Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Dec 3, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MINN	28	46	74
OSU	42	42	84

Game Recap

Thornton, Battle lead Ohio State over Minnesota 84-74 in Big Ten opener. Bruce Thornton had 26 points, Jamison Battle sank four 3-pointers and scored 25 and Ohio State beat Minnesota 84-74 in an early Big Ten Conference opener on Sunday night.

Player Stats

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Joshua Ola-Joseph	20	3-6	1-2	0-2	4	1	0	1	2	3	7
5Isaiah Ihnen	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3Dawson Garcia	38	12-25	0-3	12-14	10	1	3	0	2	2	36
4Braeden Carrington	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0
0Elijah Hawkins	37	3-7	2-5	2-4	0	5	3	0	3	2	10
21Pharrel Payne	31	3-6	0-0	0-0	7	3	1	0	1	1	6
23Parker Fox	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2Mike Mitchell Jr.	24	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	1	1	3	4
24Cam Christie	27	5-8	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	4	11
TOTAL	-	28-5848.3%	4-1428.6%	14-2070.0%	25	13	9	2	13	22	74

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Felix Okpara	28	1-3	0-0	1-2	8	1	0	5	1	2	3
10Jamison Battle	34	7-12	4-6	7-7	7	0	0	1	1	3	25
12Evan Mahaffey	22	0-4	0-0	0-0	5	2	3	0	3	4	0
2Bruce Thornton	33	8-12	1-3	9-10	2	5	3	0	1	2	26
1Roddy Gayle Jr.	35	5-8	2-3	4-5	4	2	1	0	5	3	16
21Devin Royal	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23Zed Key	15	1-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	3	3	4
0Scotty Middleton	16	3-4	2-3	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	8
4Dale Bonner	15	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	26-5250.0%	9-1752.9%	23-2882.1%	32	11	8	7	14	18	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMINNOSU

