Penn State’s 90-76 humbling of No. 21 Ohio State was all but official when something happened that bought the lament of a former OSU coach echoing loudly from more than 20 years in the past. As Lamar Stevens approached mid-court Saturday, 2:30 remained on the clock and the Lions owned a 12-point lead. There wasn’t likely time for the Buckeyes to rally, and Stevens had already turned in a tidy, efficient performance with a team-high 16 points, despite battling foul issues. It was the juncture of the game where, given the score, Penn State figured to consume most of the shot clock, forcing OSU to foul. Except Stevens, as he approached the center line, saw an opportunity to accentuate his team’s atonement for a 106-74 loss in Columbus five weeks earlier. So, instead of pulling the ball out and submitting to polite basketball convention, Stevens drove quickly past an unsuspecting…
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