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Penn State Lady Lions vs Michigan State Spartans January 27 Preview, Game Time, Matchup Statistics

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Makenna Marisa leads the Penn State Lady Lions (9-9, 3-5 Big Ten) against the Michigan State Spartans (10-8, 7-0 Big Ten) after putting up 32 points in a 107-79 loss to Iowa. The matchup is on Thursday, January 27, 2022, tipping at 7:00 PM ET.

Penn State fell to Iowa 107-79 in the team's last outing on Tuesday. Marisa scored a team-high 32 points in the losing effort.

Nia Clouden's 25 points helped lead Michigan State to a 74-71 victory over Minnesota in the team's last outing on Sunday.

Penn State Team Stats

Penn State heads into the meeting scoring an average of 70.5 points per game, one more than the 69.5 Michigan State gives up per contest. The Lady Lions are 4-4 in games where they score over 70 points.

As a team, the Lady Lions shoot 70.9 percent from the free throw line, good for 11th in the Big Ten. Marisa leads Penn State, knocking down 4.3 free throws a game while shooting 82.000 percent from the charity stripe.

Michigan State Team Stats

Michigan State heads into the matchup with a 73.5 points per game average on the season, equal to the amount Penn State allows per contest.

When they get to the free throw line, which they do 19.1 times a game, the Spartans shoot 75.7 percent, which is third in the Big Ten. Clouden is Michigan State's best shooter from the line, making 6.6 free throws a game while shooting 89 percent.

Penn State Players to Watch

Marisa's 22.7 points and 4.4 assists per game are both team-high numbers for Penn State. Leilani Kapinus adds 9.1 points and 1.8 steals for the Lady Lions, and Ali Brigham averages nine points per game.

Averaging 2.3 made three-pointers a contest, Marisa is Penn State's most prolific three-point shooter while knocking down 37 percent of her shots from downtown.

Player stats reflect 16 of 16 games this season.

Michigan State Players to Watch

Michigan State's top scorer, Clouden, averages 20.2 points and 4.3 assists per game. Tamara Farquhar paces the Spartans with 6.4 rebounds per game and adds 6.0 points, while DeeDee Hagemann leads the team with 5.3 assists per game while averaging 7.6 points.

Matilda Ekh leads Michigan State's three-point shooting efforts, making 2.4 treys per game while connecting on 45 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

Player stats reflect 16 of 16 games this season.

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