NCAAB

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes

· NCAA Men's Basketball
17-13, 5-7 Away
Final
114 - 116
17-13, 11-6 Home

Thornton scores 29 points, leads 5 in double figures to help Ohio State beat Nebraska 116-114 in 2OT

Thornton and Micah Parrish each made a 3-pointer and scored five points in the second overtime to help give the Buckeyes a 116-111 lead with about three seconds left. Brice Williams hit from deep for the Cornhuskers to end it.

Ohio State (17-13, 9-10 Big Ten) has won consecutive games since ending a three-game skid. Nebraska (17-13, 7-12) has lost four straight and five of its last six.

Parrish shot 5 of 11 from long range and finished with 22 points. Devin Royal also scored 22 points for the Buckeyes. John Mobley Jr. added 20 points and Sean Stewart chipped in with 13. Thornton and Mobley each made three 3s.

Williams made five 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 43 points on 16-of-29 shooting to lead Nebraska. Juwan Gary added 24 points, Connor Essegian had 16 and Andrew Morgan 14.

Ohio State led by as many as 11 points early in the second half, but Nebraska ended regulation on a 9-2 surge to force the first extra period tied 89-all. Thornton and Parrish each hit a 3-pointer in a 7-2 closing spurt to force a second overtime knotted at 99.

Ohio State plays at Indiana on Saturday and Nebraska hosts Iowa on Sunday in regular-season finales.

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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 114 - 116
4th 0:00 End of 2nd OT 114 - 116
4th 0:00 Brice Williams made Three Point Jumper. 114 - 116
4th 0:03 John Mobley Jr. made Free Throw. 111 - 116
4th 0:03 Andrew Morgan subbing in for Nebraska 111 - 115

Statistics

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41-77 FG 36-68
53.2 Field Goal % 52.9
12-28 3PT 12-32
42.9 Three Point % 37.5
20-28 FT 32-44
71.4 Free Throw % 72.7
38 Rebounds 34
13 Offensive Rebounds 10
25 Defensive Rebounds 24
17 Assists 18
5 Steals 6
2 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 8
5 Fast Break Points 4
44 Points in Paint 38
29 Fouls 22
5 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Schottenstein Center

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 10,021 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 17-3 - 30-7
Maryland 14-6 3 27-9
Michigan 14-6 3 27-10
Wisconsin 13-7 4 27-10
UCLA 13-7 4 23-11
Purdue 13-7 4 24-12
Oregon 12-8 5 25-10
Illinois 12-8 5 22-13
Indiana 10-10 7 19-13
Ohio State 9-11 8 17-15
Rutgers 8-12 9 15-17
Nebraska 7-13 10 18-14
Northwestern 7-13 10 17-16
Iowa 7-13 10 17-16
USC 7-13 10 17-17
Minnesota 7-13 10 15-17
Penn State 6-14 11 16-15
Washington 4-16 13 13-18
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