It’s not in the point totals, the production or the record where Penn State’s experience has been most noticeable to Ohio State. Sure, it’s clear in watching the film leading into Thursday’s lone meeting between the Big Ten schools that the Nittany Lions have the collective feel of a team that’s seen and done it all. Of its five most-used players in Penn State’s 76-69 Saturday win at Minnesota, four of them are in their fifth years of college basketball and the other his fourth. In comparison, Ohio State started four freshmen in Sunday’s 82-55 loss at No. 3 Purdue, the first time it’s done so since the final game of the 1995-96 season. Penn State’s collective experience, even if some of it was collected at mid-major schools before transferring into the program, has caught the attention of the Buckeyes in one area where they’ve particularly struggled this season. Ohio…
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