Life in the Big Ten can be a rough and tumble affair. Rarely is there an opportunity to take a night off, and that was definitely the case again against an underrated Penn State squad.
The Buckeyes raced out to a ten-point lead, but the Nittany Lions clawed back in it and eventually took a lead of their own before Ohio State was able to tough out a win on the road 92-82. With the win, the Buckeyes improve their Big Ten record to 12-4, and overall record to 18-4.
As we do after every game, we take stock in what happened on the court and try to provide you with some things we learned or observed from the game. In such a high-scoring, back-and-forth affair, there is plenty to dissect, so let’s get into it.