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#19 Ohio State 75, Penn State 64 (final)

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vrbryant said:
By the way, Dave - Sylvester is also averaging more points per game in Big Ten play than everyone on the team except for Dials and Lewis, the latter of which had 26 points in a lot of garbage minutes in the rout against Penn State. Here are the stats:

Dials - 15.4 ppg
Lewis - 13.2 ppg
Sylvester - 11.4 ppg
Foster - 9.8 ppg
Sullinger - 9.6 ppg
Butler - 8.6 ppg
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Yeah it is a good thing that Sylvester has stepped up, b/c right now Foster and Sullinger are struggling. They will get it back tho.

I look for a ten pt game here, as long as we make our shots, like I always say.
 
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1/21/06

Cornley, Penn State look to avenge 35-point defeat
Freshman from Brookhaven leads by example

Saturday, January 21, 2006

Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Jamelle Cornley admittedly is more comfortable leading by example. No wonder. Few pour more heart into their work than the Penn State basketball player from Brookhaven.

"I don’t really try to speak too much, because I’m a freshman," he said. "But at the same time my teammates respect me and let me say whatever I have to say. I pick and choose when I should say things."

He picked the night of Jan. 5. The game at Ohio State was his homecoming, but Cornley and his teammates ended up as logs on the bonfire. The Nittany Lions led by three points 6½ minutes in and trailed by 15 four minutes later. Most of them — Cornley being an exception — then just bent over and let themselves be spanked in a 104-69 loss.

But that’s the last time they have.

"That was something I addressed after the game and something I addressed the following day," Cornley said this week. "It was one of those things we had to nip in the bud as soon as it happened. I went ahead and said my piece. I made sure we were going to get on the same page and that the next time we play these guys, we’re going to have a different performance."

The next time is today. The Nittany Lions (10-5, 2-2), who have won two of three games since being embarrassed by the Buckeyes, play host to them this afternoon in the Bryce Jordan Center.

It will be the third game in seven days for No. 19 Ohio State (13-2, 3-2), which is coming off demanding tests against two ranked nemeses: a doubleovertime loss at home to Michigan State on Sunday and a home win over Wisconsin on Wednesday. But coach Thad Matta does not expect any letup by his players.

"They know Penn State is better than they were when they were here and they’re playing a lot better right now," Matta said. "Our mind-set has to be, ‘We’ve had a good week thus far, let’s finish this thing off by playing good basketball.’ "

Since losing in Columbus, Penn State won at Northwestern to end a 32-game Big Ten road losing streak, played Iowa to the wire before falling by four points at home last Saturday, and beat Purdue by 20 points Wednesday. It was the Nittany Lions’ largest margin of victory in a Big Ten game in five years.

Coach Ed DeChellis said Cornley has rubbed off on his teammates.
"He’s a guy that plays with a lot of enthusiasm and passion, and that’s contagious," De-Chellis said. "That’s something we needed, a get-down-andgrit-your-teeth, raw kind of guy."

Cornley played 109 games in four years at Brookhaven. He lost 10. It was not in his nature to accept the kind of performance the Nittany Lions gave against Ohio State. He told them as much.

"I think we’re still trying to find out who we are and how good we are," Cornley said. "I think we’re a lot better than what we think. We might be undersized, we might be young, but you can’t teach heart."

You can play a long way with it, though, which explains how Cornley — 6 feet 5¾ in his stocking feet, according to him — is averaging 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds since the start of the Big Ten season. Both rank among the top 10 in the conference.

Because of Cornley’s height and the fact he is a better player inside than outside, Penn State was the only school from a major conference to offer him a scholarship. He will spend his college career trying to show other schools he is better than the players they chose over him.

"It’s not a grudge," Cornley said, "but there is a chip (on my shoulder) because I know I have more heart than some of those players. I try to go out every game and play as hard as I can. Maybe the next time, those coaches will realize a 6-6 guy can battle as strong and as hard as those 6-9 and 6-10 guys that they didn’t pass up."
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1/21/06


(19) Ohio St. (13-2) vs. Penn St. (10-5)

(19) Ohio St. (13-2) vs. Penn St. (10-5)Preview - Box Score - Recap

Game Info: 12:00 pm EST Sat Jan 21, 2006
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For Ohio State, the biggest challenge Saturday may be trying to avoid looking past Penn State when the Buckeyes travel to State College for their second meeting of the season with the Nittany Lions.

