Behind 25 points from Tony Carr
and one big help, Penn State eliminated Ohio State of the Big Ten tournament,
69-68, tonight at Madison Square Garden.
With Ohio State leading 68-67 and
clock dims, Carr found Josh Reaves to dunk with five seconds left in regulation
of the restriction 5-0 Penn State running for end game 93 seconds.
C.j. Jackson come desperately
close to three places to draw iron as Ohio State falls to Penn State for the
third time this season.
Keita Bates-Diop led the way for
Ohio State with 25 points on 10/20 shooting thanks to the strong second half
that saw him tally 11 points over the final seven minutes of the game but his
turnover with 21 seconds left and the Buckeyes lead Nursing 68-67 proven fatal.
Jae'Sean Tate (10) and Kam
Williams (10) the only other double-figure on the Buckeyes. Tate added seven
rebounds but rotten problem makes him a non-factor down the stretch.
Penn State simply shot 37.9% from
the floor on the night against 44.1% for Ohio State but the Nittany Lions were
outscored the Buckeyes are 16-8 from the line and win the glass including 15
offensive caroms 40-32.
Carr became only the fifth player
with a couple of 25-point games in the Big Ten tournament and the first since
Evan Turner flipping tricks in 2010.
The loss dropped Ohio State 24-8
on the season.
The Buckeyes opened the
second-half layup from Tate, who converted the ancient three-point play to give
the country a brief lead Oho 35-33. From there, however, the Nittany Lions went
walking 10-2 to match their biggest lead of the game in the eighth, 45-37.
Ohio State answered with a run of
their own 9-1, bordered by the impressive reverse layup from Williams. During
that span, Bates-Diop collected a two-hand slam rumble, followed by Andrew Dakich
steal on the next inbound.
From there, Shep Garner and
Bates-Diop traded three-pointer to send the game to a tie with 49-49 10:30 to
play in the game.
The lion will then build the lead
57-52 before 8-0 run triggered by a triple and put back of the Bates-Diop gave
the Buckeyes a lead 60-57 with 5:02 to play.
The intensity will ratchet even
more from there as the teams traded haymakers with Ohio State made seven
straight field goals but not to build more of the 68-64 with the 1:49 to play
before Penn State lead trimmed the lead 68-67 with 41 seconds left.
Ohio State got off to a quick
start, four points a game, other than to draw four Penn State offense in less
than four minutes. However, the Nittany Lions mention 9-0 running heading into
the first media timeout of the game, with all nine points came from Carr and
Stevens.
Penn State walking swelled to
12-0, as the Nittany Lions extended their lead to 12-4, before the Buckeyes
answered with a 11-0 run of their own to take the lead 15-12 shortly after the
second media timeout. During that stretch, Micah Potter, Andre Wesson and
Jackson are all connected on a three-point shot, while Tate added the remaining
two points on a tough layup in the lane.
After Reaves ended Ohio State's
running with the ball three of his own, the Buckeyes again responded with
scoring the next five to take the lead with 20-15 8:15 to play in the first
round that follows the fast break layup from Dakich.
After Dakich's layup, Ohio State
all players who have played against the Nittany Lions have scored, yet none has
scored more than three points.
Ohio State Chairman for as many
as six in the first half, but the Nittany Lions lead the 33-32 into the locker room
for the second half, thanks to a superb performance from Carr and Stevens. The
duo combined for 26 of the 33 Penn State half a point, as the Nittany Lions
added a second chance 14 points in nine offensive rebounds in the first 20
minutes, although without leading rebounder Mike Watkins.
source : https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-basketball/2018/03/91465/ohio-state-penn-state-recap
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