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.

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Penn State looks for a bounceback effort Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center, as the Nittany Lions host a Big Ten matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.