Talk about a Saturday morning hangover.
Coming off the biggest win of the Mike Rhoades era, Penn State men’s basketball started out more than sluggish in Columbus. Ohio State easily jumped out to a 16-0 (!) lead thanks to fast play from the Buckeyes and abysmal shooting from the Nittany Lions.
Penn State missed its first 11 shots before Jameel Brown finally got his team on the board with a triple. It seemed like a lack of energy was the story of the Nittany Lions’ first 10 minutes. A Saturday noon game isn’t run of the mill, but that irregularity is hardly an excuse for how un-ready to play the team looked.