The Nittany Lions finished the 2017 – 18 season 26 – 13 , 9 – 9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place . In the Big Ten Tournament , they defeated Northwestern and Ohio State before losing to Purdue in the semifinals . They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Temple , Notre Dame , Marquette , and Mississippi State to advance to the NIT championship where they defeated Utah to become NIT champions
Big Ten Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team