Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Jan 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
MINN	28	39	7	74
OSU	31	36	15	82

Game Recap

John Mobley Jr. scores 26 and Bruce Thornton adds 23 to help Ohio State beat Minnesota 82-74 in OT. John Mobley Jr. scored 26 points and made five 3-pointers, Bruce Thornton had 23 points, seven rebounds and four steals, and Ohio State beat Minnesota 82-74 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Bobby Durkin	43	2-9	2-7	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	3	6
5Jaylen Crocker-Johnson	39	11-19	1-7	3-4	8	0	1	1	1	3	26
1Isaac Asuma	43	3-12	3-9	3-4	8	5	3	2	2	4	12
10Cade Tyson	33	3-6	2-4	7-7	5	1	0	0	0	5	15
6Langston Reynolds	41	3-8	0-0	6-7	2	5	2	0	3	2	12
2Grayson Grove	18	1-2	0-0	1-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	3
9Kai Shinholster	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	23-5839.7%	8-2729.6%	20-2580.0%	30	13	6	4	7	19	74

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Amare Bynum	22	0-1	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	2	0
21Devin Royal	41	6-14	1-5	3-5	5	2	0	0	4	2	16
13Christoph Tilly	28	5-10	0-1	1-2	5	2	1	0	1	5	11
2Bruce Thornton	42	9-16	1-6	4-6	7	3	4	0	1	2	23
0John Mobley Jr.	43	9-19	5-11	3-3	3	2	0	1	2	4	26
20Colin White	19	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	2
7Ivan Njegovan	16	0-3	0-0	2-2	9	0	0	1	1	3	2
4Gabe Cupps	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	31-6547.7%	7-2429.2%	13-1872.2%	37	11	6	3	10	20	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMINNOSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Ohio State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Minnesota.
+3 (19:41) John Mobley Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer.
03
(19:05) Langston Reynolds misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:01) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(18:50) Devin Royal bad pass turnover.
(18:32) Bobby Durkin misses driving layup.
(18:28) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:14) Christoph Tilly makes layup.
05
(17:57) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses 17-foot jumper.
(17:51) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(17:45) Christoph Tilly misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:43) Isaac Asuma Defensive Rebound.
(17:22) Langston Reynolds misses layup.
(17:19) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(17:13) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
(17:13) Christoph Tilly turnover.
(17:04) Bobby Durkin misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:00) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(16:56) Foul on Bobby Durkin.
+3 (16:43) Devin Royal makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
08
(16:21) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:15) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:06) John Mobley Jr. makes driving layup.
010
(15:50) Isaac Asuma misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:47) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(15:29) Isaac Asuma misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(15:26) Bobby Durkin Offensive Rebound.
(15:23) Foul on Amare Bynum.
+1 (15:23) Cade Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2.
110
+1 (15:23) Cade Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2.
210
(15:08) Ivan Njegovan bad pass turnover.
(15:08) Langston Reynolds Steal.
(15:04) Foul on Ivan Njegovan.
+1 (15:04) Langston Reynolds makes free throw 1 of 2.
310
+1 (15:04) Langston Reynolds makes free throw 2 of 2.
410
(14:45) Amare Bynum misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:41) Bobby Durkin Defensive Rebound.
(14:19) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:16) Ivan Njegovan Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) Devin Royal bad pass turnover.
(14:06) Langston Reynolds Steal.
(14:02) Foul on Gabe Cupps.
+1 (14:02) Langston Reynolds makes free throw 1 of 2.
510
+1 (14:02) Langston Reynolds makes free throw 2 of 2.
610
(13:47) Christoph Tilly misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(13:45) Devin Royal Offensive Rebound.
(13:45) Foul on Isaac Asuma.
(13:43) Foul on Cade Tyson.
+1 (13:43) Devin Royal makes free throw 1 of 2.
611
+1 (13:43) Devin Royal makes free throw 2 of 2.
612
+3 (13:25) Cade Tyson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bobby Durkin assists).
912
(12:57) Gabe Cupps bad pass turnover.
(12:45) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
+1 (12:45) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1012
+1 (12:45) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1112
(12:35) Foul on Langston Reynolds.
(12:29) Bruce Thornton misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:27) Langston Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:05) Bobby Durkin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaac Asuma assists).
1412
(11:50) Bruce Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:46) Grayson Grove Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:36) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes layup (Isaac Asuma assists).
1612
+3 (11:19) John Mobley Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gabe Cupps assists).
1615
(10:43) Langston Reynolds misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(10:43) Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:43) team shot clock turnover .
(10:25) John Mobley Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:22) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:12) John Mobley Jr. makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
1617
(9:54) Foul on Colin White.
+2 (9:48) Langston Reynolds makes layup.
1817
(9:26) Bruce Thornton misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:25) Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:25) Foul on Ivan Njegovan.
(9:25) Cade Tyson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:21) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(9:19) Devin Royal misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:15) Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:57) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Foul on Kai Shinholster.
+1 (8:46) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3.
1818
+1 (8:46) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3.
1819
+1 (8:46) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3.
1820
(8:18) Kai Shinholster misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:15) John Mobley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:05) Gabe Cupps makes driving layup.
1822
(7:41) Kai Shinholster misses layup.
(7:37) Gabe Cupps Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Devin Royal misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(7:19) Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.
(6:59) Cade Tyson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:54) Isaac Asuma Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:53) Bobby Durkin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaac Asuma assists).
2122
+2 (6:33) Devin Royal makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Christoph Tilly assists).
2124
+3 (6:14) Isaac Asuma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kai Shinholster assists).
2424
(5:52) Foul on Cade Tyson.
+3 (5:34) Bruce Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Mobley Jr. assists).
2427
+2 (5:13) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Langston Reynolds assists).
2627
(4:55) John Mobley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(4:55) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Steal.
(4:38) Foul on John Mobley Jr..
+1 (4:38) Langston Reynolds makes free throw 1 of 2.
2727
+1 (4:38) Langston Reynolds makes free throw 2 of 2.
2827
+2 (4:17) Bruce Thornton makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
2829
(4:04) Bobby Durkin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:01) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) John Mobley Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:49) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
(3:41) John Mobley Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:39) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
(3:31) Devin Royal misses layup.
(3:29) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(2:59) team shot clock turnover .
(2:49) Bruce Thornton misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:46) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(2:36) Isaac Asuma bad pass turnover.
(2:36) Bruce Thornton Steal.
(2:30) Devin Royal misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:25) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(2:00) Grayson Grove misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:57) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(1:43) John Mobley Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:39) Jaylen Crocker-Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(1:23) Foul on Langston Reynolds.
(1:23) Langston Reynolds turnover.
(1:03) John Mobley Jr. misses layup.
(1:03) Kai Shinholster Block.
(0:58) Grayson Grove Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Bobby Durkin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:38) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:15) Bruce Thornton makes driving layup.
2831
(0:00) Isaac Asuma misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:00) John Mobley Jr. Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

MINN

OSU

74Points82

23-58(39.7%)Field Goal(%)31-65(47.7%)

8-27(29.6%)3-Point(%)7-24(29.2%)

20-25(80.0%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

31(9)Rebounds(Offensive)42(13)

13Assists11

6Steals6

4Blocks3

9Turnovers10

19(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

4Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

attendance: 8,750 (45.9%)

tv: BTN

spread: OSU -7.5

over/under: 143.5