Nittany Lions open Big Ten Tournament vs. Minnesota

Penn State begins play as the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, taking on seventh-seeded Minnesota at 6:30 p.m. Thursday from Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. The game will air on ESPN2. The winner will play No. 2 seed Wisconsin at 6:30 p.m. Friday on BTN in the third of four quarterfinal matchups.