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Ohio State strolls past Penn State at Rec Hall

John Mobley Jr. scored 19 points and Bruce Thornton had 11 of his 17 points in the second half as Ohio State routed Penn State 83-64 on Thursday in State College, Penn.Devin Royal added 15 points and eight rebounds and Micah Parrish chipped in 12 points for Ohio State (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten), which has won three straight games.Yanic Konan Niederhauser led Penn State with 21 points and Zach Hicks contributed 13 points. Ace Baldwin Jr. and Nick Kern Jr. each tallied 10 points as the Nittany Lions (13-9, 3-8) lost for the seventh time in their last eight games.For the second straight year, Penn State hosted a game in Recreational Hall, where the team played until moving into the 15,261-capacity Bryce Jordan Center in 1996.The Nittany Lions hoped support from the home fans in the historic gym would be the impetus to victory, but the Buckeyes had other plans.Ohio State fell behind 4-2 before Mobley scored five straight points to give the Buckeyes the lead for good.

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