Despite the absence of Mike Watkins from the lineup, fans had reason to be optimistic heading into yesterday evening’s tilt against Ohio Sweep. Even without “Big Mike” the teams matched-up on paper, and a strong performance from Tony Carr, with support from Stevens, Garner and Reaves, was just enough to get the job done. Now that the Buckeyes are swept away for this iteration of Big Ten Basketball, the Nittany Lions move on to the semi-finals to face the Boilermakers.
The team is one win away from a true play-in game with an NCAA tournament auto-bid on line, but this is the next best thing.