Pickett and Penn State host Canisius

Published Dec. 17, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Canisius Golden Griffins (2-7, 0-2 MAAC) at Penn State Nittany Lions (7-3, 1-1 Big Ten)

University Park, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Penn State takes on the Canisius Golden Griffins after Jalen Pickett scored 20 points in Penn State's 74-59 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini.

The Nittany Lions have gone 4-1 at home. Penn State leads the Big Ten shooting 40.2% from downtown, led by Michael Henn shooting 66.7% from 3-point range.

The Golden Griffins are 0-5 in road games. Canisius ranks eighth in the MAAC scoring 26.7 points per game in the paint led by Xzavier Long averaging 6.0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pickett is shooting 47.8% and averaging 16.2 points for the Nittany Lions. Andrew Funk is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers for Penn State.

Tahj Staveskie is shooting 38.7% and averaging 13.7 points for the Golden Griffins. Jordan Henderson is averaging 12.9 points for Canisius.

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