On an off-day for the offense, Ohio State leaned on its defense against Penn State and proved it can win ugly in the Big Ten.
Down five points to the Buckeyes with the clock ticking under 90 seconds to play at the Schottenstein Center, Nittany Lion guard Sam Sessoms drove left and into the paint to create some offense for his team. But Sessoms found none, as the help defense of Ohio State forward Kyle Young forced a turnover down low.
Suffice to say Ohio State did not have it on offense, at least not in the manner it is accustomed to. Only, when the Buckeyes didn’t have it against Indiana on Jan. 6 – athat stands as the only game in which Ohio State has scored fewer points than it did Sunday – they had no hope of pulling out a win.
Entering Sunday, Ohio State had been giving up north of 77 points to its opponents since returning from a 22-day COVID-19 pause through December. That’s 10 more points per game than it had been averaging in the 10 games prior to that break. In the past two games before Sunday, Ohio State had given up an average of 82.5, with Northwestern putting up 87 and Wisconsin tallying 78.
"I feel like it was our defensive connectedness," Ohio State guard Eugene Brown said."The way we were able to lock in on the defensive end, get multiple stops in a row, string together a chain of stops, that allows us to get going on the offensive end. I feel like that really makes a difference in a game like this, where the scoring's not really going where it needs to be, so we can just fall back on our defense.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Ohio State Holds Off Penn State to Sweep Regular-Season Series With 61-56 WinOhio State staves off a second-half comeback and sweeps its regular-season series with Penn State, beating the Nittany Lions 61-56 at the Schott.
Weiterlesen »
Videos: Ohio State's Ryan Pedon And Zed Key Look Ahead to Second Matchup With Penn StateWatch Ryan Pedon and Zed Key break down Ohio State's upcoming matchup with Penn State, which Key calls 'a totally different team' since their Dec. 5 meeting.
Weiterlesen »
Videos: Chris Holtmann, Jamari Wheeler And Eugene Brown React to Ohio State's 61-56 Win Over Penn StateChris Holtmann, Jamari Wheeler and Eugene Brown all had positive things to say about the Buckeyes' performance against Penn State on Sunday.
Weiterlesen »
Basketball Preview: Ohio State Vies for Its Second Win Against Penn State, Who Has Won Four of Its Last SixPenn State's only losses in the past six games are to Big Ten heavy-hitters Michigan State and Purdue, but the Buckeyes have already beaten them once this year.
Weiterlesen »
Five Things to Know About New Ohio State Defensive Coordinator Jim KnowlesOhio State's bringing in four new assistants. Here are five things to know about each one. • DC Jim Knowles: • CB coach Tim Walton: • S coach Perry Eliano: • OL coach Justin Frye:
Weiterlesen »
Revisiting Bold Predictions Made Ahead of the 2021 Ohio State Football SeasonThe thing about bold predictions is you either hit homers or strikeout. Let's all get together and laugh at my bold prediction whiffs for Ohio State's 2021 football season.
Weiterlesen »