From: AP via KansasCity.com -

COLUMBUS, Ohio | With the game on the line, Ohio State played like a No. 1 team.

That’s exactly what the Buckeyes might be soon.

Freshman Jared Sullinger scored 19 points and hit a three-point play with 13.2 seconds left, lifting the second-ranked Buckeyes to a 69-66 victory over Penn State on Saturday.

On the heels of top-ranked Duke’s 66-61 loss at Florida State on Wednesday night, the victory will likely propel the Buckeyes, 18-0 and 5-0 in the Big Ten, to the No. 1 spot in next week’s rankings.

“If that does happen, the thing that excites me the most is that’s the second time we’ve been there in a few years,” said coach Thad Matta, whose 2006-07 Buckeyes ended the regular season as the top-ranked team. “I think it’s great for the program. I don’t know how many schools can say that they’ve been in that position.”

Fellow freshman Aaron Craft also had a career-high 19 points to go with seven….

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