Penn State, tonight’s opponent for an 8:30 p.m. ET tipoff at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, is the first team Indiana has been predicted by the metric sites to beat since the Hoosiers played Southern California on Jan. 8. The Hoosiers are predicted by Kenpom to be a five-point winner.

The Hoosiers matched the Buckeyes shot for shot to open the game, and broke the patented Ohio State press and avoided a dreaded collapse.

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