
Indiana State Sycamores at Ohio State Buckeyes
· NCAA Men's BasketballBruce Thornton scores career-high 33 points and Ohio State defeats Indiana State 103-83

Thornton made 11 of 16 shots, 4 of 7 3-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws for the Buckeyes (9-4). Ques Glover scored 15 points, Devin Royal and Aaron Bradshaw 13 each, and John Mobley Jr. 11.
The Buckeyes gradually extended their five-point halftime lead to 68-54 five minutes into the second half. Their lead was 12 points with about 6 minutes remaining before Thornton's personal 8-1 run put the game out of reach.
First, he drew a shooting foul, made both free throws and extended it to a four-point play when he made two more free throws after a technical foul on Indiana State's Samage Teel. After a couple of layups by Thornton on ensuing possessions, the Buckeyes led 94-75 with 4 1/2 minutes remaining.
Jaden Daughtry scored 25 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 11 of 15 free throws for Indiana State (8-5). Teel scored 13 points, Camp Wagner 13 and K’mani Doughty 10.
The Sycamores made 9 of 20 3-pointers in the first half and finished 10 for 28. They average 11 made 3-pointers and 30 3-point attempts per game.
It was the first matchup between the two programs.
Up next for the Buckeyes is a three-games-in-seven-days stretch of Big Ten play, beginning with a home game against No. 18 Michigan State on Thursday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 103 |
2nd 0:00 | Jayan Walker made Jumper. | 83 - 103 |
2nd 0:14 | Braylen Nash made Free Throw. | 81 - 103 |
2nd 0:14 | Braylen Nash made Free Throw. | 81 - 102 |
2nd 0:14 | Foul on Cooper Bean. | 81 - 101 |
Statistics
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23-54 | FG | 34-61 |
42.6 | Field Goal % | 55.7 |
10-28 | 3PT | 7-20 |
35.7 | Three Point % | 35.0 |
27-32 | FT | 28-41 |
84.4 | Free Throw % | 68.3 |
36 | Rebounds | 30 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
14 | Assists | 15 |
1 | Steals | 12 |
1 | Blocks | 7 |
19 | Turnovers | 6 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
19 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
2 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
3 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
24 | Points in Paint | 50 |
28 | Fouls | 23 |
4 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 14,388 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Drake | 16-3 | - | 26-3 |
Bradley | 14-5 | 2 | 23-7 |
Northern Iowa | 14-5 | 2 | 20-10 |
Belmont | 12-7 | 4 | 20-10 |
Illinois State | 9-10 | 7 | 17-13 |
UIC | 9-10 | 7 | 16-13 |
Murray State | 9-10 | 7 | 15-15 |
Southern Illinois | 8-11 | 8 | 13-17 |
Evansville | 8-11 | 8 | 11-19 |
Indiana State | 7-12 | 9 | 13-17 |
Valparaiso | 6-13 | 10 | 13-17 |
Missouri State | 2-17 | 14 | 9-21 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 14-3 | - | 23-5 |
Michigan | 13-3 | 0.5 | 21-6 |
Wisconsin | 12-5 | 2 | 22-6 |
Maryland | 11-6 | 3 | 21-7 |
UCLA | 11-6 | 3 | 20-8 |
Purdue | 11-6 | 3 | 19-9 |
Illinois | 10-8 | 4.5 | 18-11 |
Oregon | 9-8 | 5 | 20-8 |
Indiana | 8-9 | 6 | 17-11 |
Ohio State | 8-10 | 6.5 | 16-13 |
Nebraska | 7-10 | 7 | 17-11 |
Rutgers | 7-10 | 7 | 14-14 |
Northwestern | 6-11 | 8 | 15-13 |
Iowa | 6-11 | 8 | 15-13 |
Minnesota | 6-11 | 8 | 14-14 |
USC | 6-11 | 8 | 14-14 |
Penn State | 5-13 | 9.5 | 15-14 |
Washington | 4-13 | 10 | 13-15 |