After a close loss to Michigan State on Tuesday night, Maryland returns home to face off against Penn State for the first time this season on Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions currently hold a record of 14-10 (5-8), and have lost each of their last three games. Micah Shrewsberry's team has already matched their overall win total from the 2021-22 season, but have a tough road ahead of them with four of their last seven games coming on the road.

While Penn State has struggled defensively all year, they have the ability to score in bunches. The experienced trio of Jalen Pickett, Seth Lundy, and Andrew Funk lead them, combining to account for nearly 2/3rds of their offensive output. Pickett is a beast, averaging 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists per game. Lundy averages 15 points and 6 rebounds while shooting 45% from beyond the arc. They're an extremely small team, and Lundy is their biggest starter at 6'6". They do have 6'10" Kebba Njie, but he's averaging just 14 minutes per game off the bench.

Maryland has struggled a bit against Penn State over the last five years, losing five of their eight matchups.

KenPom Rankings

• Maryland: #25 (#40 AdjO, #25 AdjD; #284 AdjT)
• Penn State: #55 (#24 AdjO, #108 AdjD; #304 AdjT)

12pm starts at home always scare me.

I don’t want to go as far as to say MD needs this game, but it would help. PSU will be hungry after a tough home loss to Wisconsin last night, and with one day less rest. Hope the students turn out, because a lot of PSU fans have bought tickets, which is annoying. This would be a Quad 1 win for PSU, a badly needed one. Wisconsin laid out the blueprint - they aren’t hard to beat offensively, and defensively I feel we match up well with them. Need to split this series and protect home court. This isn’t going to be easy.

The PSU games are always difficult.  I think if we play good defense and make them shoot their 3's with a hand in their faces, Maryland will win.  Play smart and no stupid, costly fouls.  

Hopefully the maryland kids get out of bed for this one.

72-65 W on Kenpom

Young can get to the paint at will.

Lol at PSU with the numbers only road jerseys. Smug bitches. I hate PSU with a passion.

Right there with you.  

Reese needed that basket

The pace is picking up.

11-3 Maryland. TO PSU

Terrific defense so far from Md.

Ian Martinez is a freak.  

Ian Martinez is a freak.

Penn State is going to make enough 3’s to make this uncomfortable