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Thomasson and Georgia defeat Ohio State 79-77 to advance to NIT semifinals
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Noah Thomasson scored 21 points, Frank Anselem had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Georgia defeated Ohio State 79-77 on Tuesday night to advance to the NIT semifinals.
Thomasson shot 8 of 16 from the field, including 4 for 11 from 3-point range, and went 1 for 3 from the line for the Bulldogs (20-16). Blue Cain added 17 points while going 5 of 13 from the floor, including 4 for 9 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line while he also had eight rebounds.
Jamison Battle led the Buckeyes (22-14) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and eight rebounds. Ohio State also got 13 points and 10 assists from Bruce Thornton. Felix Okpara finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.
Thomasson scored seven points in the first half for Georgia, who led 36-35 at the break. Thomasson scored a team-high 14 points in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe vs. Felix Okpara (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 19:38 |  | Â | Noah Thomasson turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:02 | | Â | Dylan James blocks Evan Mahaffey's two point layup | Â |
| 19:00 | | Â | Jamison Battle offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:58 | | +2 | Jamison Battle makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | | Â | Blue Cain misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:44 | | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:43 | | +2 | Frank Anselem-Ibe makes two point dunk | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:27 | | Â | Blue Cain defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:15 | | Â | Blue Cain misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:13 | | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:07 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists) | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | | Â | Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:51 | | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:43 | | Â | Felix Okpara misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:41 | | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:29 | | +3 | Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (Dylan James assists) | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | | +2 | Evan Mahaffey makes two point jump shot | 5-6 |
| 16:48 | | +2 | Noah Thomasson makes two point jump shot | 7-6 |
| 16:33 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:31 | | Â | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:18 | | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:53 | | Â | Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:51 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:38 | | +2 | Frank Anselem-Ibe makes two point hook shot | 9-6 |
| 15:22 | | +2 | Jamison Battle makes two point layup | 9-8 |
| 15:16 | | +2 | Blue Cain makes two point layup | 11-8 |
| 15:16 | | Â | Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Blue Cain draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:16 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:16 | | +1 | Blue Cain makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-8 |
| 14:48 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 14:25 | | Â | Devin Royal personal foul (Jalen DeLoach draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:13 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 13:51 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:49 | | Â | Russel Tchewa defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:32 | | Â | RJ Melendez misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:30 | | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | Zed Key misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:18 | | Â | Devin Royal offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:15 | | Â | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:13 | | Â | Justin Hill defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:11 | | Â | Zed Key personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:58 | | +3 | Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot | 15-8 |
| 12:40 | | Â | Bruce Thornton turnover (bad pass) (Jalen DeLoach steals) | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:32 | | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:24 | | Â | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:22 | | Â | Dale Bonner offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:10 | | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup (Jamison Battle assists) | 15-10 |
| 12:10 | | Â | Russel Tchewa shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:10 | | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-11 |
| 11:46 | | Â | Justin Hill misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:44 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach shooting foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:38 | | +1 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-12 |
| 11:38 | | +1 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-13 |
| 11:13 | | Â | Dylan James turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 10:57 | | +2 | Taison Chatman makes two point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 15-15 |
| 10:27 | | Â | Justin Hill misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:25 | | Â | Zed Key defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:12 | | Â | Taison Chatman turnover (bad pass) (RJ Melendez steals) | Â |
| 10:08 | | +2 | RJ Melendez makes two point layup | 17-15 |
| 9:58 | | Â | Dylan James blocks Zed Key's two point layup | Â |
| 9:56 | | Â | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:49 | | +2 | Noah Thomasson makes two point jump shot | 19-15 |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Jamison Battle makes two point layup (Taison Chatman assists) | 19-17 |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Dylan James makes two point jump shot | 21-17 |
| 8:52 | | Â | Taison Chatman turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Blue Cain misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:47 | | Â | Noah Thomasson offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Jamison Battle shooting foul (Frank Anselem-Ibe draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Felix Okpara defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:27 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists) | 21-19 |
| 8:05 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. offensive foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:05 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:48 | | Â | Dale Bonner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Dylan James defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:33 | | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:30 | | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:28 | | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:05 | | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:03 | | Â | Felix Okpara offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:00 | | Â | Felix Okpara misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:58 | | Â | Blue Cain defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:51 | | Â | Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:45 | | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:43 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Dale Bonner personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:30 | | +2 | Justin Hill makes two point layup | 23-19 |
| 6:12 | | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 23-22 |
| 5:56 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach turnover (bad pass) (Evan Mahaffey steals) | Â |
| 5:52 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach blocks Dale Bonner's two point layup | Â |
| 5:50 | | Â | Justin Hill defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Justin Hill turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 5:25 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 23-24 |
| 5:10 | | Â | Blue Cain misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:08 | | Â | Jamison Battle defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:03 | | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 23-27 |
| 4:55 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:41 | | +2 | Justin Hill makes two point layup | 25-27 |
| 4:18 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Jamison Battle assists) | 25-29 |
| 4:01 | | Â | Justin Hill misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:48 | | Â | Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:46 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup | 27-29 |
| 3:12 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey turnover (bad pass) (Jalen DeLoach steals) | Â |
| 3:01 | | +2 | Jalen DeLoach makes two point dunk (Justin Hill assists) | 29-29 |
| 2:42 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 2:40 | | Â | Blue Cain defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:21 | | Â | Blue Cain misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:15 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists) | 29-31 |
| 1:52 | | +3 | RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists) | 32-31 |
| 1:32 | | +2 | Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Evan Mahaffey assists) | 32-33 |
| 1:16 | | Â | Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:16 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 1:03 | | +2 | RJ Melendez makes two point jump shot | 34-33 |
| 0:40 | | Â | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:34 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists) | 34-35 |
| 0:06 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup | 36-35 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |