Riding a five-game winning streak heading into its Big Ten home opener, the University of Michigan men's basketball team (11-3; 1-0 B1G) hosts Penn State (9-5; 0-1 B1G) on Saturday (Jan. 2) at Crisler Center. BTN will broadcast the game with a noon tipoff.
THE HEAD COACH MATCHUP
• Michigan: John Beilein (177-113; ninth season at U-M | 728-341 in 38th season)
• Penn State: Patrick Chambers (65-80; fifth season at PSU | 105-107 in seventh season)
A LITTLE ABOUT PENN STATE
• Penn State comes to Ann Arbor with a 9-5 overall record and a 0-1 mark in conference play.