia Tech was the subject of some controversy, with Penn State trailing by 10 in the 2nd but forcing overtime in a game played at Madison Square Garden. Georgia Tech won on two free throws off of a foul called in the final seconds of overtime, and Rhoades was vocal about his displeasure with the officiating.
“He blew the call, but that’s how it goes,” Rhoades said postgame. “Ace [Baldwin Jr.] was on the ground and the other guy turned around to get a shot off and Ace didn’t touch him with his hands. His left heel is the one that hit Ace, and Ace was on his back. But that’s part of the game, man. It’s very unfortunate, it’s inexcusable, but that’s life.”
South Carolina is the top team again in the women’s AP Top 25. Washington enters the poll.
A positive for Penn State heading in Thursday’s game: All five of their wins this season have come at home, and they’ll host the Dolphins at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park. See below for how to watch information, and the full schedule for Big Ten men’s basketball on Peacock.
How to Watch Le Moyne vs Penn State College Basketball
- Date: Thursday, December 21st
- Time: 7pm ET (coverage begins at 6:30pm ET)
- Location: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
- Streaming: Peacock
Men’s Big Ten College Basketball Schedule on Peacock 2023-24
| Wisconsin @ Michigan State | Tuesday | 12/5/2023 | 7:00 PM |
| Indiana @ Michigan | Tuesday | 12/5/2023 | 9:00 PM |
| Arizona @ Purdue | Saturday | 12/16/2023 | 4:30 PM |
| LeMoyne @ Penn State | Thursday | 12/21/2023 | 7:00 PM |
| Maine @ Minnesota | Friday | 12/29/2023 | 7:00 PM |
| Jackson State @ Northwestern | Friday | 12/29/2023 | 8:00 PM |
| Purdue @ Maryland | Tuesday | 1/2/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Penn State @ Michigan State | Thursday | 1/4/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Minnesota @ Michigan | Thursday | 1/4/2024 | 9:00 PM |
| Indiana @ Rutgers | Tuesday | 1/9/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Purdue @ Nebraska | Tuesday | 1/9/2024 | 9:00 PM |
| Purdue @ Indiana | Tuesday | 1/16/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Ohio State @ Nebraska | Tuesday | 1/23/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Michigan @ Purdue | Tuesday | 1/23/2024 | 9:00 PM |
| Illinois @ Ohio State | Tuesday | 1/30/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Michigan @ Michigan State | Tuesday | 1/30/2024 | 9:00 PM |
| Indiana @ Ohio State | Tuesday | 2/6/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Michigan State @ Minnesota | Tuesday | 2/6/2024 | 9:00 PM |
| Michigan @ Illinois | Tuesday | 2/13/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Ohio State @ Wisconsin | Tuesday | 2/13/2024 | 9:00 PM |
| Iowa @ Michigan State | Tuesday | 2/20/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Maryland @ Wisconsin | Tuesday | 2/20/2024 | 9:00 PM |
| Wisconsin @ Indiana | Tuesday | 2/27/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Purdue @ Illinois | Tuesday | 3/5/2024 | 7:00 PM |
| Big Ten Tournament | Wednesday | 3/13/2024 | 6:30 PM |
| Big Ten Tournament | Wednesday | 3/13/2024 | 9:00 PM |
Click here for the Big Ten women’s college basketball schedule on Peacock beginning January 2nd with a meeting between Michigan State and Iowa.
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