While No. 13 Ohio State did escape with a narrow four-point win over Penn State this week, it wasn’t pretty. The Buckeyes made uncharacteristic mistakes, namely their 17 turnovers. Four different Buckeyes committed three or more turnovers, and at times they came in spurts. Back-to-back turnovers — both steals by Jamari Wheeler — at the end of the first half allowed Penn State to cut Ohio State’s eight-point lead to just four in the final seconds of the period. Head coach Chris Holtmann later took responsibility for the turnovers, acknowledging that he had timeouts he could have used and that he put Meechie Johnson in a difficult position against the best defensive player in the Big Ten.
Moments that Mattered: Ohio State’s 79-62 win over Michigan State
