Rutgers (72) vs Ohio State (76) · Jan 3, 2024 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 3, 2024

Game Recap

Thornton, Battle help Ohio State fend off Rutgers 76-72. Bruce Thornton had 24 points, Jamison Battle scored 22 and made six 3-pointers, and Ohio State held off Rutgers 76-72 on Wednesday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
RUTG	32	40	72
OSU	45	31	76

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Mawot Mag	33	4-12	1-4	2-2	2	0	0	1	3	0	11
5Aundre Hyatt	23	4-9	1-4	0-0	10	2	0	0	0	2	9
11Clifford Omoruyi	28	2-6	0-0	3-4	7	1	1	2	2	1	7
0Derek Simpson	34	9-16	2-5	3-4	8	2	2	0	3	1	23
2Noah Fernandes	27	7-13	1-6	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	2	17
13Antwone Woolfolk	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	3	0
9Oskar Palmquist	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Jamichael Davis	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
10Gavin Griffiths	16	1-8	1-4	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	3
24Austin Williams	12	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	1	0	2	2
TOTAL		27-6740.3%	6-2425.0%	12-1485.7%	38	7	5	5	10	13	72

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Felix Okpara	25	2-3	0-0	3-4	7	1	1	1	0	3	7
10Jamison Battle	35	8-12	6-9	0-0	4	0	1	0	3	0	22
12Evan Mahaffey	21	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	2	0	0	4
2Bruce Thornton	38	9-15	2-6	4-6	4	7	1	0	3	1	24
1Roddy Gayle Jr.	35	4-15	1-4	2-2	7	2	0	0	4	3	11
21Devin Royal	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Zed Key	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	1	2
0Scotty Middleton	14	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	3
4Dale Bonner	16	1-6	1-2	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	2	3

