21-10, 11-9 Big Ten

Final

	1	2	T
Penn State PSU	34	35	69
Northwestern NU	34	46	80

Northwestern WildcatsNorthwesternNU

8-22, 3-17 Big Ten

Penn State Nittany Lions @ Northwestern Wildcats

Game Information

Evanston, IL

BTN

Referee:D.J. Carstensen

Referee:Paul Szelc

Referee:Kelly Pfeifer

NCAA Division I

Big Ten Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Illinois	0-0	-	0-0
Indiana	0-0	-	0-0
Iowa	0-0	-	0-0
Maryland	0-0	-	0-0
Michigan	0-0	-	0-0
Michigan State	0-0	-	0-0
Minnesota	0-0	-	0-0
Nebraska	0-0	-	0-0
Northwestern	0-0	-	0-0
Ohio State	0-0	-	0-0
Oregon	0-0	-	0-0
Penn State	0-0	-	0-0
Purdue	0-0	-	0-0
Rutgers	0-0	-	0-0
UCLA	0-0	-	0-0
USC	0-0	-	0-0
Washington	0-0	-	0-0
Wisconsin	0-0	-	0-0

Men's College Basketball News

Standouts, key wins, more reactions from men's hoops opening day

Tracking the best performances, players and noteworthy moments to start the 2026-27 college hoops season.

Foster scores 24 in Northern Kentucky's 84-76 victory over UTEP

— Willie Foster had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Noah Pagotto added 19 points and 12 boards, and Northern Kentucky defeat UTEP 84-76 on Monday in a season opener for both teams.

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Missouri has suspended projected starter Jaylen Carey for its opener for a violation of team rules, while transfer CJ Gunn has been ruled ineligible by the SEC.

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