CLEVELAND — Bruce Thornton scored with 3.6 seconds left, Colin White stole West Virginia’s last full-court heave and Ohio State overcame a 16-point deficit to take down West Virgina in an 89-88, double-overtime thriller.
Thornton’s bucket gave him 10 factors within the second extra time alone and 21 for the night time as Ohio State (8-2) wanted each one in all them to get previous the Mountaineers (8-4), who led for almost all of regulation.
Devin Royal had 11 factors and 10 rebounds regardless of enjoying nearly all of the sport in foul hassle, whereas Christoph Tilly additionally had a double-double with 14 factors and 11 rebounds.
Ohio State led for less than 5:27 of the sport and wanted a 33-17 run within the last 14 minutes of regulation to power extra time.
This is the way it all performed out.
With 3:45 left in double extra time, Ohio State’s Devin Royal fouled Likelihood Moore on a drive and checked out with 5 fouls. Moore hit each free throws and it is a 79-77 Mountaineers lead.
West Virginia obtained the ultimate shot, however Honor Huff’s last drive was off the mark and the Buckeyes<\/a> and Mountaineers are going to double extra time tied at 77. The primary extra time featured 5 lead modifications, and Ohio State’s Devin Royal missed a free throw with 23.2 seconds left that would’ve been the game-winning level.
John Mobley Jr. missed a 3-pointer, then drew a cost to negate West Virginia’s last drive with 4 seconds left and provides the Buckeyes one last try. Bruce Thornton’s deep 3-pointer did not fall, and after trailing by 16 factors Ohio State goes to extra time in opposition to West Virginia.
John Mobley Jr.’s 3-point heave gave Ohio State a 68-66 lead with 1:03 left, however a West Virginia layup with 36.2 seconds remaining knotted the sport at 68.
The Buckeyes have the ball with 24 seconds left after calling timeout with 17 on the shot clock.
The Buckeyes have strung collectively three consecutive defensive stops and may have possession after this under-4 timeout. West Virginia leads 63-59 with 3:30 to play.
It has been a wild jiffy. The Buckeyes are on a 17-4 run to drag inside 55-52, and so they had an opportunity to tie the sport as Bruce Thornton pulled up for a 3-pointer in transition. It got here drastically quick, and Thornton and Diebler had been each calling out that contact was made, however no foul was known as.
On the different finish, West Virginia’s Brenen Lorient drew a contact foul on a drive to the basket, sending the groups into the under-8 timeout with 7:27 to play. After not getting the decision at one finish after which getting known as for one on the different, Diebler instantly lit into the officers, who rapidly assessed the technical.
West Virginia led by as many as 16 factors, however Ohio State has used a full-court press and a few offensive aggression to drag inside 55-50 with 8:51 to play. The Buckeyes have the ball.
It is nonetheless a double-digit deficit for the Buckeyes, however freshman ahead Amare Bynum has scored on the final two possessions and Ohio State is on a modest 6-0 run to drag inside 51-41 as West Virginia has known as timeout with 11:49 left.
The Buckeyes have strung collectively three consecutive defensive stops.
The Mountaineers have scored on 5 straight possessions, the final two of which have been on 3-pointers, and now lead by a game-high 16 factors. It is 51-35 with 14 minutes to play after Ohio State coach Jake Diebler known as timeout and lit into his gamers within the huddle.
Ohio State’s incapacity to seize a unfastened ball has fed into this stretch. Down 45-35, Amare Bynum had an offensive rebound go off his arms. On the different finish, the Mountaineers missed, however Christoph Tilly could not corral the lengthy rebound and it ended with a Honor Huff 3-pointer.
The official stats are incorrect, however Buckeyes wing Devin Royal simply went to the bench with 17:04 to play after choosing up his fourth foul, three of which got here through the first half.
West Virginia leads Ohio State 43-33 with 15:53 to play within the sport because the Buckeyes haven’t been capable of minimize into the Mountaineers’ lead.
The subsequent 20 minutes may be as impactful as any in Ohio State’s season. West Virginia outscored the Buckeyes 20-8 within the last 8:13 of the primary half to take a 37-27 lead into the break at Rocket Enviornment.
The Mountaineers closed the half with a 3-pointer from Honor Huff, a prolific shooter who hadn’t gotten on the board till he was caught in the best nook, double-teamed and nonetheless heaved in a shot that discovered solely web.
