Michigan
Penn State
Wolverines to Head to Happy Valley to Battle Nittany Lions
1/4/2026 2:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The second-ranked University of Michigan men's basketball team (13-0, 3-0 Big Ten) hits the road Tuesday (Jan. 6), traveling to State College, Pa., for a Big Ten clash with Penn State (9-5, 0-3 Big Ten) at the Bryce Jordan Center. Tipoff from Happy Valley is set for 7 p.m. on FS1, with Connor Onion and Donny Marshall on the call.
Notes
• Michigan begins a stretch that features three of its next four games on the road.
• U-M owns a 40-17 all-time record against Penn State, including a 14-11 mark in road games. After an eight-game winning streak in the series, Michigan has gone 4-5 over the last nine meetings. U-M snapped a three-game skid against the Nittany Lions with a 76-72 victory at Crisler Center last season.
• Michigan's last trip against Penn State came nearly two years ago to the day (Jan. 7, 2024) in a neutral-site matchup at the historic Palestra in downtown Philadelphia, where the Wolverines fell 79-73. U-M's last game at the Bryce Jordan Center was nearly three years ago, an 83-61 loss on Jan. 29, 2023.
• No. 2 Michigan (13-0) is one of six undefeated teams nationally, joining No. 1 Arizona (14-0), No. 3 Iowa State (14-0), Miami (Ohio) (15-0), No. 13 Nebraska (14-0) and No. 11 Vanderbilt (14-0).
• Michigan is authoring one of the most dominant starts to a season in modern college basketball, with 10 wins by 20 or more points, including eight by 30-plus, six by 40-plus, one by 50-plus, and three victories over nationally ranked opponents.
• Michigan's three straight wins by 30-plus points over ranked opponents mark a first in Associated Press poll history.
• U-M's six victories by 40-plus points this season are the most in Big Ten history.
• Michigan has six 100-point games over its last eight contests, averaging 100.5 points per game during that stretch. Overall, the Wolverines have seven 100-point outings and rank fourth nationally at 96.7 points per game.
• Michigan's "Big Three" -- Yaxel Lendeborg (15.1 ppg), Morez Johnson Jr. (14.8) and Aday Mara (10.5) -- account for 40 percent of U-M's offensive production.
• Johnson has posted back-to-back 20-point games, including a career-high 29 points (10-for-12 shooting) against No. 24 USC. He leads the team with four 20-point performances this season.
• Mara, who averages 2.46 blocks per game, has recorded at least one block in every contest and owns 10 multi-block performances, including two career-best-tying five-block outings.
• Elliot Cadeau remains the lone Wolverine to hit at least one three-pointer in every game this season. His 23 triples already exceed more than half of his two-year total at North Carolina (39). He also leads U-M with 5.7 assists per game.
• Trey McKenney, averaging 10.8 points per game, has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight contests.
