Thornton, Gayle guide Ohio State to 84-61 victory over Michigan
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Bruce Thornton had 17 points, Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 15 off the bench and Ohio State cruised to an 84-61 victory over Michigan on Sunday.
Thornton made 3 of 8 shots with a 3-pointer and all 10 of his free throws for the Buckeyes (18-12, 8-11 Big Ten Conference), who ended a three-game skid against the Wolverines (8-22, 3-16) with their third straight win. He added five rebounds and five assists. Gayle hit 6 of 10 shots. Dale Bonner scored 10 on 4-for-4 shooting.
Dug McDaniel had 19 points to lead Michigan. He made 7 of 21 shots, including 1 of 6 from 3-point range. Terrence Williams II hit two 3-pointers and scored 13.
Thornton and Zed Key scored eight points apiece to guide Ohio State to a 32-27 lead at halftime. Key, who finished with nine points, had the first two baskets of the game and Thornton hit four free throws as the Buckeyes jumped in front 10-2. Michigan got within a point twice, the second time at 25-24 on a 3-pointer by Williams with 3:25 remaining.
Gayle scored four and his dunk capped a 10-0 run for the Buckeyes to begin the second half. McDaniel and Youssef Khayat hit jumpers on both ends of a 3-pointer by Williams and the Wolverines pulled within 42-34 with 15:40 left to play.
Michigan got as close as six before Scotty Middleton buried a 3-pointer and Gayle followed with a three-point play, stretching Ohio State's advantage to 52-40 with 11:27 remaining. The Wolverines got no closer than seven from there.
Michigan snapped a five-game skid when it beat Ohio State 73-65 in the first meeting this season. The Wolverines picked up wins in their previous two trips to Columbus, including a 75-69 victory last season when the Buckeyes were ranked 23rd.
Ohio State closes out the regular season at Rutgers on March 10. Michigan will host Nebraska on March 10 in its regular-season finale.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. vs. Zed Key (Buckeyes gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:39 |  | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:24 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 19:13 | | +2 | Zed Key makes two point driving dunk | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | | Â | Owen Spencer shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:43 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Zed Key's two point layup | Â |
| 18:41 | | Â | Nimari Burnett defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:24 | | Â | Dug McDaniel misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 18:22 | | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:08 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Buckeyes offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:50 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 17:48 | | Â | Zed Key offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:30 | | +2 | Zed Key makes two point layup (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 0-4 |
| 17:15 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Roddy Gayle Jr. steals) | Â |
| 17:10 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:08 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:00 | | Â | Dug McDaniel misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | Zed Key defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:36 | | Â | Jamison Battle misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 16:34 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:22 | | +2 | Terrance Williams II makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 2-4 |
| 16:00 | | Â | Dale Bonner turnover (bad pass) (Terrance Williams II steals) | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | Nimari Burnett misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | Will Tschetter shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:48 | | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-5 |
| 15:48 | | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 15:39 | | Â | George Washington III turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 15:25 | | +2 | Dale Bonner makes two point layup | 2-8 |
| 15:08 | | Â | Terrance Williams II turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 14:53 | | Â | Jamison Battle turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 14:44 | | Â | Jamison Battle personal foul | Â |
| 14:29 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 14:27 | | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:17 | | Â | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | Jace Howard defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:49 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 13:47 | | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:40 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 13:22 | | Â | Dug McDaniel misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:09 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. shooting foul | Â |
| 13:09 | | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-9 |
| 13:09 | | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-10 |
| 12:51 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey personal foul | Â |
| 12:41 | | +3 | Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot | 5-10 |
| 12:18 | | Â | Scotty Middleton turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 12:04 | | +2 | Dug McDaniel makes two point layup | 7-10 |
| 11:47 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:45 | | Â | Tray Jackson defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:36 | | Â | Scotty Middleton personal foul | Â |
| 11:36 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:22 | | Â | Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:20 | | Â | Tray Jackson offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Zed Key blocks Tray Jackson's two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Buckeyes defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:02 | | Â | Tray Jackson blocks Devin Royal's two point layup | Â |
| 11:00 | | Â | Dug McDaniel defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:53 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Terrance Williams II draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:53 | | +1 | Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-10 |
| 10:53 | | +1 | Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-10 |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Zed Key makes two point jump shot | 9-12 |
| 9:57 | | Â | Terrance Williams II misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:55 | | Â | Dale Bonner defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:34 | | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists) | 9-14 |
| 9:10 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Zed Key steals) | Â |
| 9:02 | | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 9-17 |
| 9:00 | | Â | Wolverines 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:45 | | +2 | Nimari Burnett makes two point jump shot (Terrance Williams II assists) | 11-17 |
| 8:28 | | +2 | Dale Bonner makes two point layup | 11-19 |
| 8:01 | | +2 | Nimari Burnett makes two point layup | 13-19 |
| 7:37 | | Â | Nimari Burnett shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:37 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:37 | | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-20 |
| 7:37 | | +1 | Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-21 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Will Tschetter makes two point hook shot | 15-21 |
| 6:48 | | Â | Zed Key misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:25 | | +2 | Nimari Burnett makes two point layup | 17-21 |
| 6:13 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:11 | | Â | Zed Key offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:05 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Nimari Burnett misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:39 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:34 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup | 17-23 |
| 5:08 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Zed Key steals) | Â |
| 5:01 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:50 | | Â | Dug McDaniel offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot | 19-23 |
| 4:28 | | Â | Zed Key turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 4:06 | | Â | Felix Okpara shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:06 | | +1 | Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-23 |
| 4:06 | | +1 | Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-23 |
| 3:51 | | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point dunk (Jamison Battle assists) | 21-25 |
| 3:35 | | +3 | Terrance Williams II makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists) | 24-25 |
| 3:26 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:26 | | Â | Terrance Williams II defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:17 | | Â | Felix Okpara blocks Dug McDaniel's two point layup | Â |
| 3:15 | | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:09 | | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 24-27 |
| 3:09 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:56 | | Â | Dug McDaniel turnover (lost ball) (Felix Okpara steals) | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | Nimari Burnett personal foul | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:53 | | +1 | Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-28 |
| 2:38 | | Â | Jace Howard turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Thornton steals) | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Bruce Thornton turnover (Tarris Reed Jr. steals) | Â |
| 2:23 | | Â | Terrance Williams II misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:21 | | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:09 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Jamison Battle assists) | 24-30 |
| 1:48 | | Â | Devin Royal shooting foul (Terrance Williams II draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:48 | | Â | Terrance Williams II misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:48 | | +1 | Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-30 |
| 1:26 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup | 25-32 |
| 1:07 | | Â | Terrance Williams II turnover (bad pass) (Jamison Battle steals) | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Scotty Middleton turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:37 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:10 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:08 | | Â | Dug McDaniel defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | George Washington III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Dug McDaniel offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Dug McDaniel makes two point layup | 27-32 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |