Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

FINAL

Jan 26, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
PSU	32	46	78
OSU	50	34	84

Game Recap

John Mobley Jr. scores 25 to lead Ohio State over Penn State 84-78. John Mobley Jr. scored 25 points to help Ohio State hold off Penn State 84-78 on Monday night.

Player Stats

PENN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ivan Juric	37	5-9	1-3	3-6	14	0	0	0	5	4	14
10Josh Reed	38	4-7	0-0	5-5	5	0	1	1	2	2	13
7Dominick Stewart	20	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	3	6
4Kayden Mingo	33	1-4	0-2	2-2	1	8	0	0	4	2	4
11Eli Rice	34	7-14	6-11	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	2	20
21Justin Houser	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Saša Ciani	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Mason Blackwood	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Melih Tunca	18	4-8	1-4	4-4	2	1	0	0	0	2	13
5Freddie Dilione V	13	2-4	0-2	4-4	2	2	1	0	1	4	8
TOTAL	-	25-5050.0%	10-2540.0%	18-2185.7%	29	12	3	2	16	19	78

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Amare Bynum	30	7-12	0-3	1-1	5	2	3	0	0	3	15
21Devin Royal	35	4-8	1-3	5-6	3	1	0	0	0	3	14
7Ivan Njegovan	20	3-4	0-0	2-4	3	0	0	2	1	5	8
2Bruce Thornton	37	4-6	1-2	0-1	2	5	3	0	0	0	9
0John Mobley Jr.	38	7-14	5-11	6-6	2	5	3	0	4	2	25
20Colin White	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
6Puff Johnson	14	1-3	0-0	0-1	3	0	0	0	1	2	2
3Taison Chatman	17	4-6	1-3	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	2	11


TOTAL	-	30-5455.6%	8-2334.8%	16-2176.2%	20	14	9	2	9	19	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPSUOSU

