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Gayle rallies Ohio State past Oakland 79-73 in season opener
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Roddy Gayle Jr. scored nine straight points in the fourth quarter, sinking a go-ahead jumper in the run, and Ohio State rallied to beat Oakland 79-73 in a season opener on Monday night.
Ohio State trailed 52-47 when Gayle began his scoring streak. His third bucket gave the Buckeyes a 53-52 lead with 8:30 left to play. He followed with a three-point play and OSU never trailed again.
Gayle finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Bruce Thornton made all eight of his free throws and scored 17. Zed Key came off the bench to score 17 with eight rebounds. Freshman reserve Scotty Middleton added 13 points and eight boards.
Jack Gohlke topped the Golden Grizzlies with 18 points on 6-of-18 shooting from 3-point range. Trey Townsend pitched in with 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Blake Lampman sank 4 of 7 from distance and scored 14.
Ohio State begins its 125th season by improving to 103-21 all time in season openers and 106-17 in home openers. The Buckeyes have the 11th youngest team in the country.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Chris Conway vs. Felix Okpara (Buckeyes gains possession) | Â |
| 19:50 | | Â | Bruce Thornton turnover (Rocket Watts steals) | Â |
| 19:43 |  | Â | Jamison Battle blocks Rocket Watts's two point layup | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:31 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:29 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:14 | | Â | Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:12 | | Â | Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:40 | | +3 | Jack Gohlke makes three point jump shot (Rocket Watts assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | | Â | Chris Conway personal foul | Â |
| 18:09 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:07 | | Â | Chris Conway defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey personal foul | Â |
| 17:55 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey personal foul | Â |
| 17:51 | | Â | Jack Gohlke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:49 | | Â | Trey Townsend offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:41 | | +3 | Blake Lampman makes three point jump shot (Rocket Watts assists) | 6-0 |
| 17:27 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point hook shot | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | | Â | Jack Gohlke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:10 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:49 | | Â | Jack Gohlke personal foul | Â |
| 16:35 | | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Felix Okpara assists) | 6-5 |
| 16:21 | | Â | Rocket Watts misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:19 | | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:10 | | Â | Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:08 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:08 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Scotty Middleton offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Scotty Middleton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | D.Q. Cole defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:49 | | +2 | Trey Townsend makes two point jump shot | 8-5 |
| 15:28 | | Â | Zed Key misses two point dunk | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | Trey Townsend defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:08 | | +3 | Blake Lampman makes three point jump shot (Rocket Watts assists) | 11-5 |
| 14:50 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Zed Key offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | Aundre Polk personal foul | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:30 | | +2 | Scotty Middleton makes two point layup (Jamison Battle assists) | 11-7 |
| 14:13 | | +3 | D.Q. Cole makes three point jump shot (Tone Hunter assists) | 14-7 |
| 13:54 | | Â | Aundre Polk personal foul | Â |
| 13:46 | | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Scotty Middleton assists) | 14-10 |
| 13:24 | | +2 | Blake Lampman makes two point jump shot | 16-10 |
| 13:11 | | Â | Dale Bonner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:09 | | Â | Scotty Middleton offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:03 | | +2 | Scotty Middleton makes two point layup | 16-12 |
| 12:59 | | Â | Dale Bonner personal foul | Â |
| 12:45 | | Â | Zed Key shooting foul (Chris Conway draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:45 | | +1 | Chris Conway makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-12 |
| 12:45 | | Â | Chris Conway misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 12:45 | | Â | Zed Key defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:30 | | Â | Dale Bonner misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:28 | | Â | D.Q. Cole defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:20 | | +2 | Trey Townsend makes two point jump shot | 19-12 |
| 12:04 | | Â | Zed Key turnover (D.Q. Cole steals) | Â |
| 11:46 | | Â | Tone Hunter turnover (Scotty Middleton steals) | Â |
| 11:39 | | +2 | Zed Key makes two point dunk (Dale Bonner assists) | 19-14 |
| 11:24 | | Â | Dale Bonner shooting foul (Tone Hunter draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:24 | | +1 | Tone Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-14 |
| 11:24 | | +1 | Tone Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-14 |
| 11:14 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Chris Conway defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:42 | | Â | D.Q. Cole misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:34 | | Â | Chris Conway personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:34 | | +1 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-15 |
| 10:34 | | +1 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-16 |
| 10:17 | | Â | Devin Royal blocks Trey Townsend's two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:15 | | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 21-18 |
| 9:26 | | Â | Jack Gohlke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:24 | | Â | D.Q. Cole offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:19 | | Â | D.Q. Cole misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:17 | | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:17 | | Â | D.Q. Cole personal foul | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Felix Okpara turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Trey Townsend turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover | Â |
| 8:09 | | Â | Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:07 | | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:44 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 21-20 |
| 7:21 | | +3 | Jack Gohlke makes three point jump shot (Trey Townsend assists) | 24-20 |
| 7:00 | | Â | Trey Townsend shooting foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:00 | | +1 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-21 |
| 7:00 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:00 | | Â | Isaiah Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:41 | | +3 | Trey Townsend makes three point jump shot | 27-21 |
| 6:17 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Buckeyes offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Isaiah Jones personal foul | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Devin Royal misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Trey Townsend defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:57 | | Â | Felix Okpara personal foul | Â |
| 5:47 | | Â | Trey Townsend offensive foul | Â |
| 5:47 | | Â | Trey Townsend turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot | 27-23 |
| 5:26 | | Â | Jack Gohlke shooting foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:26 | | +1 | Jamison Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-24 |
| 5:14 | | Â | Felix Okpara personal foul | Â |
| 5:14 | | +1 | Chris Conway makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-24 |
| 5:14 | | +1 | Chris Conway makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-24 |
| 4:54 | | Â | Scotty Middleton turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 4:38 | | Â | Rocket Watts misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:36 | | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Zed Key offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:17 | | Â | Chris Conway personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:17 | | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-25 |
| 4:17 | | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-26 |
| 4:02 | | Â | Jack Gohlke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Zed Key personal foul | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 4:00 | | +1 | Aundre Polk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-26 |
| 4:00 | | +1 | Aundre Polk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-26 |
| 3:44 | | Â | D.Q. Cole shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:44 | | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-27 |
| 3:44 | | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-28 |
| 3:26 | | Â | D.Q. Cole turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Aundre Polk personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:06 | | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-29 |
| 3:06 | | Â | Zed Key misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Jamison Battle offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:58 | | Â | Dale Bonner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:56 | | Â | Scotty Middleton offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:46 | | Â | Zed Key offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:36 | | +2 | Zed Key makes two point jump shot | 31-31 |
| 2:16 | | +2 | Trey Townsend makes two point jump shot | 33-31 |
| 2:05 | | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 33-34 |
| 1:50 | | Â | Blake Lampman misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:48 | | Â | Dale Bonner defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Dale Bonner turnover (D.Q. Cole steals) | Â |
| 1:33 | | Â | Isaiah Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:31 | | Â | Scotty Middleton defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:22 | | Â | Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Isaiah Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:03 | | +2 | Trey Townsend makes two point jump shot | 35-34 |
| 0:45 | | Â | Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:43 | | Â | Blake Lampman defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:34 | | Â | Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:21 | | Â | Rocket Watts misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:19 | | Â | Trey Townsend offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Trey Townsend turnover (Dale Bonner steals) | Â |
| 0:07 | | Â | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |