OHIO STATE BUCKEYES PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS GAME at 13/15 Ohio State Wed., Jan. 27, 2021 | BTN Coach: Chris Holtmann (Taylor, 1994) Interim Coach: Jim Ferry (Keene State, 1990) 7:00 p.m. ET Ohio State Record: 78-38 (Fourth season) Penn State Record: 5-6 (First season) 12 Career Record: 192-123 (10th season) Career Record: 319-271 (20th season) lue City Arena (19,500) Va 2020-21 Record: 12-4, 6-4 Big Ten Top Scorer Leading Scorer #0 Myreon Jones, Jr., G – 15.9 ppg #4 Duane Washington Jr., Jr., G – 14.9 ppg 2020-21 SCHEDULE Top Rebounder Leading Rebounders #32 E.J. Liddell, So., F – 6.4 rpg #21 John Harrar, Sr., F – 8.2 rpg DateTV Opponent TV | Time #25 Kyle Young, Sr., F – 6.4 rpg Assists Leaders NOVEMBER Assists Leader #5 Jamari Wheeler, Sr., G – 4.0 apg 25 Wed. DREXEL Postponed #13 CJ Walker, R-Sr., G – 4.2 apg 28 Sat. VMI W, 86-65 LAST GAME STARTERS DECEMBER # NAME POS. ELG. PTS REB VS NORTHWESTERN NOTES 2 Wed. VCU W, 72-69 15 Seth Lundy F So. 12.7 4.5 16 pts, 7 reb, 2a, 2 stls | Composed play, timely treys & FT vs. NU 6 Sun. SETON HALL Lot, 92-98 21 John Harrar F Sr. 7.2 8.2 gm-high 10 reb, 6 pts | 23 O-reb last 4; 7 car 10+ reb gms (4 in 20-21) 0 Myreon Jones F Jr. 15.9 3.0 15 pts, 8 reb, 3 stls | 9 consec gms 10+ pts, #8 B1G, #6 B1G only B1G/ACC CHALLENGE 5 Jamari Wheeler G Sr. 5.0 4.1 8 pts (2-3 3FG), 4a | Hit B1G trey for PSU 79-73 lead vs. NU 8 Tue. at 15/15 Virginia Tech W, 75-55 12 Izaiah Brockington G Jr. 14.7 4.8 gm-high 21 pts, 4 reb | PS #2 pts & reb, pts; #12 B1G, #14 B1G only 13 Sun. * at RV/RV Michigan L, 58-62 23 Wed. * 18/18 ILLINOIS L, 81-98 STAT COMPARISON 2020-21 PENN STATE RECORD 30 Wed. * at RV/NR Indiana Lot, 85-87 OSU STATS PSU Overall H A N OT JANUARY 76.6 Scoring Average 76.5 Overall ................5-6 ...... 4-2 .... 1-4 ......– ...... 0-2 Big Ten ................2-5 ...... 2-1 .... 0-4 ......– ........– 67.3 Opponent Scoring Average 76.2 3 Sun. * WISCONSIN (now 1/27) Postponed November ...........1-0 ...... 1-0 ......– .......– ........– 6 Wed. * at Ohio State Postponed 45.0 Field-Goal Percentage 42.8 December ...........2-4 ...... 1-2 .... 1-2 ......– ...... 0-2 9 Sat. * MICHIGAN Postponed 41.6 Opponent Field-Goal Percentage 46.9 January ...............2-2 ...... 2-0 .... 0-2 ......– ........– 8.0 3-Pointers Per Game 9.4 12 Tue. * RUTGERS (1/21) Postponed STREAKS: 17 Sun. * at Purdue L, 72-80 34.5 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 36.1 Overall Last Win: 1/22 vs. Northwestern (81-78) 19 Tue. * at 22/24 Illinois L, 65-79 32.6 Opponent 3-Point Field Goal % 31.6 W2 Last Loss: 1/19 at #22 Illinois (65-79) 21 Thu. * -/RV RUTGERS W, 75-69 75.4 Free Throw Percentage 71.3 23 Sat. * NORTHWESTERN W, 81-78 37.4 Rebounds Per Game 37.1 Home Last Win: 1/22 vs. Northwestern (81-78) W2 Last Loss: 12/23 at #18 Illinois (81-98) 27 Wed. * at 13/15 Ohio State BTN | 7 p.m. 33.0 Opponent Rebounds Per Game 34.2 30 Sat. * 14/13 WISCONSIN BTN | 3 p.m. 12.7 Assists Per Game 13.4 Away Last Win: 12/8 at #15 Virginia Tech (75-55) TBA ppd. * 4/4 MICHIGAN Postponed 10.3 Turnovers Per Game 12.3 L4 Last Loss: 1/19 at #22 Illinois (65-79) TBA ppd. * at Nebraska Postponed 3.3 Blocks Per Game 3.0 Neutral Last Win: 1/4 vs. #23 Iowa (89-86) 4.2 Steals Per Game 8.6 W2 Last Loss: 11/27 vs. Ole Miss (72-74) FEBRUARY B1G Last Win: 1/22 vs. Northwestern (81-78) 2 Tue. * at 14/13 Wisconsin FS1 | 7 p.m. SERIES RECORD W2 Last Loss: 1/19 at #22 Illinois (65-79) 5 Fri. * MARYLAND FS1 | 7 p.m. Penn State has won four of the last six meet- STARTING 5 9 Tue. * at Michigan St. ESPN / 2 | TBA ings with Ohio State. The two programs split their 14 Sun. * NEBRASKA BTN | TBA games in 2019-20 with both teams winning on In each of its last three games, Penn State has re- 18 Thu. * 13/15 OHIO STATE BTN | TBA their respective home courts. corded 10 steals and leads the Big Ten with 8.14 21 Sun. * at 7/7 Iowa BTN | TBA The Nittany Lions' school-record eight-game Big per game in conference games and a 8.64 per 26 Fri. * RV/RV PURDUE FS1 | TBA Ten win streak started with a 90-76 victory over game average in all games. The Nittany Lions are Ohio State in the Bryce Jordan Center (1/18/20). ranked 27th nationally in that category. MARCH Series streak: Penn State, W1 Junior guards Izaiah Brockington and Myreon 3 Wed. * 21/20 MINNESOTA BTN | TBA Last game: University Park, Pa., Jones have each led the Nittany Lions in scor- 7 Sun. * at Maryland BTN | TBA Penn State 90, No. 21 Ohio State 76, 1/18/2020 ing three times and shared honors twice. Brock- Overall series: OSU leads 39-19 (PS A: 6-21) ington averaged 16.3 ppg and Jones 15.8 over BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Ferry vs. Ohio State: First meeting those last eight games. Chicago, Ill. Series record and results from last 15 games on page 5. Senior forward John Harrar currently ranks 10th BTN/CBS Dates TBA in the nation with 3.82 offensive rebounds per BROADCAST INFO game and pulled down 23 in his last four games. Rankings Associated Press / Coaches As of the Jan. 26 NCAA NET rankings, Penn State WATCH: BTN and Fox Sports mobile app All Times Eastern is now at 39, its third-highest ranking of 2020-21 Brandon Gaudin (pxp) & Robbie Hummel (analyst) (37-1/9/2021). HOME GAMES in CAPS | * Big Ten game LISTEN: Penn State Sports Network Steve Jones (pxp) & Dick Jerardi (analyst) Penn State has one of the toughest, if not the toughest schedule in 2020-21. According to Affiliates: GoPSUsports.com/affiliates2021 ESPN.com, the Nittany Lions are the SOS leader, Listen online: GoPSUsports.com/lionvision