"The Northwestern Wildcats (9-11, 1-8 Big Ten) will try to end a three-game home losing streak when they host the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-11, 0-9 Big Ten) on January 29, 2026 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. In its most recent game, Northwestern fell to UCLA on Saturday, 71-64. Its high scorer was Nick Martinelli with 20 points. In its previous game, Penn State lost to Ohio State on Monday, 84-78. Its top scorer was Eli Rice with 20 points."
"The Wildcats are averaging 76.5 points, only 1.3 fewer than the 77.8 the Nittany Lions allow. Northwestern knocks down 6.2 three-pointers per game (322nd in college basketball) compared to its opponents' 7. It shoots 30.9% from deep while its opponents hit 30.6% from long range. The Wildcats are scoring 80.1 points per game this year when playing at home, which is 7.9 more points than they're averaging when playing on the road (72.2)."
Northwestern (9-11, 1-8 Big Ten) hosts Penn State (9-11, 0-9 Big Ten) on January 29, 2026 at Welsh-Ryan Arena with an 8 p.m. ET tipoff. Northwestern lost to UCLA 71-64 in its most recent game, led by Nick Martinelli with 20 points. Penn State fell to Ohio State 84-78 in its prior game, led by Eli Rice with 20 points. Northwestern averages 76.5 points per game while allowing 71.7, and outscores opponents by 4.8 points per game overall. Northwestern shoots 30.9% from three and averages 80.1 points at home. Northwestern has averaged 70.7 points over its last 10 games.
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