Penn State Set to Face Buckeyes Wednesday at VCA
1/24/2021 12:30:32 PM | Men's Basketball
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 15 Ohio State men’s basketball team will face Penn State at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Value City Arena in a game originally scheduled for Jan. 6 but postponed because of positive COVID-19 results within the Penn State program at the time.
The Buckeyes are 12-4 overall and 6-4 in Big Ten Conference play after knocking off No. 10 Wisconsin Saturday in Madison.
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Ohio State is riding a pretty good run as of late, having defeated three-consecutive road teams ranked in the Top 15. Ohio State has won at No. 15 Rutgers, No. 14 Illinois and No. 10 Wisconsin in its last three true road games. The last time the Buckeyes defeated three-consecutive teams in the Top 15 away from Columbus was in 1960 when the No. 3 Buckeyes downed No. 13 Georgia Tech (86-69) March 12 in the NCAA Mideast Regionals in Louisville and then No. 12 New York University (76-54) and No. 2 California (75-55) at the Final Four in San Francisco.
Ohio State has defeated five-consecutive Top 10 opponents. Since defeating No. 10 Villanova 76-51 Nov. 13, 2019, the Buckeyes have knocked off No. 7 North Carolina 74-49 (12/4/19), No. 6 Kentucky 71-65 (12/21/19), No. 7 Maryland 79-72 (2/23/20) and the No. 10 Badgers. It’s the longest streak of T0p 10 wins for Ohio State since a record streak of seven-consecutive wins over the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