(19:42) Evan Mahaffey Turnover.
(19:21) Braeden Carrington Turnover.
(19:00) Evan Mahaffey missed Jumper.
(18:56) Joshua Ola-Joseph Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Joshua Ola-Joseph Turnover.
(18:54) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
+3 (18:52) Roddy Gayle Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felix Okpara.
03
+2 (18:30) Elijah Hawkins made Jumper.
23
+3 (18:14) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper.
26
(17:51) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
(17:51) Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Free Throw.
(17:51) Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:50) Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Free Throw.
(17:49) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:36) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Mahaffey.
29
(17:11) Elijah Hawkins Turnover.
(17:11) Bruce Thornton Steal.
(17:01) Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:57) Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
(16:37) Foul on Isaiah Ihnen.
+1 (16:37) Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
210
+1 (16:37) Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
211
(16:12) Pharrel Payne missed Layup.
(16:12) Felix Okpara Block.
(16:08) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) Jamison Battle Turnover.
(16:06) Elijah Hawkins Steal.
(15:57) Elijah Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:52) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(15:33) Foul on Isaiah Ihnen.
+1 (15:33) Felix Okpara made Free Throw.
212
(15:33) Felix Okpara missed Free Throw.
(15:31) Cam Christie Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
(15:17) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(15:13) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:45) Dale Bonner missed Jumper.
(14:45) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
(14:37) Foul on Cam Christie.
+1 (14:37) Bruce Thornton made Free Throw.
213
+1 (14:37) Bruce Thornton made Free Throw.
214
(14:18) Foul on Zed Key.
+1 (14:18) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
314
+1 (14:18) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
414
(14:01) Zed Key missed Jumper.
(13:57) Pharrel Payne Defensive Rebound.
(13:49) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
+1 (13:49) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
514
+1 (13:49) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
614
(13:32) Foul on Mike Mitchell Jr..
(13:19) Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
(13:16) Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
(13:12) Zed Key Turnover.
(13:05) Elijah Hawkins Turnover.
(13:05) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
(13:03) Dale Bonner missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:03) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:48) Mike Mitchell Jr. made Jumper.
814
+2 (12:27) Jamison Battle made Jumper.
816
+2 (12:01) Mike Mitchell Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Pharrel Payne.
1016
(11:53) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
+2 (11:37) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
1018
(11:37) Foul on Braeden Carrington.
+1 (11:37) Bruce Thornton made Free Throw.
1019
+2 (11:14) Pharrel Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Parker Fox.
1219
(10:57) Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Layup.
(10:54) Cam Christie Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Cam Christie Turnover.
(10:53) Bruce Thornton Steal.
+2 (10:46) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
1221
(10:28) Mike Mitchell Jr. missed Jumper.
(10:25) Scotty Middleton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:19) Bruce Thornton made Layup.
1223
(10:19) Foul on Parker Fox.
+1 (10:19) Bruce Thornton made Free Throw.
1224
(9:57) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(9:54) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:42) Roddy Gayle Jr. made Jumper.
1226
(9:17) Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:14) Braeden Carrington Offensive Rebound.
(9:14) Braeden Carrington Turnover.
+2 (8:57) Zed Key made Dunk. Assisted by Roddy Gayle Jr..
1228
(8:44) Cam Christie missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:41) Dale Bonner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:35) Dale Bonner made Layup.
1230
+3 (8:19) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braeden Carrington.
1530
(7:55) Dale Bonner missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:50) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Parker Fox Turnover.
(7:22) Dale Bonner Steal.
(7:19) Foul on Braeden Carrington.
(7:19) Scotty Middleton missed Free Throw.
(7:19) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:19) Scotty Middleton missed Free Throw.
(7:18) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) undefined.
1730
+2 (6:49) Roddy Gayle Jr. made Jumper.
1732
(6:22) Mike Mitchell Jr. Turnover.
+2 (6:16) Scotty Middleton made Jumper. Assisted by Evan Mahaffey.
1734
(5:54) Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Layup.
(5:51) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Evan Mahaffey missed Jumper.
(5:43) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(5:34) Pharrel Payne missed Jumper.
(5:34) Felix Okpara Block.
(5:33) Pharrel Payne Offensive Rebound.
(5:32) Pharrel Payne Turnover.
(5:32) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
(5:16) Felix Okpara Turnover.
(5:16) Mike Mitchell Jr. Steal.
+3 (5:01) Elijah Hawkins made Three Point Jumper.
2034
+3 (4:37) Scotty Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
2037
(4:05) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(4:01) Dawson Garcia Offensive Rebound.
(4:01) Dawson Garcia missed Layup.
(3:59) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(3:51) Felix Okpara missed .
(3:48) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(3:44) Mike Mitchell Jr. missed Jumper.
(3:40) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:15) Bruce Thornton made Layup.
2039
(2:49) Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:47) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:39) Roddy Gayle Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
2041
(2:39) Foul on Joshua Ola-Joseph.
+1 (2:39) Roddy Gayle Jr. made Free Throw.
2042
+2 (2:17) Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Ola-Joseph.
2242
(1:58) Roddy Gayle Jr. Turnover.
(1:58) Dawson Garcia Steal.
(1:51) Cam Christie missed Layup.
(1:48) Pharrel Payne Offensive Rebound.
(1:48) Pharrel Payne missed Jumper.
(1:48) Felix Okpara Block.
(1:41) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
(1:29) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:25) Pharrel Payne Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
+2 (1:11) Cam Christie made Jumper.
2442
(0:50) Zed Key Turnover.
(0:50) Pharrel Payne Steal.
(0:37) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(0:35) Joshua Ola-Joseph Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:35) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Dunk.
2642
(0:06) Devin Royal missed Layup.
(0:03) Joshua Ola-Joseph Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:01) Pharrel Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Elijah Hawkins.
2842

2nd half

Team Stats

MINN

OSU

74Points84

28-58(48.3%)Field Goal(%)26-52(50.0%)

4-14(28.6%)3-Point(%)9-17(52.9%)

14-20(70.0%)Free Throw(%)23-28(82.1%)

29(11)Rebounds(Offensive)34(11)

13Assists11

9Steals8

2Blocks7

13Turnovers14

22(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

0Largest Lead22

Game Details

Sunday, December 3, 2023 · 6:30 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

attendance: 10,481 (55.0%)

tv: BTN