Centre Daily Times | 02/13/2005 | Ohio State shoots down Penn State:
“UNIVERSITY PARK — To prepare for Saturday’s game at Penn State, Ohio State men’s basketball coach Thad Matta looked back to his team’s last visit to the Bryce Jordan Center.
“‘We got supposedly ran out of here last year by 17 points,’ said Matta, who was coaching at Xavier at the time. ‘And it was interesting listening to the guys tell me why.’
“The Buckeyes lost 64-47 to the Nittany Lions last Jan. 10, going 0-of-13 from 3-point range in the process.
“‘They said they weren’t ready to play,’ Matta said, ‘and Penn State just came in and knocked them down, and there was no retaliation.’
“Ohio State had retaliation in stores Saturday, not to mention ample long-distance shooting, in a 66-56 win. The Buckeyes (17-8, 6-5 Big Ten) hit 11-of-27 3-pointers, three straight during a late 9-2 spurt as they handed the Nittany Lions (7-16, 1-9) their fifth straight loss….”