TOTAL		28-6046.7%	11-2445.8%	9-1275.0%	34	17	4	3	12	10	76

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfrutgosu

(19:38) Clifford Omoruyi missed Jumper.
(19:34) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:31) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
02
+2 (18:59) Noah Fernandes made Jumper.
22
+3 (18:51) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
25
+2 (18:19) Noah Fernandes made Jumper.
45
+3 (17:58) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
48
(17:36) Derek Simpson Turnover.
(17:13) Bruce Thornton Turnover.
+2 (17:08) Derek Simpson made Jumper.
68
(16:59) Jamison Battle Turnover.
(16:59) Derek Simpson Steal.
(16:56) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
+1 (16:56) Derek Simpson made Free Throw.
78
+1 (16:56) Derek Simpson made Free Throw.
88
(16:45) Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Jumper.
(16:42) Derek Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(16:38) Mawot Mag Turnover.
(16:38) Felix Okpara Steal.
(16:25) Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Jumper.
(16:22) Roddy Gayle Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(16:20) Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Jumper.
(16:18) Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.
(15:59) Foul on Clifford Omoruyi.
(15:59) Clifford Omoruyi Turnover.
(15:59) Official TV Timeout
+3 (15:38) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zed Key.
811
+2 (15:20) Noah Fernandes made Jumper.
1011
(15:10) Foul on Antwone Woolfolk.
+2 (15:03) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
1013
(14:38) Noah Fernandes missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:35) Dale Bonner Defensive Rebound.
(14:22)
1015
(14:01) Mawot Mag missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:59) Dale Bonner Defensive Rebound.
(13:52) Dale Bonner missed Jumper.
(13:50) Derek Simpson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:44) Derek Simpson made Jumper.
1215
+3 (13:26) Dale Bonner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roddy Gayle Jr..
1218
+3 (13:05) Derek Simpson made Three Point Jumper.
1518
(12:34) Zed Key Turnover.
+2 (12:30) Noah Fernandes made Layup.
1718
(12:13) Dale Bonner missed Jumper.
(12:13) Gavin Griffiths Block.
(12:12) Dale Bonner Offensive Rebound.
(12:10) Foul on Jamichael Davis.
+1 (12:10) Bruce Thornton made Free Throw.
1719
(12:10) Bruce Thornton missed Free Throw.
(12:09) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
(11:53) Gavin Griffiths missed Jumper.
(11:49) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(11:46) Bruce Thornton Turnover.
(11:46) Clifford Omoruyi Steal.
+3 (11:38) Gavin Griffiths made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Simpson.
2019
(11:10) Bruce Thornton Turnover.
(11:10) Official TV Timeout
(10:59) Jamichael Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:56) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:43) Scotty Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roddy Gayle Jr..
2022
(10:25) Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
(10:22) Dale Bonner Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Felix Okpara missed Layup.
(10:02) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:01) Felix Okpara made Layup.
2024
(9:41) Noah Fernandes missed Layup.
(9:39) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:35) Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:32) Noah Fernandes Defensive Rebound.
(9:31) Noah Fernandes Turnover.
(9:19) Dale Bonner missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:16) Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.
(9:13) Noah Fernandes missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:10) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Foul on Antwone Woolfolk.
+1 (8:59) Felix Okpara made Free Throw.
2025
(8:59) Felix Okpara missed Free Throw.
(8:58) Gavin Griffiths Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Noah Fernandes missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:39) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
(8:39) Rutgers Turnover.
+2 (8:26) Bruce Thornton made Jumper. Assisted by Felix Okpara.
2027
(8:05) Gavin Griffiths missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:01) Scotty Middleton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:52) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scotty Middleton.
2030
(7:49) Rutgers Timeout
(7:49) Official TV Timeout
+2 (7:36) Derek Simpson made Jumper.
2230
+3 (7:27) Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scotty Middleton.
2233
(7:01) Clifford Omoruyi missed Jumper.
(6:59) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Zed Key missed Jumper.
(6:35) Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Derek Simpson missed Jumper.
(6:28) Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.
(6:26) Noah Fernandes missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:23) Scotty Middleton Defensive Rebound.
(5:53) Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Layup.
(5:50) Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:48) Noah Fernandes made Layup.
2433
+3 (5:18) Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scotty Middleton.
2436
(5:00) Derek Simpson Turnover.
(5:00) Bruce Thornton Steal.
+2 (4:54) Jamison Battle made Dunk. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
2438
(4:37) Mawot Mag missed Jumper.
(4:34) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:14) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dale Bonner.
2441
(3:56) Foul on Zed Key.
(3:56) Official TV Timeout
+2 (3:51) Mawot Mag made Jumper.
2641
(3:29) Dale Bonner missed Jumper.
(3:26) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:15) Aundre Hyatt made Jumper.
2841
(2:53) Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:50) Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
(2:42) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:38) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
(2:23) Clifford Omoruyi Turnover.
(2:23) Evan Mahaffey Steal.
(2:22) Foul on Noah Fernandes.
+2 (2:04) Evan Mahaffey made Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
2843
(1:51) Mawot Mag missed Jumper.
(1:48) Aundre Hyatt Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:46) Mawot Mag made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aundre Hyatt.
3143
(1:35) Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:30) Noah Fernandes Defensive Rebound.
(1:24) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+1 (1:24) Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw.
3243
(1:24) Clifford Omoruyi missed Free Throw.
(1:23) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:11) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
3245
(0:55) Derek Simpson missed Jumper.
(0:53) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Ohio State Timeout
(0:27) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:23) Noah Fernandes Defensive Rebound.
(0:09) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
(0:06) Foul on Dale Bonner.
(0:04) Derek Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

RUTG

OSU

72Points76

27-67(40.3%)Field Goal(%)28-60(46.7%)

6-24(25%)3-Point(%)11-24(45.8%)

12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75%)

39(13)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)

7Assists17

5Steals4

5Blocks3

11Turnovers13

13(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

1Largest Lead17

Game Details

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 · 7:00 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

attendance: 10,614 (55.7%)

tv: BTN

spread: OSU -7.5

over/under: 137.5