Penn State basketball is getting hot at the right time.
Jalen Pickett put the team on his back in the second half, and Penn State gutted out a 75-71 win at Ohio State Wednesday night.
Pickett ended with 23 points— 21 of which coming in the second half.
Penn State (17-11, 8-9 Big Ten) has now won three straight conference games for the first time this season, and helped itself in its quest to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011.
Here’s what the people of Twitter had to say about the win.
https://t.co/JtCCz6Tg9b https://t.co/gYTgtsNlBj pic.twitter.com/s1RCITsfFt
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 24, 2023
Jalen Pickett going 34-of-51 for 96 points feels absurd but then again he's shooting almost 53% from the field through 28 games so it has always been this way.
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) February 24, 2023
Jalen Pickett pic.twitter.com/82UtaWf7vs
— Johnny McGonigal (@jmcgonigal9) February 24, 2023
Suck it, Buckeyes! #WeAre 🔵⚪️🏀 https://t.co/oszYJoGCUD
— Big B 🇺🇸 (@BigB_769099) February 24, 2023
BASKETBALL SCHOOL. https://t.co/VC9PU1GDfT
— Collin Richardson (@CollinR74806383) February 24, 2023
All American PG + two of the best sharpshooters in the country + three Q1 games before the conference tourney. We want an invite to the dance! https://t.co/pcrXCqv8LT
— Jack Flanagan (@jackflan16) February 24, 2023
Enormous win for the Nittany Lions tonight. They keep their tournament hopes alive! #WeAre🔵⚪️
— Penn State Talk (@PSURecruitTalk) February 24, 2023
Jalen Pickett is MY National Player of the Year I don’t care what the analysts say😂
— Penn State Talk (@PSURecruitTalk) February 24, 2023
Jalen Pickett is having the best season in Penn State history.
Convince me otherwise.
— Joe Smeltzer (@joesmeltzer775) February 24, 2023
Put Jalen Pickett on the Penn State Basketball Mount Rushmore https://t.co/vPMW90Ggfp
— Patrick Sweda (@PatrickSweda) February 24, 2023
Don’t care that he only played 2 seasons for us put #22 in the rafters @JalenPickett7 https://t.co/IRkZ7xpttS
— Justin Segal (@GoSixersGo) February 24, 2023
Segundo tiempo de Jalen Pickett con otro día más en la oficina! 🔥💪👏 #WeAre https://t.co/9kcuIH5DKE
— John Daniel's (BardoBroncos) (@BardoBroncos) February 24, 2023
SAY IT LOUDER!! WE ARE! 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/3H6H6IVOUZ
— Happy Valley Hoopers (@HappyValley_TBT) February 24, 2023
Always nice again to beat our little Ohio Brother https://t.co/sK0NNKgkmG
— We Support THE Penn State Athletics (@NittanyWeAre) February 24, 2023
Never has there been a 23-second stretch more indicative of how a team’s season is going than the end of the Ohio State game tonight pic.twitter.com/4uX3q5eUUe
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) February 24, 2023
As the late great Fran Fisher once said “Yes sir never a doubt’” https://t.co/59Be67FSF1
— Matthew Pencek (@mattpencektv) February 24, 2023
WE ARE BABY LETS KEEP STACKING DUBS AND MAKE THE BIG DANCE https://t.co/TEjYHRV8GB
— Philly Sports Sufferer (@mccrystal_alex) February 24, 2023
This team wants to dance so badly. You love to see it 😤 pic.twitter.com/1H7fEmJJVj
— Erik (@Erikstotle) February 24, 2023
Retire the number 22 after the season
— CJ Canale🦁 (@cjcanale4) February 24, 2023
Scored our final 14 points 😤 That’s what ALL-AMERICANS do. #WeAre | @JalenPickett7 pic.twitter.com/KzDNPuZ2du
— Penn State Men’s Basketball (@PennStateMBB) February 24, 2023
