Penn State hosts Shelstad and No. 15 Oregon
Oregon Ducks (14-2, 3-2 Big Ten) at Penn State Nittany Lions (12-4, 2/3 Big Ten)
University Park, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
Ducks -2.5; over/under is 155
BOTTOM LINE: No. 15 Oregon visits Penn State after Jackson Shelstad scored 24 points in Oregon's 73-71 overtime win over the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The Nittany Lions are 9-1 on their home court. Penn State is 11-1 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Ducks are 3-2 in conference matchups. Oregon is ninth in the Big Ten scoring 79.2 points per game and is shooting 46.3%.
Penn State makes 48.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.5 percentage points higher than Oregon has allowed to its opponents (41.3%). Oregon has shot at a 46.3% rate from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points greater than the 42.7% shooting opponents of Penn State have averaged.
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Hicks averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Nittany Lions, scoring 12.1 points while shooting 43.5% from beyond the arc.
Shelstad is averaging 12.3 points for the Ducks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nittany Lions: 6-4, averaging 77.8 points, 31.3 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.8 points per game.
Ducks: 8-2, averaging 77.7 points, 31.9 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 4-0 | - | 13-2 |
Michigan | 4-0 | - | 12-3 |
Purdue | 4-1 | 0.5 | 12-4 |
Indiana | 4-2 | 1 | 13-4 |
Illinois | 4-2 | 1 | 12-4 |
Oregon | 3-2 | 1.5 | 14-2 |
Wisconsin | 3-2 | 1.5 | 13-3 |
Iowa | 3-2 | 1.5 | 12-4 |
Nebraska | 2-2 | 2 | 12-3 |
Maryland | 2-3 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
Penn State | 2-3 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
UCLA | 2-3 | 2.5 | 11-5 |
Ohio State | 2-3 | 2.5 | 10-6 |
USC | 2-3 | 2.5 | 10-6 |
Northwestern | 1-3 | 3 | 10-5 |
Washington | 1-4 | 3.5 | 10-6 |
Rutgers | 1-4 | 3.5 | 8-8 |
Minnesota | 0-5 | 4.5 | 8-8 |