IOWA CITY, Iowa– The Hawkeyes are hoping to snap a three-game losing streak and they’ll attempt to do so against Penn State on Friday night. The game is slated for an 8 p.m tip on FS1. Cooper Koch is the only Hawkeye listed as out against Penn State.
The Nittany Lions have six players averaging in double figures on the season with guard Ace Baldwin, Jr., leading the way with 14.7 points per game. Baldwin also has 145 assists (second-most in the Big Ten and fourth-most nationally) and 37 steals (third-most in the league). He has five double-doubles on the year (three 20-point/10 assist games) and is the sixth-best free throw shooter in the nation at 92.9 percent.
Nick Kern (12.6 points), Yanic Konan Niederhauser (12.4), Zach Hicks (12.1), Freddie Dilione V (10.2) and Puff Johnson (10.2) also average in double digits. Konan Niederhauser averages a team-best 6.4 rebounds and has a Big Ten-best 42 blocks, while Hicks has the top 3-point field goal percentage (.429) and most 3-point makes (48) in the Big Ten…