OHIOST

MICHST

No. 13 seed Ohio St. reaches semis, 68-58 over Spartans

AP
Mar 10, 2023

CHICAGO (AP) Bruce Thornton had 21 points and six assists, freshman Roddy Gayle Jr. scored seven of his season-high 15 points in the final five minutes and short-handed Ohio State Buckeyes beat fourth-seeded Michigan State Spartans 68-58 on Friday in the Big Ten Conference Tournament.

Ohio State (16-18) became the lowest seed, at No. 13, to ever reach the Big Ten semifinals. The Buckeyes will face top-seeded Purdue on Saturday, looking for their first win in three tries this season.

The Buckeyes were without leading scorer Brice Sensabaugh, at 16.3 points per game, due to knee soreness. But Gayle, who hadn't scored in double figures since netting 12 points on Dec. 3 against St. Francis (Pa.), scored 12 points in the second half to make up for Sensabaugh's absence.

Gayle extended Ohio State’s lead to 51-39 on a 3-pointer with 8:05 remaining and Justice Sueing added another 3-pointer on their next possession. Gayle made two free throws with 4:27 left and after Michigan State airballed a 3-pointer, Gayle rattled in a 3-pointer to make it 61-50. Gayle added a tough layup for an 11-point lead to cap his run of seven straight points for Michigan State.

Sueing finished with four 3-pointers and 14 points for Ohio State, which lost both regular-season meetings with Michigan State, 62-41 on Feb. 12 and 84-78 on March 4.

Ohio State had its lead trimmed to 36-34 before Thornton and Sueing made back-to-back 3-pointers to start a 10-2 run. Thornton capped the run with a fast-break layup after Sueing blocked a Michigan State shot at the rim.

Joey Hauser led Michigan State (19-12) with 15 points. Jaden Akins, A.J. Hoggard and Tyson Walker each scored 10.

Michigan State missed 13 of 15 shots midway through the first half before Tre Holloman scored with 5:56 left before the break. Ohio State scored eight points around Holloman's basket to extend its lead to 28-19 and led 33-24 at halftime as Michigan State was held to 31% shooting, including 1 of 9 from 3-point range.

