Ohio St. Overwhelms Penn St., 76-57 – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/16/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Head Coach Jim O’Brien
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Boban Savovic and Brian Brown each scored 15 points%^$and Brent Darby had 14 as Ohio State beat Penn State 76-57 Wednesday night for%^$its seventh straight victory.%^$
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Savovic’s 3-pointer started a 9-0 run that gave the Buckeyes (13-2, 4-0 Big%^$Ten) a 9-2 lead three minutes in and they never trailed again.%^$
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Zach Williams added 13 points and Terence Dials had 10 points and eight%^$rebounds off the bench for Ohio State, which moved into a first place tie atop%^$the conference with Indiana.%^$
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The Hoosiers, the last Big Ten team to beat the Buckeyes, plays at Ohio%^$State on Saturday.%^$
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The Buckeyes dominated the Nittany Lions down low, outscoring them 38-14%^$inside and winning the rebounding battle 34-18. The Buckeyes also had a%^$14-point advantage at the free throw line, making 20-of-28 to 6-of-12 for Penn%^$State.%^$
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The Nittany Lions (5-10, 1-3) did rally briefly in the first half by making%^$five 3-pointers.%^$
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Brandon Watkins’ 3-pointer pulled the Nittany Lions within 23-22 with 7:08%^$remaining, but Ohio State stretched its lead to 34-27 at halftime and wasn’t%^$threatened in the second half thanks to its stifling defense.%^$
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The Buckeyes lead the Big Ten by allowing only 58 points a game.%^$
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Sharif Chambliss hit three of his four 3-pointers in the first half and%^$finished with 18 points. Watkins made both his 3-pointers in the first half and%^$scored 14. Penn State made 9-of-22 3-pointers overall.%^$
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The win gave the Buckeyes their first 4-0 start in the Big Ten since 1991,%^$when they started 7-0 and finished tied for first place.
