Ohio State is opening Big Ten play on the road against Penn State Sunday night and found itself late in the back half of the first twenty minutes. OSU used solid defense and efficient offense to take a 41-30 lead at the break after taking a bit to find a groove. Penn State started out pretty hot from the field and went up 12-5 early on, but it didn’t last. In a positive development Chris Holtmann and staff, the Buckeyes got some key contributions from the perimeter after the Nittany Lions came out looking to double in the post. Guards Malaki Branham and Jamari Wheeler lead OSU with seven points each. Wheeler has been looked especially aggressive coming back to a school he played for, seemingly trying to prove a point. He is 3-of-7 from the floor and has four rebounds. It took a while for E.J. Liddell to get…
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