Nothing has gone proper for Ohio State. The Buckeyes are 2 for 12 from 3-point vary, have a number of starters in foul hassle and might’t get stops. Ohio State led 19-17 however West Virginia scored on 5 straight possessions and 7 of eight to steadily construct its lead.
After dropping at Pitt on Nov. 28 and at dwelling to No. 13 Illinois on Dec. 9, the Buckeyes’ early-season resume cannot afford a loss to a West Virginia group ranked No. 71 at KenPom.com.
Somebody must get going offensively within the second half for the Buckeyes to have any probability of pulling off the comeback.
Taison Chatman’s 3-point play with 9:35 left within the first half gave the Buckeyes a 19-17 lead, however they’d not rating once more till Devin Royal’s putback with 4:29 left. In between, the Mountaineers scored 11 straight factors and constructed a 28-19 lead.
West Virginia scored on 5 straight possessions, the final two of which had been wide-open 3-pointers, and leads 28-21 with 3:34 left within the first half.
The Buckeyes’ high-powered offense has largely been held in verify by the early going. West Virginia and Ohio State are tied at 19 with 7:47 to play within the half.
West Virginia is 0-3 when permitting an adjusted offensive effectivity of 95.7 factors per 100 possessions or increased. Ohio State has been increased than that mark in all 9 of its video games to this point.
The redshirt sophomore guard hadn’t seen sport motion because the Nov. 25 win in opposition to Mount St. Mary’s and was a wholesome scratch in every of the final two video games, however he subbed in close to the midpoint of the primary half in opposition to the Mountaineers and linked on a three-point play for his first factors since that sport.
For the primary time since struggling an ankle harm at Pitt, John Mobley Jr. seems like himself once more. He swished two free throws, breaking a stretch of going 2 for 8 from the road, and he is buried two 3-pointers to offer him 8 factors.
Ohio State leads 16-14 with 10:27 left within the half. The have compelled three West Virginia turnovers and are profitable the rebounding battle 10-7.
Ohio State guard Gabe Cupps subbed in early and picked up a foul on consecutive defensive possessions, sending him again to the bench and bringing Colin White into the sport.
Ohio State leads 11-9 with 12:57 to play within the first.
Taking good care of the the ball was emphasised as a significant key for the Buckeyes main into this sport, however Ohio State has three turnovers on its first eight possessions and trails the Mountaineers 8-5 on the first media timeout.
Hearken to the response to the introduction of the 2 groups.
Listed below are tonight’s starters:
Ohio State<\/strong>: Bruce Thornton, John Mobley Jr., Devin Royal, Brandon Noel, Christoph Tilly
West Virginia<\/strong>: Honor Huff, Jasper Floyd, Brenen Lorient, Treysen Eaglestaff, Harlan Obioha
A couple of minutes after Ohio took down St. Bonaventure 88-83 in extra time, Ohio State’s gamers are on the courtroom with an anticipated tip time of 8:01 p.m.
Ohio State’s sport in opposition to West Virginia, in addition to the Ohio-St. Bonaventure sport at the moment being performed as paert of the doubleheader, will solely characteristic followers within the decrease bowl of the world. The higher part of Rocket Enviornment is roofed by a black curtain.
No surprises on the official availability report for Ohio State. Josh Ojianwuna stays out as he continues to get well from knee surgical procedure, and Myles Herro is redshirting, however in any other case everybody is out there.
This part shall be up to date when the sport begins.<\/em>
The Ohio State vs West Virginia sport begins at 8 p.m. from Rocket Enviornment in Cleveland.
Ohio State vs. West Virginia will air nationally on ESPNU. John Schriffen and King McClure will name the sport. Streaming choices for the sport embody Sling<\/a>, which provides a free trial to new subscribers.
Odds courtesy of\u00a0BetMGM\u00a0as of<\/em>Friday, Dec. 12<\/em><\/a>
Unfold:<\/strong> Ohio State by 3.5
Over\/underneath:<\/strong> 144.5
Moneyline:<\/strong> Ohio State (-190); West Virginia (+155)
Ohio State males’s basketball beat author Adam Jardy might be reached at ajardy@dispatch.com, on Bluesky at @cdadamjardy.bsky.social<\/a> or on Twitter at @AdamJardy<\/a>.<\/em>
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