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Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes

· Big Ten Tournament - 2nd Round
14-16, 1-10 Away
Final
71 - 68
19-11, 13-3 Home

Penn State rallies to beat Ohio State in Big Ten tournament

E.J. Liddell puts up the big shot denial on Penn State

The Nittany Lions ended a four-game skid against Ohio State and advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2018, where they will face No. 3 seed and ninth-ranked Purdue.

Penn State (14-16) used a 14-3 run for their first lead of the game, 56-54, with about six minutes to play. Joey Brunk’s jumper for Ohio State tied it then Sessom's three-point play gave the Nittany Lions the lead for good.

It was a two-possession game inside the final minute until Jamari Wheeler hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for Ohio State (19-11).

Jalen Pickett added 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Penn State. John Harrar had 12 points and nine rebounds. Myles Dread also chipped in 12 points for the Nittany Lions, who shot 32% (9 of 28) in the first half but 61.5% (16 of 26) in the second.

E.J. Liddell scored 25 points to lead the Buckeyes. Malaki Branham added 16 points and Brunk had 10.

Liddell scored 10 points with two 3-pointers as Ohio State opened the game with a 20-7 run and led 33-24 at the break. The Buckeyes stretched it to 37-26 with 18:49 remaining.

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Matchup Prediction

Ohio State: 75.9%
Penn State: 24.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 68
2nd 0:01 Jamari Wheeler made Three Point Jumper. 71 - 68
2nd 0:03 Seth Lundy made Free Throw. 71 - 65
2nd 0:03 Seth Lundy made Free Throw. 70 - 65
2nd 0:03 Foul on Cedric Russell. 69 - 65

Statistics

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25-54 FG 23-52
46.3 Field Goal % 44.2
6-19 3PT 7-18
31.6 Three Point % 38.9
15-20 FT 15-17
75.0 Free Throw % 88.2
29 Rebounds 28
6 Offensive Rebounds 6
23 Defensive Rebounds 22
10 Assists 11
6 Steals 4
0 Blocks 4
6 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 0
6 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 5
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
15 Fouls 17
6 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 13-3 - 22-5
Michigan 12-3 0.5 20-6
Wisconsin 11-4 1.5 21-5
Maryland 11-5 2 21-6
Purdue 11-5 2 19-8
UCLA 10-6 3 19-8
Illinois 9-8 4.5 17-10
Oregon 8-8 5 19-8
Nebraska 7-9 6 17-10
Ohio State 7-9 6 15-12
Indiana 6-9 6.5 15-11
Minnesota 6-9 6.5 14-12
USC 6-9 6.5 14-12
Rutgers 6-10 7 13-14
Iowa 5-10 7.5 14-12
Northwestern 5-11 8 14-13
Washington 4-11 8.5 13-13
Penn State 4-12 9 14-13
Full Standings