Ohio State-Penn State ends with 2 insane long-range shots in final 7 seconds
Penn State upset Ohio State 82-79 Thursday night on a buzzer beater on top of a long-range bomb that tied the game seconds earlier.
With the Nittany Lions leading 79-76, OSU’s Kieta Bates-Diop launched a wild shot from well beyond the 3-point line, about 28 feet out, that splashed through the net to tie the game.
Bates-Diop had a hand in his face and he actually fell after he shot the ball, he was so off-balance.
“Tie game! Are you kidding me?” shouted the announcer over the boisterous home crowd.
But the jubilation would be fleeting for Ohio State, ranked 13th in the nation.
Five seconds remained when Penn State took the ball out from beneath its own hoop. The Nittany Lions inbounded and advanced the ball up court to their leading scorer, Tony Carr.
Carr let it fly from 32 feet with about two seconds left. It clanged off the backboard and through the net for the game winner as time expired.
INSANE FINISH IN COLUMBUS! 😱
Tony Carr and Keita Bates-Diop were unstoppable down the stretch, and Carr had the final answer for @PennStateMBB at the buzzer to seal the upset over No. 13 Ohio State: pic.twitter.com/aoDBprnPRG
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) January 26, 2018
“I was definitely rolling tonight,” Carr said after the game, “and that shot kept it up.”
Carr, a sophomore, ended up with 28 points on the night to lead all scorers. Bates-Diop had 25 points to lead the Buckeyes.
“You look at them and say they’re really talented,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “I think Carr’s clearly a pro, he’s going to be a first-round draft pick here at some point. …
“They played well, and we’ve got to figure out a way to put our guys in better position defensively and then our guys have to come out with more presence defensively than what we did.”
Sophomore G Tony Carr from Penn St. is a special scorer.
— Kyle Byrd 🏁🏀 (@Coach__KB24) January 26, 2018
Bates-Diop (19.9 ppg) and Carr (19.4 ppg) are the top two scorers in the Big 10 this year.
It was the Buckeyes’ first loss in the Big Ten, as they dropped to 9-1, behind only Purdue (9-0).
Penn State improved to 14-8 (4-5 in the conference).
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