UNIVERSITY PARK — John Mobley Jr. scored 28 points, and Bruce Thornton added 18 in Ohio State’s 94-62 win over Penn State on Wednesday night.
Penn State (12-18, 3-16 Big Ten) was led in scoring by Freddie Dilione V and Ivan Juric with 15 each. Dominick Stewart added 11.
Ohio State (19-11, 11-8) never trailed, scoring the first points of the game and extending its lead with a 13-0 run in the first half to double digits. The Buckeyes shot 62% (18 of 29) in the first half and took a 45-21 lead heading into halftime. It finished the game shooting 67% from the field (34 of 51) and 70% from 3-point range (16 of 23).
Three other Buckeyes scorers were in double digits: Devin Royal and Amare Bynum both finished with 14 and Christoph Tilly with 10.
Penn State visits Rutgers for the final game of the regular season Sunday.
