Penn State basketball positioned Thursday's game against Ohio State as a pivotal turning point on the Big Ten schedule. The Nittany Lions were at home, where they had a 10-1 record, and even better at Rec Hall, site of last year's magical 90-89 win over No. 12 Illinois. Instead, the Nittany Lions came undone.

Penn State's depth was a big reason why the Lions won 13 games in 2024, and it should carry PSU a long way in 2025.

It's Ohio State at Penn State in Big Ten 2024-25 men's basketball. Follow along for live score and game updates at Rec Hall.

Jim Knowles, Penn State's new defensive coordinator, engineered one of the lowest moments of the 2024 Nittany Lion season. Here's how it happened.

Andrew Olesh and Malachi Goodman, members of the Nittany Lions' 2025 recruiting class, emerge as 5-star players according to the latest national rankings.

No. 1 Penn State puts its 65-match win streak to the test against No. 2 Iowa in the most-anticipated college wrestling match of the season.

College Basketball Yanic Konan Niederhauser CBK - Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions - 01/30/2025 Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State Nittany Lions' Yanic Konan Niederhauser threw down a tomahawk posterizer vs. the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Today, we’re talking about the offseason’s early winner, Brian Kelly’s do-or-die year at LSU and changes to the College Football Playoff. Let’s go:

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions NCAAM game to be played on January 30, 2025 on ESPN.

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Freshman John Mobley Jr. flirted with a triple-double in leading Ohio State past Penn State on Thursday night in Rec Hall.