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Foul on Ivan Juric.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Ohio State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Penn State.
+2 (19:46) John Mobley Jr. makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
02
(19:29) Dominick Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:28) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:28) Foul on Ivan Njegovan.
+2 (19:19) Ivan Juric makes layup.
22
+2 (19:06) Devin Royal makes 14-foot jumper.
24
(18:38) Eli Rice misses driving layup.
(18:35) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) John Mobley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(18:27) Josh Reed Steal.
(18:24) Josh Reed bad pass turnover.
(18:24) John Mobley Jr. Steal.
(18:21) John Mobley Jr. bad pass turnover.
+3 (18:05) Eli Rice makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dominick Stewart assists).
54
(17:37) John Mobley Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:34) Dominick Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(17:11) Ivan Juric misses 7-foot jumper.
(17:11) Ivan Njegovan Block.
(17:10) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:44) Amare Bynum makes 2-foot jumper.
56
(16:20) Ivan Juric misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:17) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:09) John Mobley Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bruce Thornton assists).
59
(15:48) Kayden Mingo bad pass turnover.
(15:48) Bruce Thornton Steal.
(15:42) John Mobley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:36) Ohio State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Ohio State retains its timeout.
(15:36) Dominick Stewart bad pass turnover.
(15:36) John Mobley Jr. Steal.
(15:26) Puff Johnson misses 15-foot jumper.
(15:23) Mason Blackwood Defensive Rebound.
(15:05) Foul on Devin Royal.
+1 (15:05) Freddie Dilione V makes free throw 1 of 2.
69
+1 (15:05) Freddie Dilione V makes free throw 2 of 2.
79
+2 (14:55) Devin Royal makes layup.
711
(14:24) Foul on Amare Bynum.
(14:10) Freddie Dilione V misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:04) Ivan Juric Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:04) Ivan Juric makes layup.
911
(13:46) Puff Johnson bad pass turnover.
(13:28) Melih Tunca misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:24) Puff Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:20) Bruce Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper.
914
(12:59) Josh Reed misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:55) Ivan Njegovan Defensive Rebound.
(12:41) Colin White bad pass turnover.
(12:18) Ivan Juric misses layup.
(12:16) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(12:07) John Mobley Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:04) Puff Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(11:56) Ivan Njegovan misses 8-foot jumper.
(11:54) Puff Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:53) Puff Johnson makes 7-foot jumper.
916
(11:53) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
(11:53) Puff Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:52) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(11:22) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (11:12) Taison Chatman makes 26-foot three point jumper (John Mobley Jr. assists).
919
+2 (10:53) Josh Reed makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot (Kayden Mingo assists).
1119
+3 (10:43) John Mobley Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1122
(10:15) Josh Reed bad pass turnover.
(9:49) Foul on Kayden Mingo.
(9:49) Devin Royal misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:49) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:49) Devin Royal makes free throw 2 of 2.
1123
(9:33) Eli Rice misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:30) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:26) Taison Chatman makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
1125
(9:04) Ivan Juric bad pass turnover.
(8:49) Amare Bynum misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:46) Dominick Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Foul on Taison Chatman.
+1 (8:34) Kayden Mingo makes free throw 1 of 2.
1225
+1 (8:34) Kayden Mingo makes free throw 2 of 2.
1325
(8:18) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
(8:18) Ivan Njegovan misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:18) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:18) Ivan Njegovan misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:17) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
(8:09) Foul on Ivan Njegovan.
+1 (8:09) Freddie Dilione V makes free throw 1 of 2.
1425
+1 (8:09) Freddie Dilione V makes free throw 2 of 2.
1525
+2 (7:46) Taison Chatman makes 2-foot dunk (Amare Bynum assists).
1527
(7:34) Freddie Dilione V misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:32) Josh Reed Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:29) Josh Reed makes 16-foot step back jumpshot.
1727
+2 (7:13) Devin Royal makes 18-foot jumper.
1729
(6:50) Eli Rice misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:48) Ivan Juric Offensive Rebound.
(6:47) Ivan Juric bad pass turnover.
(6:47) Bruce Thornton Steal.
(6:34) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
(6:18) John Mobley Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:15) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(6:05) Kayden Mingo bad pass turnover.
(5:47) Amare Bynum misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:43) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(5:18) Kayden Mingo misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:14) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:01) Amare Bynum makes layup.
1731
+3 (4:44) Dominick Stewart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayden Mingo assists).
2031
+2 (4:18) Amare Bynum makes driving layup (John Mobley Jr. assists).
2033
+3 (4:07) Ivan Juric makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kayden Mingo assists).
2333
(3:56) Amare Bynum misses layup.
(3:56) Eli Rice Block.
(3:55) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
(3:25) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (3:10) Devin Royal makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Mobley Jr. assists).
2336
+3 (2:55) Eli Rice makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2636
(2:35) Devin Royal misses 8-foot jumper.
(2:33) John Mobley Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(2:31) John Mobley Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:29) Bruce Thornton Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:27) John Mobley Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Bruce Thornton assists).
2639
+2 (2:07) Eli Rice makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
2839
+2 (1:49) Amare Bynum makes 14-foot jumper (John Mobley Jr. assists).
2841
(1:32) Dominick Stewart bad pass turnover.
(1:32) Amare Bynum Steal.
+2 (1:29) Amare Bynum makes layup.
2843
(1:29) Foul on Dominick Stewart.
+1 (1:29) Amare Bynum makes free throw 1 of 1.
2844
(1:13) Foul on Puff Johnson.
(1:10) Kayden Mingo misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:07) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Foul on Melih Tunca.
+1 (1:03) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2845
+1 (1:03) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2846
(0:47) Foul on Puff Johnson.
+1 (0:47) Melih Tunca makes free throw 1 of 2.
2946
+1 (0:47) Melih Tunca makes free throw 2 of 2.
3046
+2 (0:38) Amare Bynum makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Bruce Thornton assists).
3048
(0:24) Foul on Devin Royal.
+1 (0:24) Josh Reed makes free throw 1 of 2.
3148
+1 (0:24) Josh Reed makes free throw 2 of 2.
3248
+2 (0:02) Bruce Thornton makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
3250

2nd half

Team Stats

PSU

OSU

78Points84

25-50(50.0%)Field Goal(%)30-54(55.6%)

10-25(40.0%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)

18-21(85.7%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

31(9)Rebounds(Offensive)21(5)

12Assists14

3Steals9

2Blocks2

18Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

1Largest Lead18

Game Details

Monday, January 26, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

attendance: 10,358 (54.4%)

tv: FS1

spread: OSU -11.5

over/under: 153.5