The first time Ohio State and Penn State met in basketball this season, on Jan. 25 in Columbus, was one of the worst Big Ten games of the year. It wasn’t just a non-competitive game, it was sloppy, bad basketball on both ends. The Nittany Lions just happened to be considerably more inept than the Buckeyes. There were important reasons. And a lot of those factors have shifted dramatically in the last six weeks. That gives the Nittany Lions hope that they can reverse an unsightly 66-46 loss at the Schottenstein Center when the teams meet again on Thursday night in Indianapolis. Not all of those factors favor Penn State, but many do. PSU coach Patrick Chambers ticked off three during a midday conversation today: “We didn’t shoot the ball very well [4-of-25 3PG]. Shep Garner sprained his ankle early in that game. [JaéSean] Tate really did a great job on [PSU leading scorer Brandon] Taylor. We didn’t have [Josh] Reaves…
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