No. 1 Buckeyes look to spoil Penn St. senior night
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP)—
Penn State’s four senior starters will face their toughest opponent of the season in their last home game.
What a way for record-setting guard Talor Battle and his classmates to wind up their careers Tuesday in Happy Valley—hosting
Ohio State in the Buckeyes’ first game since vaulting back into the No. 1 spot Monday in the AP Top 25 poll.
“It’s a great, great situation to have. The No. 1 team, the last game at home,” senior Jeff Brooks said Monday. “It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
These border rivals find themselves on opposite ends of the NCAA tournament spectrum.
The Buckeyes (27-2, 14-2 Big Ten) are a tournament lock and can clinch the regular-season league title by winning their final two games. After beating
Indiana 82-61 on Sunday, Ohio State faces a tough, NCAA tourney-like turnaround by having to play Penn State two days later on the road.
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