June 19, 2026

Ohio State up on Penn State at half but with the Nittany Lions surging

We’ve got an unexpected Ohio State basketball contest during the week because of a rescheduled contest against Penn State. So far, it’s living up to the billing of being a hotly contested league game with OSU leading at the break 43-39. © File photo Ohio State absorbs Penn State run, up by four at halftime in Columbus The Buckeyes came out on fire, scoring from multiple spots on the floor and playing solid defense on the other end. Justin Ahrens and Zed Key led the OSU in the first half with nine points apiece. E.J. Liddell has eight and a total of eight OSU players put the ball through the hoop. Ohio State led by as many as eleven points in the first twenty minutes. It wasn’t all good news though. It rarely is during a Big Ten donnybrook. Penn State seemed to turn up the on-ball pressure towards the…

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