Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Mar 4, 2025

FINAL / 2OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	2OT	T
NEB	39	50	10	15	114
OSU	45	44	10	17	116

Game Recap

Thornton scores 29 points, leads 5 in double figures to help Ohio State beat Nebraska 116-114 in 2OT. Bruce Thornton scored 29 points and had nine assists to lead five in double figures and Ohio State beat Nebraska 116-114 in double overtime on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	19	0-2	0-2	2-4	2	4	0	0	1	5	2
4Juwan Gary	48	9-12	3-6	3-4	7	3	1	2	1	1	24
1Sam Hoiberg	25	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	5	5
24Rollie Worster	34	3-7	0-1	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	5	6
3Brice Williams	49	16-29	5-9	6-7	6	2	0	0	5	4	43
23Andrew Morgan	36	5-8	0-0	4-7	7	2	2	0	0	4	14
0Connor Essegian	33	5-13	3-7	3-3	4	3	0	0	3	2	16
31Cale Jacobsen	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Jeffrey Grace III	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Ahron Ulis	6	1-1	0-0	2-3	2	0	0	0	0	3	4

TOTAL	-	41-7753.2%	12-2842.9%	20-2871.4%	35	17	5	2	11	29	114

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Devin Royal	43	6-9	0-0	10-14	8	2	2	0	3	3	22
13Sean Stewart	18	5-5	0-0	3-4	7	0	1	1	1	5	13
2Bruce Thornton	48	12-20	3-9	2-2	2	9	2	0	1	2	29
0John Mobley Jr.	44	6-14	3-8	5-8	1	3	0	0	1	2	20
8Micah Parrish	46	5-14	5-11	7-8	6	3	0	1	2	2	22
20Colin White	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
4Aaron Bradshaw	22	2-3	1-2	3-4	1	0	0	0	0	2	8
17Ivan Njegovan	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
25Austin Parks	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12Evan Mahaffey	14	0-0	0-0	2-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	2
6Ques Glover	6	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	36-6852.9%	12-3237.5%	32-4472.7%	31	18	6	2	9	22	116

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNEBOSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Ohio State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
(19:43) Devin Royal missed Jumper.
(19:40) Juwan Gary Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:21) Sean Stewart Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:16) Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper.
03
(19:00) Sam Hoiberg missed Layup.
(18:58) Micah Parrish Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:37) Sean Stewart made Jumper. Assisted by John Mobley Jr..
05
+2 (18:24) Juwan Gary made Layup. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.
25
+2 (17:59) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
27
+2 (17:46) Brice Williams made Layup.
47
+2 (17:31) Devin Royal made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
49
(17:31) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
+1 (17:31) Devin Royal made Free Throw.
410
(17:12) Foul on Sean Stewart.
(17:06) Berke Buyuktuncel missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:03) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Devin Royal Turnover.
+2 (16:33) Rollie Worster made Layup. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.
610
+2 (16:06) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
612
(15:38) Berke Buyuktuncel missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:33) John Mobley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:26) Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Juwan Gary Turnover.
(15:04) Devin Royal Steal.
(15:00) Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.
+1 (15:00) Micah Parrish made Free Throw.
613
+1 (15:00) Micah Parrish made Free Throw.
614
(14:43) Connor Essegian missed Jumper.
(14:40) Aaron Bradshaw Defensive Rebound.
(14:33) John Mobley Jr. Turnover.
(14:33) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(14:17) Juwan Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:15) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:15) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
+2 (14:09) Brice Williams made Jumper.
814
+3 (13:47) Aaron Bradshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Parrish.
817
(13:25) Brice Williams Turnover.
(13:08) Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:05) Micah Parrish Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:52) Aaron Bradshaw made Layup. Assisted by Ques Glover.
819
(12:36) Connor Essegian Turnover.
(12:36) Ques Glover Steal.
(12:32) Ques Glover missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:30) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:30) Foul on Aaron Bradshaw.
(12:12) Andrew Morgan missed Jumper.
(12:08) Sean Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(11:55) Micah Parrish Turnover.
+2 (11:41) Andrew Morgan made Layup.
1019
(11:41) Foul on Sean Stewart.
(11:41) Andrew Morgan missed Free Throw.
(11:40) Juwan Gary Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:34) Connor Essegian made Jumper.
1219
(11:34) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
+1 (11:34) Connor Essegian made Free Throw.
1319
(11:16) John Mobley Jr. missed Jumper.
(11:10) Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.
(10:57) Rollie Worster missed Jumper.
(10:54) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(10:48) Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:47) Devin Royal Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:46) Devin Royal made Layup.
1321
(10:46) Foul on Rollie Worster.
(10:46) Devin Royal missed Free Throw.
(10:45) Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.
(10:35) Connor Essegian Turnover.
(10:06) Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:04) Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:54) Brice Williams made Jumper.
1521
+2 (9:35) John Mobley Jr. made Layup.
1523
(9:16) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:12) Ahron Ulis Offensive Rebound.
(9:12) Foul on John Mobley Jr..
(9:12) Ahron Ulis missed Free Throw.
(9:12) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:12) Ahron Ulis made Free Throw.
1623
+3 (8:58) John Mobley Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
1626
+2 (8:37) Rollie Worster made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Morgan.
1826
(8:31) Foul on Ahron Ulis.
+1 (8:31) Devin Royal made Free Throw.
1827
(8:31) Devin Royal missed Free Throw.
(8:29) Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.
(8:20) Foul on Ivan Njegovan.
+1 (8:20) Connor Essegian made Free Throw.
1927
+1 (8:20) Connor Essegian made Free Throw.
2027
(8:03) Ivan Njegovan Turnover.
(8:03) Andrew Morgan Steal.
+3 (7:48) Juwan Gary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rollie Worster.
2327
(7:33) Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:31) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Connor Essegian Turnover.
(6:54) John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:49) Connor Essegian Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:35) Juwan Gary made Jumper.
2527
+3 (6:15) John Mobley Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Parrish.
2530
(5:51) Juwan Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:47) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:42) Devin Royal made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
2532
+2 (5:34) Brice Williams made Jumper.
2732
(5:15) Foul on Andrew Morgan.
+1 (5:15) Aaron Bradshaw made Free Throw.
2733
+1 (5:15) Aaron Bradshaw made Free Throw.
2734
+1 (5:15) Aaron Bradshaw made Free Throw.
2735
+3 (4:55) Juwan Gary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Hoiberg.
3035
+3 (4:35) Micah Parrish made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
3038
(4:07) Brice Williams missed Jumper.
(4:04) Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(3:56) Micah Parrish missed Layup.
(3:51) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(3:48) Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.
(3:48) Berke Buyuktuncel Turnover.
(3:24) Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:20) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(3:00) Foul on Austin Parks.
(3:00) Andrew Morgan missed Free Throw.
(3:00) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:00) Andrew Morgan made Free Throw.
3138
(2:38) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
(2:38) John Mobley Jr. missed Free Throw.
(2:38) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:38) John Mobley Jr. missed Free Throw.
(2:36) Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:15) Juwan Gary Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:15) Juwan Gary made Two Point Tip Shot.
3338
+2 (1:55) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
3340
+2 (1:29) Brice Williams made Jumper.
3540
(1:09) Ques Glover missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:06) Connor Essegian Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:57) Connor Essegian made Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Gary.
3740
+2 (0:42) Bruce Thornton made Layup.
3742
+2 (0:12) Brice Williams made Layup.
3942
+3 (0:03) John Mobley Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
3945

2nd half

1st Overtime

2nd Overtime

Team Stats

NEB

OSU

114Points116

41-77(53.2%)Field Goal(%)36-68(52.9%)

12-28(42.9%)3-Point(%)12-32(37.5%)

20-28(71.4%)Free Throw(%)32-44(72.7%)

38(13)Rebounds(Offensive)34(10)

17Assists18

5Steals6

2Blocks2

11Turnovers9

29(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

5Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

attendance: 10,021 (52.6%)

tv: Peacock