Keita Bates-Diop put a lethargic, scoreless game in his previous outing behind him and scored a game-high 22 points tonight as Ohio State beat Penn State 66-46 at Value City Arena.
The Buckeyes (13-8, 5-3 Big Ten) took the lead for good at 5-4 and led Penn State (11-10, 2-6) by 19 points in a game that was tepid in pace but never in doubt thanks in large part to Bates-Diop. The sophomore entered the night averaging 8.4 points a game. He bettered that in the first 13 minutes when he scored his 10th point. He finished two shy of his career- and season-high of 24, set Dec.