Beating your opponent is difficult enough without also having to beat yourselves. Ohio State almost beat itself with a season-high 17 turnovers but was able to squeeze past Penn State for a 83-79 victory. It felt like Ohio State was in control for most of the first half but a wild sequence of turnovers in the final minute made it just a 4-point game at the intermission. Despite not cracking the starting lineup in just his second game back from injury, C.J. Walker replaced Justice Sueing to start the second half and got involved immediately, knocking down a 3-pointer for the Buckeyes’ first points in the stanza. A combination of more Ohio State turnovers and ice-cold shooting, though, turned momentum in Penn State’s favor. The only reason the Nittany Lions did not completely take over the game was a 3:12 stretch early in the half without a made field goal,…
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