PSU, Stevens topple Buckeyes

Reeling Ohio State won by 32 in Dec.

Although foul trouble Saturday kept him on the bench for nearly 20 minutes, Penn State forward Lamar Stevens channeled his frustration to play efficient minutes.

Stevens scored 14 of his 24 points in the second half and Penn State defeated No. 21-ranked Ohio State, 90-76, at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park to keep pace in the Big Ten Conference.

Myreon Jones added 20 points for the Nittany Lions (13-5, 3-4) who snapped a three-game losing streak and led by double digits for most of the afternoon.

Penn State lost in December to Ohio State by 32 points. The Buckeyes (12-6, 2-5) have dropped five of their past six games.

“I don’t think we made any adjustments,” Stevens said. “When we went there, they punched us and we weren’t able to respond.”

Other men’s game Kansas State 84, West Virginia 68:

Turnovers proved costly for the 12th-ranked Mountaineers (14-3, 3-2 Big 12) who committed 18 that turned into 28 points for the Wildcats.

Host Kansas State (8-9, 14) shot 59% from the field and held the Mountaineers to 45%. The Wildcats hit nine 3pointers.

Miles McBride and Chase Harler paced the Mountaineers with 11 points each.

A 15-0 run by the Mountaineers cut the lead to eight in the second half. They would get as close as six.

Women’s games Robert Morris 72, Merrimack 50:

The host Colonials (10-6, 5-0 Northeast Conference) held the league’s top offense to its second-lowest output of the season.

Robert Morris’ Irekpitan Ozzy-Momodu scored 17 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench. Isabella Posset added 16. The NEC’s leading scorer, Denia Davis-Stewart (18.6 ppg), scored just eight points for Merrimack (10-7, 3-3).

Duquesne 58, Saint Joseph’s 51:

The visiting Dukes (12-6, 2-3 Atlantic 10) outscored the Hawks, 19-10, in the final period.

Paige Cannon scored nine of her game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter. Saint Joseph’s fell to 7-10, 1-4.

Baylor 91, West Virginia 51:

The No. 2 Bears overpowered the 17th-ranked Mountaineers physically, outrebounding them, 58-31. Kysre Gondrezick led visiting West Virginia (13-3, 3-2 Big 12) with 15 points and five assists. Baylor (15-1, 4-0) shot 50.7% from the field.