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1st Half
OSU
Buckeyes
33
MIST
Spartans
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Felix Okpara vs. Mady Sissoko (Joey Hauser gains possession)
19:29		Roddy Gayle Jr. blocks Joey Hauser's three point jump shot
19:29		Spartans turnover (shot clock violation)
19:08		Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Walker steals)
19:02		Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul)
18:41		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
18:39		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
18:19	+2	Justice Sueing makes two point fadeaway jump shot	2-0
17:58	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point pullup jump shot (Mady Sissoko assists)	2-2
17:29		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
17:27		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
17:14	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point hook shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	2-4
16:45		Justice Sueing misses two point jump shot
16:43		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
16:37	+3	Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists)	2-7
16:03	+3	Justice Sueing makes three point jump shot (Felix Okpara assists)	5-7
15:44	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point pullup jump shot (Mady Sissoko assists)	5-9
15:23		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
15:21		Bruce Thornton offensive rebound
15:16	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point floating jump shot	7-9
15:11		Bruce Thornton blocks Jaden Akins's two point layup
15:10		Spartans offensive rebound
15:10		TV timeout
14:52		Felix Okpara blocks Jaxon Kohler's two point layup
14:51		Spartans offensive rebound
14:48		Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot
14:46		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
14:25	+3	Justice Sueing makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	10-9
14:02		Roddy Gayle Jr. shooting foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
14:02	+1	Joey Hauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-10
14:02	+1	Joey Hauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
13:44		Eugene Brown III turnover (lost ball) (Malik Hall steals)
13:35		Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
13:33		Eugene Brown III defensive rebound
13:19		Justice Sueing misses two point jump shot
13:17		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
12:53		Malik Hall misses three point jump shot
12:51		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
12:44	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point driving layup	12-11
12:17		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
12:14		Buckeyes defensive rebound
11:57		A.J. Hoggard blocks Bruce Thornton's two point jump shot
11:57		Sean McNeil offensive rebound
11:57	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point pullup jump shot	15-11
11:38		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
11:36		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
11:34	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point layup	15-13
11:34		Tanner Holden shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
11:34		TV timeout
11:34		Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:34		Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
11:15		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
11:13		Spartans defensive rebound
10:57		A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
10:55		Eugene Brown III personal foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
10:44		Malik Hall misses two point layup
10:42		Tanner Holden defensive rebound
10:37		Malik Hall blocks Isaac Likekele's two point layup
10:37		Buckeyes offensive rebound
10:18		Jaden Akins blocks Justice Sueing's two point jump shot
10:17		Spartans defensive rebound
9:54		A.J. Hoggard misses two point layup
9:52		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
9:46		Mady Sissoko personal foul (Isaac Likekele draws the foul)
9:30	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point hook shot (Sean McNeil assists)	17-13
9:12	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point driving layup	17-15
8:57		Tyson Walker personal foul (Isaac Likekele draws the foul)
8:45	+3	Tanner Holden makes three point jump shot (Isaac Likekele assists)	20-15
8:42		Tanner Holden technical foul
8:42	+1	Joey Hauser makes technical free throw 1 of 2	20-16
8:42	+1	Joey Hauser makes technical free throw 2 of 2	20-17
8:23		A.J. Hoggard offensive foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
8:23		A.J. Hoggard turnover (offensive foul)
7:57	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot (Sean McNeil assists)	22-17
7:39		Bruce Thornton blocks Tyson Walker's two point jump shot
7:37		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
7:32		A.J. Hoggard turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Likekele steals)
7:13		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
7:10		Jaxon Kohler personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
7:10		TV timeout
7:05	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Justice Sueing assists)	24-17
6:39		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
6:36		Spartans offensive rebound
6:26		Jaden Akins misses two point layup
6:24		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
6:07		Isaac Likekele turnover (bad pass)
5:55	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)	24-19
5:29	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot (Justice Sueing assists)	26-19
5:13		Sean McNeil personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
5:11		Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot
5:09		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
4:45		Justice Sueing misses two point jump shot
4:43		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
4:30		Malik Hall misses two point hook shot
4:28		Joey Hauser offensive rebound
4:23		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
4:21		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
3:57	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point pullup jump shot	28-19
3:55		Spartans 30 second timeout
3:55		TV timeout
3:41		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Malik Hall draws the foul)
3:41		Malik Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:41	+1	Malik Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-20
3:27	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	30-20
3:05		A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
3:03		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
3:01	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point putback dunk	30-22
2:30	+3	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	33-22
2:17	+2	Tyson Walker makes two point floating jump shot (Malik Hall assists)	33-24
1:51		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup
1:49		Malik Hall defensive rebound
1:42		Mady Sissoko turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals)
1:34		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
1:14		Justice Sueing misses three point jump shot
1:12		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
0:51		Felix Okpara personal foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
0:51		Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:51		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
0:26		Justice Sueing misses three point jump shot
0:24		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
0:01		Joey Hauser misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OSU
Buckeyes
35
MIST
Spartans
34

