Thursday, February 22
Minneapolis, Minn.
8:00 p.m.
Ohio State
15-12,5-11Big Ten
79
at
88
Minnesota
17-9,8-7Big Ten
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F
Ohio St.
34
45
79
Minnesota
42
46
88
Ohio State Falls at Minnesota 88-79
2/22/2024 10:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Bruce Thornton scored 25 points and Jamison Battle added 21 but Ohio State fell at Minnesota on Thursday, 88-79, at Williams Arena.
The Buckeyes are now 15-12 overall, 5-11 in the Big Ten.
23 of Thornton's game-high 25 points came after halftime. Battle, a Minnesota transfer playing in The Barn for the first time as a visitor, connected on 5-of-10 three-point attempts.
The Buckeyes found themselves down early after a 12-2 blitz by the Golden Gophers in the opening minutes. Minnesota climbed out to a 22-9 lead before freshman Scotty Middleton's consecutive three-pointers charged the Buckeyes on a 14-4 run to cut the lead to three by the mid-point of the first half.
Battle would tie the game at 30 after his third three of the half but Minnesota finished on a 12-4run to hold a 42-34 edge at the break.
The Buckeyes had the lead down to seven with just over 10 minutes to play but an 8-0 run, keyed by a pair of three-pointers, shoved the Minnesota lead back out to 65-50. Ohio State kept pushing down the stretch but never really got within striking distance.
The Buckeyes will remain on the road and head to Michigan State on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. and the game will be televised on CBS.
The Buckeyes are now 15-12 overall, 5-11 in the Big Ten.
23 of Thornton's game-high 25 points came after halftime. Battle, a Minnesota transfer playing in The Barn for the first time as a visitor, connected on 5-of-10 three-point attempts.
The Buckeyes found themselves down early after a 12-2 blitz by the Golden Gophers in the opening minutes. Minnesota climbed out to a 22-9 lead before freshman Scotty Middleton's consecutive three-pointers charged the Buckeyes on a 14-4 run to cut the lead to three by the mid-point of the first half.
Battle would tie the game at 30 after his third three of the half but Minnesota finished on a 12-4run to hold a 42-34 edge at the break.
The Buckeyes had the lead down to seven with just over 10 minutes to play but an 8-0 run, keyed by a pair of three-pointers, shoved the Minnesota lead back out to 65-50. Ohio State kept pushing down the stretch but never really got within striking distance.
The Buckeyes will remain on the road and head to Michigan State on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. and the game will be televised on CBS.
Team Stats
OSU
MINN
FG%
.509
.500
3FG%
.304
.421
FT%
.778
.774
RB
26
32
TO
11
9
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Pts
25
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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