Men's basketball | Previewing Ohio State vs. Penn State
Ohio State vs. Penn State
7 P.M. THURSDAY
Where: Value City Arena
TV: ESPN
Radio: WBNS-FM/AM (97.1/1460)
Records: Ohio State 14-7, 4-6 Big Ten; Penn State 8-14, 1-10
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Notable: Freshman guard Luther Muhammad is 9 of 15 from three-point range during his last four games. … In Big Ten play, Kaleb Wesson leads the Buckeyes with a rating of plus-22. … Penn State is No. 318 nationally in effective field goal percentage, second-worst in the Big Ten.
Projected starters
OHIO STATE
G C.J. Jackson, 6-1, Sr., 12.9
G Luther Muhammad, 6-3, Fr., 9.7
G/F Musa Jallow, 6-5, So. 3.1
F Andre Wesson, 6-6, Jr., 8.3
C Kaleb Wesson, 6-9, So., 15.3
Key reserves: G Woods, 6-3, Gr., 7.0; F Young, 6-8, So., 7.3; G Washington, 6-3, Fr., 6.9; F/C LeDee, 6-9, Fr., 3.0; F Ahrens, 6-5, Fr., 1.8
PENN STATE
G Rasir Bolton, 6-2, Fr., 11.8
G Myles Dread, 6-4, Fr., 8.7
F Josh Reaves, 6-5, Sr., 9.7
F Lamar Stevens, 6-8, Jr., 18.9
C Mike Watkins, 6-9, Jr., 8.5
Key reserves: G Wheeler, 6-1, So., 3.0; C Harrar, 6-9, So. 3.3
— Adam Jardy