University of Michigan Athletics

Promotions

• Blue Out — Wear Blue to Crisler Center as the Wolverines take on the Nittany Lions.

• Giveaway — Blue Poms (While supplies last)

• Halftime Entertainment — Dance Team Nationals performance

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan men’s basketball team (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten) hosts Penn State (13-7, 3-6 Big Ten) in a Monday (Jan. 27) conference battle at Crisler Center. The game will be a “Blue Out” with all fans encouraged to wear blue clothing. The game is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. tip and will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.

Notes

• Michigan fans are encouraged to wear blue clothing for the Wolverines annual “Blue Out” game against Penn State at Crisler Center. Fans will receive blue pom-poms, while supplies last.

• Michigan has lost its last two games against Penn State, an 83-61 setback at the Bryce Jordan Center (Jan. 29, 2023), and a 79-73 loss at the Palestra in downtown Philadelphia last season (Jan. 7, 2024).

• U-M has not hosted PSU at Crisler Center since Jan. 4, 2023 — a 79-69 Wolverine win. Michigan owns a 23-3 record against the Nittany Lions in Ann Arbor.

• The Wolverines are shooting 50 percent from the field, which ranks second in the Big Ten and eighth nationally. Shooting 63.8 percent, Vladislav Goldin ranks eighth nationally and third in the Big Ten behind Indiana’s Oumar Ballo (65.8 percent) and Iowa’s Owen Freeman (65.0 percent).

• With 15 games of 15-plus assists, and six of 20-plus, U-M’s 17.9 per game average is third in the Big Ten and 12th nationally. Tre Donaldson leads U-M with 78 assists (4.1 apg) with Danny Wolf just behind with 74 (3.9 apg).

• All five Michigan starters average in double figures — Goldin (16.3), Donaldson (12.5), Wolf (12.1), Roddy Gayle Jr. (11.7) and Nimari Burnett (10.7). They have started 18 of 19 games. The starting five has led the Wolverines in scoring in every game this season — Goldin (nine), Wolf (four), Burnett (three), Gayle Jr. (three), and Donaldson (one).

• With 11 double-digit rebounding games (9.8 rpg), Wolf ranks 18th nationally and second in the Big Ten behind Ballo (10.2 rpg). With eight double-doubles, Wolf is second in the Big Ten behind Northwestern’s Brooks Barnhizer (nine).

• Goldin made a career-best three long-range baskets against Northwestern. He is 9-for-18 (50 percent), with both numbers representing the first makes and attempts of his career.