National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 65, Penn St. 51
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 26, 2013
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Bill Ek, # Ed Hightower
Attendance:
11212
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 15 Ohio State 65, Penn State 51: Sam Thompson scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting as the visiting Buckeyes rolled to their 18th straight win over the Nittany Lions.
Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 11 points and eight rebounds for Ohio State (15-4, 5-2 Big Ten) while Deshaun Thomas, the conference's leading scorer (20.5), managed only 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting.
Jermaine Marshall led Penn State (8-12, 0-8) with 16 points while D.J. Newbill logged 15 and six assists.
Two Shannon Scott jumpers and a Thompson dunk sparked a 14-1 run as the Buckeyes turned a tie game into a 25-12 lead with 4:50 left in the first half. After taking a 29-18 lead into halftime, Thompson converted a three-point play 27 seconds into the second half.
A Newbill layup and Brandon Taylor 3-pointer pulled Penn State withing 32-23 just 2:17 later, but Ohio state responded with a 12-2 run -- capped by another Thompson three-point play -- as the lead ballooned to 44-25 with 13:37 left. The Nittany Lions never got closer than 13 from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Thomas' 11 points marked his lowest scoring total this season. The last time he scored fewer than a dozen came in the NCAA title game on March 31, 2012. Thomas scored nine points on 3-of-14 shooting in Ohio State's 64-62 loss to Kansas. ... Both teams combined to commit just 12 turnovers. The Buckeyes committed eight while Penn State had four. ... Ohio State outrebounded the Nittany Lions, 38-25.
Top Game Performances
| Ohio St. |
|
Penn St. |
|
Sam Thompson 16 |
Scoring |
Jermaine Marshall 16 |
|
Aaron Craft 5 |
Assists |
D.J. Newbill 6 |
|
Lenzelle Smith Jr. 8 |
Rebounds |
Jon Graham 6 |
|
Lenzelle Smith Jr. 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jermaine Marshall 6 |
|
Sam Thompson 2 |
Steals |
D.J. Newbill 2 |
|
Sam Thompson 2 |
Blocks |
Jon Graham 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Ohio St.
|
65 |
43.8 |
4-9 |
19-23 |
10 |
38 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
| Penn St.
|
51 |
36.2 |
4-17 |
13-22 |
11 |
25 |
7 |
3 |
4 |