Bruce Thornton scored a career-high 38 factors to guide Ohio State to a 94-68 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday.
Thornton made 14 of 17 field-goal makes an attempt, was 5 of 8 from 3-point vary and hit all 5 free throws to interrupt his earlier better of 33 vs. Indiana State set final Dec. 29. The senior guard additionally had 5 rebounds and 5 assists and scored 19 factors in every half.
John Mobley Jr. tied his profession finest with 5 3-pointers amongst his 19 factors whereas Christoph Tilly had 15 factors for the Buckeyes (2-0).
Mikale Stevenson scored a career-high 21 and DeAndre Craig Jr. contributed 18 factors for the Mastodons (0-2). Stevenson had 20 in opposition to School of Biblical Research on Dec. 20, 2024.
The Buckeyes had been coming off setting a program report for factors in a season opener in a 118-102 win over IU Indianapolis on Monday, during which they had been lengthy on offense and quick on protection.
Ohio State received off to an eerily comparable begin because the opener when the Buckeyes made their first eight field-goal makes an attempt, together with 5 3-pointers, and carried an early 22-15 benefit.
This time, the Buckeyes raced to a 17-4 lead by making all seven subject objectives, together with three from behind the arc.
Thornton, named earlier this week as the primary four-time captain in 127 years of this system, hit his first 5 photographs, two of them triples, for 12 factors halfway by means of the primary half.
He scored the Buckeyes’ final seven factors of the primary half for a 45-30 lead, which elevated to 17 within the first three minutes of the second half earlier than the Mastodons confirmed their resiliency once more.
The Mastodons reduce the deficit to 57-50, simply as they trailed by 22 at halftime at Grand Canyon earlier than making it a nine-point recreation solely to lose 90-71 of their opener.
However Purdue Fort Wayne might get no nearer to the Buckeyes, and Thornton’s 3-pointer with seven minutes left made it 78-57.
–Area Degree Media