The No. 19 Buckeyes (13-2, 3-2 Big Ten) opened conference play two weeks ago with a 104-69 win over the Lions, only the second time Ohio State has scored 100 points in a non-overtime game since 1996.

Since then, the schedule has gotten considerably tougher for Ohio State, which is in the midst of a six-game stretch that includes four ranked Big Ten opponents.
Following a pair of heartbreaking conference losses -- 62-59 in double overtime to then-No. 14 Michigan State on Sunday and 81-79 at then-No. 16 Indiana on Jan. 7 -- the Buckeyes posted a big win at home over No. 15 Wisconsin on Wednesday.

The victory ended the Badgers' seven-game conference winning streak and dealt a defeat to the last Big Ten team unbeaten in league play.


It also showed that Ohio State, widely considered to have one of the nation's top recruiting classes for next season, may not have to wait until then to compete for the Big Ten title.

"We went into the game knowing we had to get this one," forward Matt Sylvester said. "This feels so good. We had our backs against the wall, and you tell yourself we need a win. When you get it, it feels that much better."

Sylvester had 14 points and was one of four Ohio State players in double figures against Wisconsin. The senior forward is averaging 13.7 points per game over his last three contests, up from 6.3 in the first 12 games.

Guard Je'Kel Foster added a pair of free throws and a critical 3-pointer down the stretch.

"Coach (Thad) Matta believed in me," said Foster, coming off a 3-for-13 shooting effort against the Spartans. "I tried to take my time. I haven't been making many, but if I keep shooting then they'll start going in."

Despite his poor showing against Michigan State, Foster has hit 56.3 percent from the field this season, including 48.7 percent from 3-point range -- fourth-best in the conference.

Following their trip to Penn State, the Buckeyes get a week off before traveling to Iowa City to face No. 23 Iowa.

Before that, though, they must contend with a Penn State team that has plenty to prove after the Jan. 5 blowout in Columbus.

"As soon as we walked out of (Value City Arena) I couldn't wait to play them again," freshman forward Jamelle Cornley said. "I think it's something to look forward to, it will be a totally different game. We'll be well-prepared and we will come out very hard and aggressive and I'm looking forward to it a lot."

The Nittany Lions (10-5, 2-2) doubled their conference win total from a year ago and moved to 9-2 at home with a 74-54 victory over Purdue on Thursday. The margin of victory was the team's largest in Big Ten play since beating the Boilermakers 92-71 on Feb. 17, 2001.

Geary Claxton led Penn State with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Cornley chipped in with 18 points and six boards.

Fans gave a hearty cheer after the Purdue game as they headed for the exits at the Bryce Jordan Center, where the Nittany Lions were 4-10 last season.

"Unbelievable, this is just a different atmosphere from last year," said reserve guard Mike Walker, before a fan called out his name while walking off the court. Walker played 25 minutes and was 4-of-6 from the field. "When you win, everything just seems to be better."

Ohio State has won five straight against Penn State, including eight of the past nine.
Updated on Friday, Jan 20, 2006 4:00 pm EST​
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Good to see Dials back out there after twisting his ankle.

OSU Ball, 13-11. PSU must have 5-7 offensive boards with 11 to go in the first half.

Second huge block by Claxton...
 
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another great steal by butler... turns it into points... 16-11. Nice to see our speed finally paying dividends (unlike MSU, I'm not sure we had a single fast break).

Great pass inside from Matt to Dials.

Big block by Dials, Corley gets the block back and puts it up for a score tho.

18-13

big 3 by PSU, and then a foul after the shot on the rebound. That seems to be happening quite a bit this year. Hopefully we're not headed for another 3 straight possession series.

18-15.
 
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And this ref is getting out of control... so many fouls (on one team) off the ball on rebounds in the span of a few minutes. Quite starnge, since he has let them bang underneath when challenging inside shots.
 
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