EUGENE, Ore. – The Penn State men’s basketball team, fresh off a road win Wednesday night at Washington, wraps up its Pacific Northwest road trip Saturday afternoon at Oregon. Tipoff from Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. is set for 3 p.m. ET/Noon PT on Big Ten Network.

FOLLOW ALONG

TV: Big Ten Network – Guy Haberman (pxp) & Don MacLean (analyst)

RADIO: Penn State Sports Network – Steve Jones (pxp) & Dick Jerardi (analyst)

NATIONAL RADIO: SiriusXM Ch. 386 & SXM App Ch. 976

OPENING TIPS

The Nittany Lions wrap up their Pacific Northwest road swing and make their first-ever trip to the state of Oregon to face the Ducks Saturday afternoon in Eugene.

Penn State is coming off a 63-60 road win at Washington Wednesday night as the Nittany Lions grabbed their first Big Ten road win and second overall conference victory of the season.

Penn State’s trio of Freddie Dilione V (14.6 ppg), Kayden Mingo (13.4 ppg) and Josh Reed (10.7 ppg) are all averaging double-digit points.

IF PENN STATE BEATS OREGON

Penn State would earn its third Big Ten win of the season.

The Nittany Lions would earn their first-ever win over Oregon.

Penn State would win back-to-back conference games for the first time since the 2023-24 season.

SCOUTING THE DUCKS

The Ducks are 8-16 overall and 1-12 in Big Ten play, currently sitting in last place in the conference standings.

Oregon has lost its last nine games. The Ducks’ lone conference win of the season came at Maryland on Jan. 2, a 64-54 road win for Oregon.

The Ducks are coming off back-to-back road losses at Purdue (64-68) and Indiana (74-92) in their most recent games on Feb. 7 and Feb. 9, respectively.

Nate Bittle leads the Ducks with 16.6 points per game. Jackson Shelstad (15.6 ppg), Kwame Evans Jr. (12.8 ppg) and Takai Simpkins (12.6) follow.

AGAINST OREGON

Penn State makes its first-ever trip to the state of Oregon Saturday for its third all-time matchup with the Ducks.

Oregon owns a 2-0 advantage in the all-time series. The two teams first met at the Steel Bowl Tournament in Pittsburgh on Dec. 6, 1974.

The #15 Ducks escaped Happy Valley with an 82-81 win in last season’s meeting during Oregon’s first year in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions rallied back from a 14-point first-half deficit to take a nine-point lead with 6:34 left in the second half. With the game tied at 78 with 1:25 to play, 15th-ranked Oregon made the plays it needed to down the stretch to earn the one-point victory on Jan. 12, 2025. Freddie Dilione V led Penn State with 21 points.

UNCHARTED TERRITORY

Penn State makes its first-ever road trip to the Pacific Northwest to face second-year Big Ten members Oregon and Washington this week. The Nittany Lions are playing their first games in the states of Washington and Oregon.

Penn State started the trip off strong with a 63-60 win at Washington Wednesday night. The Nittany Lions look to complete the Pacific Northwest sweep Saturday at Oregon, which would mark the first time Penn State has won back-to-back Big Ten road games since the 2023-24 season when PSU defeated Rutgers 61-46 on Jan. 31 and Indiana 85-71 on Feb. 3.

UP NEXT

The Nittany Lions return home to host Rutgers Wednesday night at 6 p.m. inside the Bryce Jordan Center on Academic Achievement Night & Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night.