It's the same old story.

Penn State shoots about 30 percent from the field, and loses.

The Nittany Lions (5-10, 0-9 Big Ten) continued their losing ways last night at the Bryce Jordan Center when they were out-classed, 76-67, by the Ohio State Buckeyes (12-10, 5-6).

"That's been the story, it's been like a broken record," Penn State men's basketball coach Jerry Dunn said. "We've been getting good looks at the basket, and we're not making shots."

Ohio State, however, had no such troubles.

Especially senior guard Brent Darby, who scored 27 points and dished out seven assists while playing all 40 minutes of the game. Darby shot 7-of-13 from the field, including two three-pointers, and was perfect from the line, draining all 11 free throws.

It was obvious from the start that Penn State had no answers for Darby, who used his superior strength and speed to beat the Lions.

Penn State was lead statistically by DeForrest Riley, Brandon Watkins and Sharif Chambliss -- but not really.

The only three Lions in double-digits shot a combined 13-for-37 from the field. That's an abysmal 35 percent. In addition, the three combined to miss 15 three-pointers.

Another impact-player for Ohio State was junior forward Shun Jenkins, who came off the bench to grab 17 rebounds to go along with eight points.

Ohio State head coach Jim O'Brien was thrilled with the way his team played, especially considering the Buckeyes were 1-4 on the road before last night's game.

"I don't know the last time we shot 50 percent from the floor," he said. "It's been a long time."

Still, the Lions were in the game in the first half, taking a 27-26 lead on a DeForrest Riley three with 7:45 left in the half. But a four-minute scoring drought to end the period also ended the Lions' hopes.

The Buckeyes went into the intermission with 39-31 lead, and never looked back.

Penn State seven-footer Jan Jagla struggled in all aspects of the game, as he has all season. The Nittany Lion student section let him know what they thought, booing Jagla after he missed a series of open jumpers from the free-throw line.

During warm-ups before the start of the second half, the students sarcastically cheered when Jagla hit a few jumpers.

During the post-game press conference, Jagla pretended he didn't hear the crowd's taunts directed at him, but after further questioning, he admitted the boos were justified.

"I didn't make a lot of shots in the first half," Jagla said. "Even the easy ones weren't dropping."

Dunn, who has been openly criticized by the BJC fans this season, wasn't pleased with the way they were focusing on Jagla, implying that the students were jealous of the basketball player.

"[The players] have a chance to get better, and I think they will get better," Dunn said. "They have a chance to play some major college basketball, and [those fans] will never get that opportunity."

O'Brien took time during the press conference to voice his opinion on the awful situation Penn State finds itself in. He gave a vote of confidence for Jerry Dunn.

"I know that there's some controversy going on around here," O'Brien said. "But let me just say this: Jerry is a very good coach, and I think that these guys are very well coached."

A couple of students with "Fire Dunn" written on their shirts might disagree.