The Palestra concourse is now a veritable museum, with displays dedicated to each of the Big 5 schools, the Ivy League, the great coaches and players who played here, even the media.

Indiana will play Penn State on Jan. 5 at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Penn., as first reported by Jon Rothstein. This will count as a home game for Penn State during Big Ten conference play.

Penn State to return to the Palestra The first game for Rhoades last season at the famed Cathedral of College Basketball, the Nittany Lions produced a 79-73 win over Michigan. A significant point ...

USA TODAY Sports' bracketology: 10 (or more) ACC teams could go dancing The Cathedral of College Basketball needs little introduction, but it will receive due fanfare as it celebrates its 90th ...

Seats for the Jan. 5 game at the Palestra will have multiple price levels pending availability, ranging from $50 to $100 per ticket. Student tickets are $15.

The Palestra is also the original home of Big 5 basketball competition. Starting in 1954, when it was announced that five Philadelphia's NCAA Division I college basketball teams — Villanova, Penn, St.

Penn State will play its third game at the Palestra, where it has a 2-0 record. The Lions defeated Iowa there in 2020 and scored an enduring 72-63 win over Michigan State in 2017.

Although the Palestra established itself in the history of the Tournament, having hosted a significant proportion of the first one ever, the arena wouldn’t host another set of NCAA Tournament games ...

The Palestra, the stadium, sits right next to the gym. Officially there is no interior passage to connect the two, or so says the university’s facilities website.