Yanic Konan Niederhauser, who missed the last meeting because of a sprained ankle, had 24 points, 7 boards and 5 blocks for the Lions.

Minnesota is tied for 11th in the 18-team conference entering Saturday’s game vs. Penn State. The top 15 teams make it, and the top nine get a first-round bye.

Regained shooting confidence from Mike Mitchell Jr. helped the Gophers start fast. Despite Femi Odukale heading to the bench with two quick fouls only 1:54 into the game, two thre

Konan Niederhauser threw down a slam dunk that trimmed the Penn State Nittany Lions' deficit to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 24 points to guide Penn State to a 69-60 Big Ten victory over Minnesota on Saturday in Minneapolis.

The chances of Penn State making the Big Ten men's basketball tournament have been fading over the last month, but there is still a chance to head to this year's new-look conference tournament in a few weeks.

Michigan State hockey will kick off a massive ranked home series on Friday night against No. 17 Penn State. The Spartans -- who are once again ranked No. 1 in the country -- will look to get one step closer to their second straight Big Ten regular in its final home series of the season.