L.J. Cason scored 14 points and No. 2 Michigan held on to beat Penn State 74-72. Nimari Burnett and Trey McKenney had 12 points each and Yaxel Lendeborg added 10 for the Wolverines (14-0, 4-0 Big Ten),

After two Big Ten games and a healthy dose of nonconference play, the good, and bad, of Penn State basketball is clearer going into the New Year.

By the first media timeout, the No. 9 Michigan women’s basketball team was back where it needed to be. Rather than drawing up a new plan to take on Penn State, the Wolverines went back to their roots to recharge their starting five and capitalize on their team chemistry early on.

The key word? Nearly, as No. 2 Michigan (14-0, 4-0 Big Ten) survived a valiant effort from the Nittany Lions to take a 74-72 win back to Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are one of only six undefeated teams left in college basketball in the early stages of conference play.

The Cornhuskers secured an attention-grabbing win over Michigan State at the restart of Big Ten play. Are they among the conference's elite?

The Nittany Lions will face the Fighting Illini inside The Palestra. See what time and channel the game is on.

The Illini went to The Palestra and knocked off the Nittany Lions. Here are three numbers that explain how they made it happen.