Ohio State coasts past cold-shooting Penn State
Sam Thompson scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and No. 14 Ohio State took advantage of cold-shooting Penn State in a 65-51 victory Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Ohio State Buckeyes
65
Penn State Nittany Lions
51
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSU | 29 | 36 | 65 |
| PSU | 18 | 33 | 51 |
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Match Report
Team Stats
OSU
PSU
21-48
FG
17-47
44
Field Goal %
36
4-9
3PT
4-17
44
Three Point %
24
19-23
FT
13-22
83
Free Throw %
59
39
Rebounds
25
6
Offensive Rebounds
2
33
Defensive Rebounds
23
10
Assists
11
3
Steals
3
4
Blocks
7
8
Turnovers
4
0
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
4
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
17
Fouls
19
17
Largest Lead
1
Top Performers
OSU
- Sam Thompson F MIN 31 · PTS 16 · FG 6-7
- Lenzelle Smith Jr. G MIN 35 · PTS 11 · FG 2-4
- Aaron Craft G MIN 39 · PTS 7 · FG 3-9
- Deshaun Thomas F MIN 29 · PTS 11 · FG 4-13
PSU
- D.J. Newbill G MIN 39 · PTS 15 · FG 5-9
- Jermaine Marshall G MIN 37 · PTS 16 · FG 4-11
- Nick Colella G MIN 35 · PTS 4 · FG 1-2
- Sasa Borovnjak F MIN 25 · PTS 9 · FG 4-8
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