Mahaffey, Gayle spark fast start as Ohio State beats Penn State 79-67
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Evan Mahaffey, a sophomore transfer from Penn State, and Roddy Gayle Jr. each scored 16 points to help Ohio State beat the Nittany Lions 79-67 on Saturday afternoon.
The win gave Chris Holtmann his 250th career victory and his 136th win in seven seasons as head coach of the Buckeyes.
Penn State came into the game after knocking off No. 11 Wisconsin and looked to sweep the season series after erasing an 18-point second half deficit to eke out an 83-80 win at State College. Ohio State came into the game on a three-game losing streak, but dispelled any lasting effects right from the tip.
The Buckeyes opened the game with a 16-0 run over the first 6:30, with Gayle scoring six of the first eight points and Mahaffey the next six. The Nittany Lions got within 10 points on Nick Kern Jr.'s layup with 2:08 left in the first half to make it 29-19, but Jamison Battle and Gayle each answered with a jumper and Ohio State went into intermission up 33-19.
Ohio State built the lead to as much as 23 points after Mahaffey's layup with 6:51 left made it 68-45. But Penn State clawed back. Puff Johnson hit from deep and followed a Qudus Wahab dunk with a layup to make it 68-52. The Nittany Lions hit three more 3-pointers in the next few minutes and got within single digits for the first time since the four-minute mark of the first half, but they would get to within no closer than nine points the rest of the way.
Penn State leads the Big Ten, forcing an average of 16.39 turnovers per game and scoring a conference best average of 17.7 points off turnovers. Ohio State committed just six turnovers and allowed the Nittany Lions just five points.
Felix Okpara pulled down 14 rebounds and scored eight points and Battle added 11 points and six rebounds. Zed Key added 10 points off the Ohio State bench. The Buckeyes were 27 of 59 (45.8%) from the field but just 3 of 18 from behind the arc.
Clary and Johnson each hit 3 of 4 from behind the arc and each finished with 13 points. Kern had 12 points and Ace Baldwin Jr. added 10. Penn State shot 26 of 70 (37.1%) from the floor, including 11 of 24 from distance.
Ohio State plays at Nebraska Tuesday. Penn State returns home to play host to Minnesota Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Qudus Wahab vs. Felix Okpara (Bruce Thornton gains possession) | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Felix Okpara offensive rebound | Â | |
19:22 | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup (Jamison Battle assists) | 0-2 | |
19:00 | Â | Jump ball. Ace Baldwin Jr. vs. Evan Mahaffey (Ace Baldwin Jr. gains possession) | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Zach Hicks misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â | |
18:40 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point layup | Â | |
18:38 | Â | Qudus Wahab defensive rebound | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:23 | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
18:08 | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot | 0-4 | |
17:51 | Â | Qudus Wahab misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:49 | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
17:40 | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 0-6 | |
17:11 | Â | Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â | |
16:55 | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists) | 0-8 | |
16:44 | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul (Demetrius Lilley draws the foul) | Â | |
16:41 | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:39 | Â | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | Â | |
16:36 | Â | Dale Bonner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Nittany Lions defensive rebound | Â | |
16:18 | Â | Evan Mahaffey blocks Ace Baldwin Jr.'s two point jump shot | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
16:11 | Â | Demetrius Lilley misses two point layup | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
16:00 | +2 | Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists) | 0-10 | |
15:58 | Â | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | Â | |
15:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:40 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:38 | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â | |
15:27 | +2 | Evan Mahaffey makes two point jump shot | 0-12 | |
15:10 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dale Bonner steals) | Â | |
15:00 | +2 | Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Felix Okpara assists) | 0-14 | |
14:41 | Â | Kanye Clary misses two point layup | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Demetrius Lilley offensive rebound | Â | |
14:38 | Â | Demetrius Lilley misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:36 | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
14:17 | Â | Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:15 | Â | Felix Okpara offensive rebound | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Evan Mahaffey misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:03 | Â | Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound | Â | |
14:00 | Â | Demetrius Lilley turnover (lost ball) (Evan Mahaffey steals) | Â | |
13:56 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:54 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
13:47 | Â | Kanye Clary misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:45 | Â | Dale Bonner defensive rebound | Â | |
13:28 | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists) | 0-16 | |
13:26 | Â | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | Â | |
12:57 | +3 | Jameel Brown makes three point jump shot | 3-16 | |
12:43 | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:29 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | Â | |
12:17 | Â | Qudus Wahab personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul) | Â | |
12:08 | +2 | Jamison Battle makes two point layup | 3-18 | |
11:44 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Puff Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
11:42 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:35 | +3 | Jameel Brown makes three point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists) | 6-18 | |
11:12 | Â | Zed Key misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Puff Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Kanye Clary turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
10:51 | Â | Zed Key misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Puff Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
10:27 | Â | Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â | |
9:59 | +2 | Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot | 6-20 | |
9:45 | +2 | Kanye Clary makes two point layup | 8-20 | |
9:27 | Â | Zach Hicks shooting foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
9:27 | +1 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-21 | |
9:27 | +1 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-22 | |
9:00 | +3 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot | 11-22 | |
8:30 | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 11-24 | |
8:00 | Â | Leo O'Boyle turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals) | Â | |
7:53 | Â | Jamison Battle misses two point layup | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Leo O'Boyle defensive rebound | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:43 | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Taison Chatman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:38 | Â | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
7:28 | Â | Felix Okpara blocks Nick Kern Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Bruce Thornton turnover (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â | |
7:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:50 | Â | Nittany Lions turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Taison Chatman turnover (out of bounds) (Qudus Wahab steals) | Â | |
6:05 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:03 | Â | Zach Hicks offensive rebound | Â | |
5:55 | Â | Qudus Wahab misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | Â | |
5:43 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â | |
5:43 | +1 | Evan Mahaffey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-25 | |
5:43 | +1 | Evan Mahaffey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-26 | |
5:34 | Â | Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
5:28 | +3 | Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zach Hicks assists) | 14-26 | |
5:04 | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Puff Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
4:55 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Dale Bonner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:34 | Â | Qudus Wahab defensive rebound | Â | |
4:18 | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Dale Bonner defensive rebound | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Felix Okpara misses two point layup | Â | |
3:48 | Â | Felix Okpara offensive rebound | Â | |
3:44 | Â | Felix Okpara turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Qudus Wahab offensive rebound | Â | |
3:25 | Â | Qudus Wahab misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | Â | |
3:24 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:05 | Â | Demetrius Lilley shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul) | Â | |
3:05 | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-27 | |
3:05 | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-28 | |
2:51 | +3 | Kanye Clary makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 17-28 | |
2:29 | Â | D'Marco Dunn shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul) | Â | |
2:29 | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-29 | |
2:29 | Â | Zed Key misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
2:29 | Â | D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
2:09 | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 19-29 | |
1:55 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Zed Key offensive rebound | Â | |
1:52 | Â | D'Marco Dunn personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul) | Â | |
1:47 | +2 | Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot | 19-31 | |
1:28 | Â | Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Evan Mahaffey misses two point layup | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Nittany Lions defensive rebound | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Demetrius Lilley offensive foul (Buckeyes draws the foul) | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Demetrius Lilley turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:33 | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot | 19-33 | |
0:10 | Â | Bruce Thornton personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Jameel Brown misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |