Left open in the corner, Sam Thompson found an uncontested path to the basket along the baseline and contorted his body around 6-foot-9 center Sasa Borovnjak for a layup and three-point play. With Big Ten-leading scorer Deshaun Thomas having an off day, the lithe 6--7 Thompson stepped up Saturday for No. 14 Ohio State. He scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field, and the Buckeyes took advantage of cold-shooting Penn State for a 65-51 victory.