are second on the NCAA SOS chart and third in SiriusXM | XM TBD | Internet TBD TuneIn the kenpom.com SOS rankings. GoPSUsports.com @PennStateMBB pennstatebasketball PennStateMBB 2020-21 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS BY ELIGIBILITY SENIORS (5) NUMERICAL ROSTER 35 Trent Buttrick F 21 John Harrar F # NAME POS CL HT WT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL 10 Kyle McCloskey G 0 Myreon Jones G Jr. 6-3 180 Birmingham, Ala. Lincoln Academy (Ga.) 20 Taylor Nussbaum G 1 Seth Lundy F So. 6-6 219 Paulsboro, N.J. Roman Catholic 5 Jamari Wheeler G 2 Myles Dread G Jr. 6-4 220 Detroit, Mich. Gonzaga (Washington D.C.) 3 Sam Sessoms G Jr. 6-0 187 Philadelphia, Pa. The Shipley School/Binghamton JUNIORS (4) 4 Caleb Dorsey F Fr. 6-7 230 Westminster, Md. The Hill School (Pa.) 12 Izaiah Brockington G 5 Jamari Wheeler G Sr. 6-1 170 Live Oak, Fla. The Rock School 2 Myles Dread G 10 Kyle McCloskey G Sr. 6-5 212 Lower Gwynedd, Pa. Germantown Academy 0 Myreon Jones G 12 Izaiah Brockington G Jr. 6-4 200 Philadelphia, Pa. Archbishop Ryan/St. Bonaventure 3 Sam Sessoms G 14 Patrick Kelly F R-Fr. 6-8 215 Raleigh, N.C. IMG Academy SOPHOMORES (1) 15 Trent Buttrick F Sr. 6-8 240 Bloomsburg, Pa. Community School of Naples (Fla.) 1 Seth Lundy F 20 Taylor Nussbaum G Sr. 6-2 175 South Salem, N.Y. Cheshire Academy (Conn.) 21 John Harrar F Sr. 6-9 240 Wallingford, Pa. Strath Haven REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (1) 22 Dallion Johnson G Fr. 6-3 175 Haverhill, Mass. Phillips Academy (Mass.) 14 Patrick Kelly F 23 DJ Gordon G Fr. 6-5 175 Pittsburgh, Pa. First Love Christian Academy FRESHMEN (5) 30 Abdou Tsimbila F Fr. 6-8 235 Yaoundé, Cameroon St. Maria Goretti 33 Andy Christos G 33 Andy Christos G Fr. 6-5 175 Madison, N.J. Madison 4 Caleb Dorsey F 23 DJ Gordon G ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 22 Dallion Johnson G 30 Abdou Tsimbila F # NAME POS CL HT WT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST SCHOOL BY STATE/COUNTRY 12 Izaiah Brockington G Jr. 6-4 200 Philadelphia, Pa. Archbishop Ryan/St. Bonaventure 15 Trent Buttrick F Sr. 6-8 240 Bloomsburg, Pa. Community School of Naples (Fla.) ALABAMA (1) 33 Andy Christos G Fr. 6-5 175 Madison, N.J. Madison 0 Myreon Jones G 4 Caleb Dorsey F Fr. 6-7 230 Westminster, Md. The Hill School (Pa.) FLORIDA (1) 2 Myles Dread G Jr. 6-4 220 Detroit, Mich. Gonzaga (Washington D.C.) 5 Jamari Wheeler G 23 DJ Gordon G Fr. 6-5 175 Pittsburgh, Pa. First Love Christian Academy 21 John Harrar F Sr. 6-9 240 Wallingford, Pa. Strath Haven MARYLAND (1) 22 Dallion Johnson G Fr. 6-3 175 Haverhill, Mass. Phillips Academy (Mass.) 4 Caleb Dorsey F 0 Myreon Jones G Jr. 6-3 180 Birmingham, Ala. Lincoln Academy (Ga.) MASSACHUSETTS (1) 14 Patrick Kelly F R-Fr. 6-8 215 Raleigh, N.C.