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Here's how Ohio State gutted out a one-point win in double overtime against West Virginia, with notes on Bruce Thornton, Amare Bynum and more.
It's Ohio State basketball vs. West Virginia in Cleveland. Follow along for live game updates at Rocket Arena.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — West Virginia’s Honor Huff escaped the Buckeyes’ double team and knocked down the corner jumper to give the Mountaineers an 88-87 lead in the second overtime period Saturday. With 11 seconds left,
Sophomore guard John Mobley Jr. (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) added 17 points, including a clutch three-pointer that gave the Buckeyes their first lead late in regulation and two clutch free throws to pull OSU within one possession in the final minute.
Bruce Thornton scored 19 of his 21 points after halftime — which included the go-ahead jumper with 3.6 seconds left — and Ohio State rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat West Virginia 89-88 in double overtime at the Cleveland Hoops Showdown.
Saturday night presented multiple viewing options for a certain subset of Ohio State fans that felt oddly similar. Not only did the Buckeyes’ men’s basketball team take on West Virginia in the Cleveland Hoops Showdown at the Gund Arena Quicken Loans Arena Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse,
The eighth-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs (9-1) make their annual trip to Seattle on Saturday night, taking on the No. 25 UCLA Bruins (7-2) at Climate Pledge Arena for the Seattle Hoops Showdown. Gonzaga comes off a 109-58 win over visiting North Florida on Sunday.