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Ohio State Leans on Defense, Proves It Can Win Ugly in 61-56 Victory Over Penn State

One score and Penn State had a chance.

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.

With the ball in his hands and his back on the ground, Young still had the wherewithal to call a timeout, and he knocked down a pair of free throws to put the Buckeyes up seven points just 20 seconds later to help seal the deal for Ohio State.