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
19:41		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
19:24	+2	Joey Hauser makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	33-26
18:49		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
18:46		Spartans defensive rebound
18:32	+3	Tyson Walker makes three point jump shot	33-29
18:08	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point driving layup	35-29
18:08		Tyson Walker shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
18:08	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-29
17:48		Roddy Gayle Jr. shooting foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul)
17:48	+1	A.J. Hoggard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-30
17:48		A.J. Hoggard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:48		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
17:23		Joey Hauser blocks Justice Sueing's two point jump shot
17:21		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
17:06	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot	36-32
16:44		Mady Sissoko blocks Bruce Thornton's two point layup
16:42		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
16:37	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point driving layup	36-34
16:25		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
16:25		TV timeout
16:07		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:05		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
16:03		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
16:02		Spartans defensive rebound
15:51		Jaxon Kohler misses two point layup
15:49		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
15:40	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	39-34
15:21		Felix Okpara blocks Malik Hall's two point layup
15:19		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
15:02	+3	Justice Sueing makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	42-34
14:36		Jaxon Kohler offensive foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
14:36		Jaxon Kohler turnover (offensive foul)
14:36		TV timeout
14:27		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
14:25		A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound
14:06		Felix Okpara blocks A.J. Hoggard's two point layup
14:04		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
13:43		Justice Sueing misses three point jump shot
13:41		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Joey Hauser makes two point turnaround jump shot	42-36
12:59		Joey Hauser shooting foul (Isaac Likekele draws the foul)
12:59	+1	Isaac Likekele makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-36
12:59	+1	Isaac Likekele makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-36
12:43		Tyson Walker turnover (bad pass) (Justice Sueing steals)
12:24		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
12:20		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
12:20		Mady Sissoko personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
12:19		Isaac Likekele turnover (bad pass) (Joey Hauser steals)
11:58		Malik Hall misses three point jump shot
11:56		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
11:43		Bruce Thornton misses two point layup
11:41		Tyson Walker defensive rebound
11:37		A.J. Hoggard misses two point dunk
11:35		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
11:31	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup (Sean McNeil assists)	46-36
11:08		Justice Sueing shooting foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
11:08		TV timeout
11:08	+1	Tyson Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-37
11:08		Tyson Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:08		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
10:40		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
10:38		Bruce Thornton offensive rebound
10:38		Tyson Walker shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
10:38		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:38		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:38		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
10:20		Isaac Likekele personal foul (Tyson Walker draws the foul)
10:19	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists)	46-39
9:52		Justice Sueing misses two point jump shot
9:50		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
9:24		Justice Sueing personal foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
9:18		Tyson Walker turnover (lost ball) (Roddy Gayle Jr. steals)
9:15		Malik Hall personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
8:57	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	48-39
8:36		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
8:34		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
8:18		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
8:16		Buckeyes offensive rebound
8:07	+3	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes three point jump shot	51-39
8:02		Spartans 30 second timeout
8:02		TV timeout
7:53	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point jump shot	51-41
7:38	+3	Justice Sueing makes three point jump shot (Isaac Likekele assists)	54-41
7:19		Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul (A.J. Hoggard draws the foul)
7:13		A.J. Hoggard misses two point jump shot
7:11		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
6:55		Mady Sissoko personal foul (Isaac Likekele draws the foul)
6:55		Isaac Likekele misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:55		Joey Hauser defensive rebound
6:41		Justice Sueing personal foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
6:40		Justice Sueing personal foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Joey Hauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-42
6:40	+1	Joey Hauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-43
6:19		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
6:17		Tyson Walker defensive rebound
6:08	+3	A.J. Hoggard makes three point jump shot (Joey Hauser assists)	54-46
5:41	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	56-46
5:23		Isaac Likekele personal foul (Joey Hauser draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Joey Hauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-47
5:23	+1	Joey Hauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-48
5:07		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:05		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
4:56	+2	A.J. Hoggard makes two point floating jump shot	56-50
4:45		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
4:27		Joey Hauser personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-50
4:27	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-50
4:17		Malik Hall offensive foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
4:17		Malik Hall turnover (offensive foul)
4:00		Tyson Walker blocks Bruce Thornton's two point jump shot
3:57		Buckeyes offensive rebound
3:57		TV timeout
3:53		Justice Sueing misses two point layup
3:51		Malik Hall defensive rebound
3:43		Malik Hall misses three point jump shot
3:40		Buckeyes defensive rebound
3:16	+3	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	61-50
3:03	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point pullup jump shot (Joey Hauser assists)	61-52
2:34		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
2:32		Tyson Walker defensive rebound
2:26		Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot
2:24		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point driving layup	63-52
1:53		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Malik Hall draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Malik Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-53
1:53	+1	Malik Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-54
1:46		A.J. Hoggard personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-54
1:46	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-54
1:38		Felix Okpara blocks A.J. Hoggard's two point layup
1:36		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point driving layup	67-54
1:22		Felix Okpara blocks Tyson Walker's two point layup
1:20		Malik Hall offensive rebound
1:15		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
1:13		Malik Hall offensive rebound
1:09		A.J. Hoggard misses three point jump shot
1:07		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
0:49		A.J. Hoggard personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-54
0:49		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:49		Jason Whitens defensive rebound
0:41		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
0:39		Jaden Akins offensive rebound
0:38	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point layup	68-56
0:09		Buckeyes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:04	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point jump shot	68-58
0:00		End of period

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Tre Holloman makes two point jump shot