How to Watch Iowa vs. Penn State Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – February 8

By Lineups Staff | Feb 07, 2024, 8:17pm

Big Ten opponents square off when the Iowa Hawkeyes (13-9, 5-6 Big Ten) visit the Penn State Nittany Lions (11-11, 5-6 Big Ten) at Bryce Jordan Center, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 8, 2024.

If you’re looking for how to watch, the matchup is on Big Ten Network.

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Hawkeyes vs. Nittany Lions Game Info

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV: Big Ten Network
Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
Where: University Park, Pennsylvania
Venue: Bryce Jordan Center

Hawkeyes Insights

Iowa sports a top-25 offense this season, ranking 16th-best in college basketball with 84.2 points per game. Defensively, it ranks 313th with 77.2 points allowed per contest.
So far this year, the Hawkeyes are averaging 36.5 boards per game (135th-ranked in college basketball) and giving up 37.5 rebounds per contest (303rd-ranked).
Iowa has been one of the best teams in college basketball when it comes to assists, as it is delivering 18.3 per game (seventh-best in college basketball).
The Hawkeyes are committing 9.4 turnovers per game (30th-ranked in college basketball). They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest (102nd-ranked).
Iowa is sinking 6.7 three-pointers per game (256th-ranked in college basketball). It has a 34.3% shooting percentage (161st-ranked) from beyond the arc.
The Hawkeyes are allowing 7.6 treys per game (221st-ranked in college basketball) this season, while allowing a 33.6% three-point percentage (203rd-ranked).
This year, Iowa has taken 69.7% two-pointers, accounting for 78.2% of the team’s buckets. It has shot 30.3% from three-point land (21.8% of the team’s baskets).

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Nittany Lions Insights

In 2023-24, Penn State is 129th in the country on offense (76 points scored per game) and 229th defensively (73.3 points allowed).
On the glass, the Nittany Lions are 20th-worst in college basketball in rebounds (32.1 per game). They are 301st in rebounds allowed (37.4 per game).
Penn State is 278th in college basketball in assists (12.1 per game) in 2023-24.
In terms of turnovers, the Nittany Lions are 60th in the country in committing them (10 per game). They are 18th-best in forcing them (14.9 per game).
Penn State makes 7.6 3-pointers per game and shoots 31.5% from beyond the arc, ranking 170th and 287th, respectively, in the nation.
In 2023-24, the Nittany Lions are 34th in the country in 3-pointers allowed (5.9 per game) and 55th in defensive 3-point percentage (30.9%).
Penn State attempts 40% percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line, and 28.7% of its made shots are from there. Inside the arc, it takes 60% of its shots, with 71.3% of its makes coming from there.

Hawkeyes Leaders

The leader in points and assists for the Hawkeyes is Tony Perkins, who scores 15.7 points and dishes out 4.1 assists per game.
Payton Sandfort leads Iowa in rebounding, grabbing 6.7 rebounds per game while also scoring 15 points a contest.
The Hawkeyes get the most three-point shooting production out of Sandfort, who makes 2.8 threes per game.
Perkins and Owen Freeman lead Iowa on the defensive end, with Perkins leading the team in steals averaging 1.8 per game and Freeman in blocks averaging 1.6 per contest.

Nittany Lions Leaders

Kanye Clary is the top scorer for the Nittany Lions with 18.4 points per game. He also adds 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game to his stats.
Qudus Wahab puts up a stat line of eight rebounds, 9.5 points and 0.5 assists per game for Penn State to take the top rebound spot on the team. Adrian Baldwin Jr. holds the top spot for assists with 5.2 per game, adding 13.6 points and two rebounds per matchup.
Zach Hicks is consistent from deep and leads the Nittany Lions with 1.7 made threes per game.
Baldwin (2.8 steals per game) is the steal leader for Penn State while Wahab (1.4 blocks per game) is the block leader.