Penn State returns “home” to the Palestra to take on the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers. The Boilers are fresh off a loss to Rutgers at home, and a squeaker of a win against Ohio State. If Penn State were to complete the upset, this may very well be the best time to do it.
Along with UConn and New Mexico, Purdue was the last undefeated team standing as of last week. All three have now lost at least once, so no more undefeated teams remain.
Scouting the Opposition
Let’s get the obvious out of the way.