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Jan. 23, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State men's basketball (11-9, 2-5 B1G) is set to travel to Ohio State (12-8, 4-3 B1G) January 25, for a Monday night matchup at 7 p.m. on BTN.
STORYLINES
- The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes are both coming off losses Thursday night with Penn State falling to Wisconsin and Ohio State taking a setback at Purdue.
- Penn State and Ohio State have split the last four meetings, 2-2. The Lions swept the 2013-14 matchups with the Buckeyes winning both last season.
- Three Nittany Lions are scoring in double-figures: Brandon Taylor (16.2 ppg), Shep Garner (14.1) and Payton Banks (10.8) with Taylor controlling the boards (6.0) and Garner also leading in assists (2.9).
- Following the game Monday, the Nittany Lions will take part in the first Big Ten Super Saturday Hoops & Hockey Doubleheader at Madison Square Garden Saturday, Jan. 30. Penn State-Michigan hoops will tip at noon with both men's hockey teams facing off at 7 p.m.
GAMEDAY INFO
SCOUTING OHIO STATE
The Buckeyes enter Monday night after dropping back-to-back games against Maryland (100-65) and Purdue (75-64). They have an overall record of 12-8 on the season, including a win over Kentucky, and a 4-3 league mark. Marc Loving leads four scorers in double-figures with 13.7 ppg. Jae-Sean Tate is the leading rebounder with 6.4 rpg to go with 11.0 ppg. Freshman JaQuan Lyle earned Co-Big Ten freshman of the week after recording Ohio State's fifth triple-double (16p/12r/11a) in a win over Rutgers.
| PSU | STAT CATEGORY | OSU | STAT | PSU LEADER | OSU LEADER | ||
| 66.7 | Points Per Game | 71.6 | Points | Brandon Taylor: 16.2 | Marc Loving: 13.7 | ||
| 68.6 | Opponent Points Per Game | 66.9 | Rebounds | Brandon Taylor: 6.0 | Jae'Sean Tate: 6.4 | ||
| 41.7 | Field-Goal Percentage | 44.9 | Assists | Shep Garner: 2.9 | JaQuan Lyle: 5.1 | ||
| 41.9 | Opponent FG Percentage | 39.4 | Blocks | Jordan Dickerson: 1.8 | Daniel Giddens: 2.1 | ||
| 5.8 | 3-pointers Per Game | 6.6 | |||||
| 30.8 | 3-point FG Percentage | 33.9 | |||||
| 36.8 | Opponent 3-point FG % | 34.3 | |||||
| 69.7 | Free-Throw Percentage | 65.6 | |||||
| 34.8 | Rebounds Per Game | 38.5 | |||||
| 35.3 | Opponent Rebs Per Game | 36.0 | |||||
| 9.5 | Assists Per Game | 12.6 | |||||
| 11.3 | Turnovers Per Game | 13.4 | |||||
| 5.1 | Steals Per Game | 6.2 | |||||
| 4.5 | Blocks Per Game | 5.9 |
SERIES HISTORY
- Ohio State leads the all-time series 33-15 and is 18-4 when playing in Columbus. The teams have split the last four meetings, 2-2.
- This is the lone regular-season meeting between the teams this season.
- Penn State snapped an 18-game losing streak to the Buckeyes in 2013-14, sweeping the season series for the first time since 1998. The Lions won 71-70 Jan. 29, 2014, in Columbus and took a 65-63 win Feb. 27, 2014, in the Jordan Center.
- Three meetings in the series have gone to overtime, the second most for Penn State vs. any Big Ten opponent behind Northwestern.
CURRENT ROSTER VS. OHIO STATE
Seven current members of the Nittany Lions have seen action against Ohio State, led by Shep Garner's 11.0 ppg in two career meetings. Brandon Taylor has the series high scoring effort among current players with 19 points in the overtime win in Columbus Jan. 29, 2014.
| PLAYER | GP-GS | PPG | RPG | SERIES HIGH |
| S. Garner | 2-1 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 13, vs. OSU (3/4/15) |
| B. Taylor | 5-2 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 19, at OSU (1/29/15) |
| D. Foster | 2-0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 5, at OSU (2/1115) |
| J. Dickerson | 4-2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4, 2x last vs. OSU (3/4/15) |
| J. Moore | 2-0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4, at OSU (2/11/15) |
| D. Jack | 5-1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 5, at OSU (2/27/14) |
| P. Banks | 2-0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1, at OSU (2/11/15) |
LAST TIME VS. THE BUCKEYES
University Park, Pa. (March 4, 2015) - Depspite leading by as many as nine points in the first half, Penn State fell short in a 77-67 decision to No. 23 Ohio State on Senior Night at the Bryce Jordan Center. Seniors D.J. Newbill (17 points) and Ross Travis (14) led Penn State (15-15, 3-14) during their final home game for the Nittany Lions. Newbill eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for his career; he has 2,011 points and is one of nine active DI players to achieve the mark. Freshman Shep Garner chipped in 13 points. D'Angelo Russell scored 28 points and coach Thad Matta tied the school record for wins in No. 23 Ohio State's victory over Penn State.
NOTABLE GAMES IN THE SERIES
Jan. 29, 2014 (PSU, 71-70 ot): Newbill hit a pull-up jumper over Aaron Craft with 2 seconds left in overtime, lifting Penn State to a 71-70 victory over No. 24 Ohio State and ending an 18-game losing streak vs. the Buckeyes.
Feb. 27, 1999 (PSU, 98-85): Joe Crispin turned in arguably the most explosive :50 seconds of basketball in PSU history by scoring eight unanswered points to start overtime as Penn State downed No. 10 and evenutal Final Four team Ohio State 98-85 in overtime at the BJC . Crispin ended the game with 29 points.
Feb. 28, 1998 (PSU, 89-85): The Lions completed the season sweep of Ohio State with an 89-85 overtime win at St. John Arena. Michael Redd had 32 for Ohio State, but Pete Lisicky had 24 points to pace the Lions in a comeback win.
UP NEXT
Penn State will take on Michigan in the Big Ten Super Saturday Hoops & Hockey Doubleheader at noon Jan. 30 in Madison Square Garden. The men's hockey programs from Penn State and Michigan will meet at 7 p.m. to complete the first of three annual events in MSG. The road swing will wrap up at Iowa Feb. 3. The Nittany Lions have seven of their first 10 Big Ten games away from University Park, including four with Top 25 opponents.