Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports Thursday evening’s 7-10 Big Ten Tournament game pits Ohio State against Penn State. Let’s take a closer look at how these teams match up. Ohio State and Penn State meet tonight in the 7-10 Big Ten Tournament match up. Neither team has NCAA tournament aspirations, unless the weekend ends with them holding the conference tournament title (although reaching the title game may be enough for Ohio State). The winner of this game draws Michigan State in the third round. Penn State finished the season 16-15 overall, 7-11 in the Big Ten and had its moments this season, what with beating Iowa and Indiana (both ranked). Unfortunately, the Nittany Lions also suffered a few ugly blowout losses, including a 20-point lost at Ohio State on January 25th. Ohio State meanwhile ended the season winning five of its last seven games. (The two losses were to Michigan State, but that stretch also included a 68-64 victory over Iowa.) The Buckeyes at 19-12 overall, 11-7 in conference, could make an outside run at the NCAA tournament, but it would probably require three wins this weekend (over Penn State, Michigan State and then in the semis). But, enough about those two teams independently, let’s take a look at how they match up. The Only Regular Season Meeting Penn State fell to Ohio State 66-46 on January 25th. It was the only time the teams would meet in the 2015-2016 regular season…
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