POSTGAME NOTES vs. Ohio State -- January 18, 2020
Penn State vs Ohio State
12/14/2019
Bryce Jordan Center (State College, PA.)
Attendance: 14,785
Penn State Scoring Leader: Lamar Stevens (24)
Penn State Rebounding Leader: Seth Lundy, John Harrar, Mike Watkins (5)
Penn State Assist Leader: Myreon Jones (4)
Miscellaneous Notes
-Today's attendance was 14,785, the highest in the Patrick Chambers era and highest since a March 1, 2011 game vs. Ohio State (15,403).
-Saturday's game against Ohio State marks the sixth game in the 2019-20 season where the opponent was kept within a scoring range of 70-79 points.
-For the Nittany Lions, the victory was Penn State's fourth, and fourth game of the year when scoring at least 90 points.
- Penn State's win over the Buckeyes is recorded as the most points scored (90) in a regulation win over a ranked team in program history.
- In the 2019-20 season, this is the Nittany Lions' third win over a top 25 team, occurring for a third straight season. This also stands as the earliest point in a season that the Nittany Lions have recorded three wins over a ranked team.
- Nittany Lions have recorded eight wins over ranked Ohio State teams in Penn State program history, six belong to the coach Patrick Chambers.
- In the Chambers era, Penn State has recorded 17 wins over ranked teams, the most wins over ranked teams by any Nittany Lion basketball coach.
Penn State Team Notes
-This was Penn State's third win over a ranked team this season, moving to 3-1 versus ranked teams. This is also Patrick Chambers' 17th win over a ranked team, and the sixth win over a ranked Ohio State team.
-The Nittany Lions move to 13-5 on the year, their best start through 18 games since the 2008-09 season. This is only the fourth time in Penn State's Big Ten era a team has had 13 or more wins by the 18th game (1994-95: 13-5; 1995-96: 16-2; 2008-09: 13-5 and 2019-20: 13-5)
- Myreon Jones (20) and Lamar Stevens (24) both recorded 20+ points in a regulation game, the first time two Nittany Lions both scored at least 20 points since Feb. 19, 2019 vs. Nebraska.
Nittany Lions Individual Notes
-Lamar Stevens recorded his 1,000th point in Big Ten play just before the 17-minute mark, finishing the game with 1,021 Big Ten points.
-Lamar Stevens scored at least 20 points for the 37th time in his career and the fourth time this season, finishing with 24.
-Lamar Stevens' seven field goals moved him to No. 2 in career field goals for Penn State.
-John Harrar captured his 200th career point as a Nittany Lion, finishing the game with 6 points.
-Jamari Wheeler captured his 100th career Big Ten point with a field goal at the buzzer with 00:56 left in the first half.
-In back-to-back starts, Seth Lundy's recorded 10 points in back-to-back games.
-Myreon Jones Finished with 20-points, the 17th time in his career scoring at least 10 points.