Belt game 2,218 · January 25, 2018
Penn State takes the belt
Penn State beat Ohio State 82–79 on the road to start reign 650 of the College Basketball belt, the 5th for the program.
Ohio State had held it since January 7, 2018, with 5 defenses over 18 days.
Penn State held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Michigan State on January 31, 2018.
650Reign number
5Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Ohio State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keita Bates-Diop | 32 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 4-6 | 5-5 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 33 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| C.J. Jackson | 28 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Kaleb Wesson | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kam Williams | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Andrew Dakich | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Micah Potter | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Andre Wesson | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Musa Jallow | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Penn State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Carr | 39 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-14 | 4-5 | 4-4 |
| Lamar Stevens | 35 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 6-9 |
| Shep Garner | 30 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 2-2 |
| Josh Reaves | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Mike Watkins | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Deivis Zemgulis | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Nazeer Bostick | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Julian Moore | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamari Wheeler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.