Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Devin Royal, Bruce Thornton rally Ohio State past Minnesota 89-88 in 2OT
Thornton hit a 3-pointer for Ohio State (10-5, 2-2 Big Ten Conference) to begin the second extra period, Aaron Bradshaw followed with a three-point play and Ques Glover capped a 7-0 run with a layup to give the Buckeyes the lead for good.
Minnesota (8-7, 0-4) had a chance to win in the first overtime, but Mike Mitchell Jr. — a 91% free-throw shooter — missed twice with six seconds left and the Golden Gophers leading 73-71. John Mobley Jr. made two free throws with four seconds remaining to force a second extra period.
Royal stole the ball and dunked with five seconds left in regulation but missed on his chance for a three-point play, forcing overtime tied at 64.
Royal made just 5 of 14 shots from the floor, but he hit nine of his 11 free throws and added seven rebounds. Thornton made two 3-pointers and went 8 for 9 at the foul line. Glover had 13 points off the bench and Mobley scored 12. Micah Parrish added 11 points and seven rebounds.
Parker Fox had 21 points to lead the Golden Gophers. Lu'cye Patterson totaled 20 points, six rebounds and four assists. Mitchell and freshman reserve Isaac Asuma both scored 18 — a season-high for Asuma.
Fox scored 11 to help Minnesota take a 28-27 lead into halftime.
Minnesota made only 12 of 27 free throws, while Ohio State sank 29 of 33.
Ohio State will host No. 15 Oregon on Thursday. Minnesota travels to play Wisconsin on Friday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 88 |
| 4th 0:00 | End of 2nd overtime | 89 - 88 |
| 4th 0:00 | Isaac Asuma Steal. | 89 - 88 |
| 4th 0:00 | Micah Parrish Turnover. | 89 - 88 |
| 4th 0:00 | Ohio State Timeout | 89 - 88 |
Statistics
 OSU |
 MINN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-62 | FG | 32-70 |
| 43.5 | Field Goal % | 45.7 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 28.6 | Three Point % | 42.9 |
| 29-33 | FT | 12-27 |
| 87.9 | Free Throw % | 44.4 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 25 | Fouls | 28 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,611 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 14-3 | - | 23-5 |
| Michigan | 14-3 | - | 22-6 |
| 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 | 7-11 | 7.5 | 14-15 |
| 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 |