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FINAL
Dec 8, 2021

Game Recap

Young, Ahrens lead No. 21 Ohio State past Towson 85-74. Kyle Young scored 18 points, Justin Ahrens had 16 points on a career-best five 3-pointers and No. 21 Ohio State held off Towson 85-74 on Wednesday night.

Box Score

12T
TOW324274
OSU335285
Towson Tigers logoTOWSONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
32Charles Thompson271-30-00-04111042
55Cameron Holden295-93-43-321204516
25Nicolas Timberlake324-121-52-241002211
0Antonio Rizzuto243-73-51-211201310
1Terry Nolan Jr.371-80-55-501030037
13Chase Paar121-10-00-22000152
12Juwan Gray152-41-12-21010027
10Rahdir Hicks10-00-00-00000000
11Jason Gibson237-114-81-130001019
TOTAL24-5543.6%12-2842.9%14-1782.4%17149192474
Ohio State Buckeyes logoOHIO STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
32E.J. Liddell243-61-48-873016315
23Zed Key275-60-03-490021213
10Justin Ahrens285-105-101-121000216
22Malaki Branham273-81-22-25100009
55Jamari Wheeler343-50-22-22520258
25Kyle Young246-72-24-621111118
3Eugene Brown III101-11-10-02000113
50Joey Brunk40-00-00-00000000
0Meechie Johnson Jr.141-20-11-21000123
2Cedric Russell50-20-10-00000000
1Jimmy Sotos30-00-00-00200020
TOTAL27-4757.4%10-2343.5%21-2584.0%301334121885

Play-by-Play

1st halftowosu
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Towson
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (19:42) Nicolas Timberlake missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (19:42) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (19:19) Justin Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (19:19) E.J. Liddell Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (19:07) Zed Key made Jumper.
    02
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +3 (18:46) Antonio Rizzuto made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terry Nolan Jr..
    32
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (18:30) E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
    35
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (18:06) Cameron Holden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (18:00) Towson Offensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (17:46) Terry Nolan Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (17:46) Justin Ahrens Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (17:25) Zed Key made Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Liddell.
    37
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (16:54) Nicolas Timberlake Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (16:43) E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
    39
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (16:21) Foul on E.J. Liddell.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (16:16) Cameron Holden missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (16:16) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (15:57) Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Young.
    312
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (15:28) Foul on Cameron Holden.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (15:28) Cameron Holden Turnover.
  • (15:28) Official TV Timeout
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (15:15) Malaki Branham missed Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (15:15) Charles Thompson Block.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (15:15) Charles Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +3 (15:08) Jason Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terry Nolan Jr..
    612
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (14:54) Malaki Branham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (14:54) Jason Gibson Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +2 (14:40) Jason Gibson made Jumper.
    812
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (14:19) Kyle Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Ahrens.
    815
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +2 (13:51) Juwan Gray made Jumper.
    1015
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (13:32) Jamari Wheeler Turnover.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (13:32) Terry Nolan Jr. Steal.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +2 (13:27) Terry Nolan Jr. made Dunk.
    1215
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (12:56) Foul on Juwan Gray.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (12:51) E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
    1217
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (12:24) Foul on Meechie Johnson Jr..
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +1 (12:24) Terry Nolan Jr. made Free Throw.
    1317
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +1 (12:24) Terry Nolan Jr. made Free Throw.
    1417
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +1 (12:24) Terry Nolan Jr. made Free Throw.
    1517
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (12:01) Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (12:01) Cameron Holden Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +3 (11:34) Antonio Rizzuto made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terry Nolan Jr..
    1817
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (11:21) E.J. Liddell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (11:21) Jason Gibson Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (10:56) Antonio Rizzuto missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (10:56) E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (10:47) Justin Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (10:47) Jason Gibson Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +3 (10:38) Cameron Holden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terry Nolan Jr..
    2117
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (10:36) Towson Timeout
  • (10:36) Official TV Timeout
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (10:21) Kyle Young missed Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (10:21) Charles Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (9:58) Nicolas Timberlake missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (9:58) E.J. Liddell Block.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (9:58) E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (9:48) Cedric Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (9:48) Nicolas Timberlake Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +2 (9:27) Charles Thompson made Jumper.
    2317
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (9:00) Kyle Young made Layup. Assisted by E.J. Liddell.
    2319
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (8:38) Nicolas Timberlake Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (8:30) Zed Key made Dunk. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
    2321
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (8:02) Antonio Rizzuto missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (8:02) Chase Paar Offensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (7:56) Antonio Rizzuto missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (7:56) Zed Key Block.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (7:56) Towson Offensive Rebound.
  • (7:51) Official TV Timeout
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (7:42) Terry Nolan Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (7:42) Malaki Branham Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (7:33) Foul on Cameron Holden.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (7:31) Foul on E.J. Liddell.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (7:31) E.J. Liddell Turnover.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (7:08) Juwan Gray missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (7:08) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (6:50) Foul on Chase Paar.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:40) Malaki Branham missed Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (6:40) Nicolas Timberlake Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (6:32) Nicolas Timberlake missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:32) Jamari Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:24) Foul on Kyle Young.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:24) Kyle Young Turnover.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +2 (6:10) Chase Paar made Jumper. Assisted by Terry Nolan Jr..
    2521
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:44) Cedric Russell missed Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (5:44) Juwan Gray Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (5:36) Juwan Gray missed Layup.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (5:36) Towson Offensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +3 (5:32) Juwan Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terry Nolan Jr..
    2821
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (5:14) Foul on Chase Paar.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:03) Meechie Johnson Jr. Turnover.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (5:03) Terry Nolan Jr. Steal.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (4:52) Jason Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:52) Eugene Brown III Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (4:35) Eugene Brown III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
    2824
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:13) Foul on Jamari Wheeler.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:08) Foul on Eugene Brown III.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (3:54) Jason Gibson Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (3:46) E.J. Liddell Turnover.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (3:46) Juwan Gray Steal.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (3:31) Jason Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (3:31) Charles Thompson Offensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (3:20) Nicolas Timberlake missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (3:20) Meechie Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (3:13) Meechie Johnson Jr. made Layup.
    2826
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +2 (2:47) Jason Gibson made Layup.
    3026
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (2:19) Foul on Juwan Gray.
  • (2:19) Official TV Timeout
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (2:19) E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
    3027
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (2:19) E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
    3028
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (1:49) Jason Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (1:49) Towson Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (1:47) Towson Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (1:31) Zed Key made Jumper.
    3030
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (1:10) Terry Nolan Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:10) Zed Key Block.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:10) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (1:08) Foul on Terry Nolan Jr..
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (1:06) Zed Key made Free Throw.
    3031
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:06) Zed Key missed Free Throw.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (1:06) Charles Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (0:36) Foul on Justin Ahrens.
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +1 (0:36) Juwan Gray made Free Throw.
    3131
  • Towson Tigers logo
    +1 (0:36) Juwan Gray made Free Throw.
    3231
  • Towson Tigers logo
    (0:36) Towson Timeout
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (0:08) Zed Key made Jumper.
    3233
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

74Points85
24-55(43.6%)Field Goal(%)27-47(57.4%)
12-28(42.9%)3-Point(%)10-23(43.5%)
14-17(82.4%)Free Throw(%)21-25(84%)
21(8)Rebounds(Offensive)31(8)
14Assists13
9Steals3
1Blocks4
10Turnovers12
24(2)Fouls(Technical)18(2)
7Largest Lead16

Game Details

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 · 8:00 PM
Value City Arena · Columbus, OH
attendance: 9,472 (49.7%)
tv: ESPNU
spread: OSU -14
over/under: 136