Basketball Penn State hoops postpones home matchup with Minnesota

[mralph59]

Penn State announced its men’s basketball game against Minnesota on Wednesday night due to coronavirus issues in the Gophers’ program. Will work with Big Ten to reschedule game.
Next up will be on the road at Iowa at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

 

[bdgan]

Penn State announced its men’s basketball game against Minnesota on Wednesday night due to coronavirus issues in the Gophers’ program. Will work with Big Ten to reschedule game.
Next up will be on the road at Iowa at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

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How many positive cases does it take to reschedule? PSU didn't reschedule the OSU game because of Lundy.

 

[mralph59]

How many positive cases does it take to reschedule? PSU didn't reschedule the OSU game because of Lundy.

I believe the number is somewhere around five. Minnesota was missing four players in its last game and had more test positive on Monday

 

[LongJakk]

If PSU's AD actually cared about hoops they would've found a team to replace Minne tomorrow night. There are lots of teams who've had opponents cancel this week and a few are a bus ride away. They already lost 3 almost certain win games due to our own covid outbreak. Without those wins and now a bottom feeder Minne it will be very difficult to be .500 and qualify for the NIT.

 

[BOSCO2]

If PSU's AD actually cared about hoops they would've found a team to replace Minne tomorrow night. There are lots of teams who've had opponents cancel this week and a few are a bus ride away. They already lost 3 almost certain win games due to our own covid outbreak. Without those wins and now a bottom feeder Minne it will be very difficult to be .500 and qualify for the NIT.

It's being rescheduled. Did you read the article?

 

[Achowalogan]

Actually, it may be rescheduled....

"If a team or teams is/are unable to participate in a scheduled Conference competition due to COVID-19, and as a result the competition is unable to occur on the calendar day on which it is scheduled, the competition will not automatically be considered a forfeiture. Upon review and approval by the Conference office, in consultation with the participating institutions and the Big Ten Chief Medical Officer, Dr. James Borchers, the competition may be rescheduled, or declared a no contest or a forfeiture. The Conference office will be responsible for rescheduling any conference competition postponed due to COVID-19."

 

[BOSCO2]

Actually, it may be rescheduled....

"If a team or teams is/are unable to participate in a scheduled Conference competition due to COVID-19, and as a result the competition is unable to occur on the calendar day on which it is scheduled, the competition will not automatically be considered a forfeiture. Upon review and approval by the Conference office, in consultation with the participating institutions and the Big Ten Chief Medical Officer, Dr. James Borchers, the competition may be rescheduled, or declared a no contest or a forfeiture. The Conference office will be responsible for rescheduling any conference competition postponed due to COVID-19."

If it isn't, then I guess we win. Problem solved.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

If it isn't, then I guess we win. Problem solved.

So therefore the Big 2(12) will DEFINITELY re-schedule it!

 

[Achowalogan]

If it isn't, then I guess we win. Problem solved.

Sorry, not a sure win...."or declared a no contest "