Penn State basketball's starting center missed the game against Minnesota after a great performance against Ohio State.

With January in the rearview mirror, Penn State hoped to distance itself from the 2-7 version of this team by defending the Bryce Jordan Center to start February. PSU had only lost once inside the BJC and was taking on a Minnesota team that was 1-4 in road games and had only one win out of the previous six trips to State College.

Penn State fifth-year senior Puff Johnson remains out as junior transfer Yanic Konan Niederhauser is questionable for Tuesday's game.

Minnesota visits Penn State on Tuesday! Let's continue our College Basketball odds series with a Minnesota-Penn-State prediction and pick.

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Washington has struggles in their first season in the Big Ten, but they do take the court tonight following a 71-68 win over the Golden Gophers of Minnesota. Washington is 3-7 in their last ten games and Nebraska is 4-6 in their last ten.