USC Trojans vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Feb 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
USC	43	39	82
OSU	40	49	89

Game Recap

Thornton's 21 points lead Ohio State over USC 89-82. Bruce Thornton scored 21 points and hit two late throws to help Ohio State secure an 89-82 win over USC on Wednesday.

Player Stats

USC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Ezra Ausar	34	4-11	0-0	5-6	9	2	4	0	2	5	13
6Jacob Cofie	38	5-9	2-4	0-0	4	1	2	2	0	4	12
45Gabe Dynes	20	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	2	0	4	4
0Alijah Arenas	36	6-19	1-7	12-16	4	3	3	0	4	2	25
13Kam Woods	40	6-13	1-2	1-2	6	3	0	0	3	2	14
5Terrance Williams II	11	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
7Jordan Marsh	19	3-7	2-4	5-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	13
8Jerry Easter II	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Ryan Cornish	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	26-6241.9%	6-1735.3%	24-3372.7%	25	10	11	4	9	21	82

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Amare Bynum	30	5-12	1-3	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	3	11
21Devin Royal	35	8-11	0-3	3-3	7	1	2	0	2	2	19
13Christoph Tilly	22	2-3	1-1	4-4	2	1	0	2	2	3	9
2Bruce Thornton	32	5-11	0-3	11-11	6	8	1	0	4	3	21
0John Mobley Jr.	32	4-10	2-7	3-3	3	2	0	0	3	3	13
7Ivan Njegovan	7	0-1	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
4Gabe Cupps	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
6Puff Johnson	15	2-2	2-2	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	4	8
3Taison Chatman	21	2-6	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	5
TOTAL	-	29-5850.0%	7-2231.8%	24-2596.0%	28	14	5	3	12	21	89

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSCOSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by USC.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Ohio State.
(19:41) Ezra Ausar misses 3-foot jumper.
(19:41) Amare Bynum Block.
(19:38) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(19:15) John Mobley Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:14) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:14) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
+2 (18:51) Gabe Dynes makes 1-foot dunk.
20
(18:37) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
(18:31) Devin Royal misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(18:28) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:15) Kam Woods makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ezra Ausar assists).
50
+2 (18:01) Devin Royal makes 9-foot jumper (Bruce Thornton assists).
52
+2 (17:44) Kam Woods makes 5-foot jumper.
72
(17:26) Foul on Gabe Dynes.
+1 (17:26) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 1 of 2.
73
+1 (17:26) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 2 of 2.
74
(17:15) Ezra Ausar misses 12-foot jumper.
(17:11) Kam Woods Offensive Rebound.
(16:56) Alijah Arenas misses 16-foot jumper.
(16:53) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
(16:50) Foul on John Mobley Jr..
+1 (16:50) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2.
84
+1 (16:50) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2.
94
(16:40) John Mobley Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:34) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(16:34) Kam Woods out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(16:30) John Mobley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:30) Jacob Cofie Steal.
(16:17) Foul on Ivan Njegovan.
+1 (16:17) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2.
104
+1 (16:17) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2.
114
(16:00) Bruce Thornton misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:54) Ivan Njegovan Offensive Rebound.
(15:54) Ivan Njegovan misses tip in layup.
(15:53) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Ezra Ausar bad pass turnover.
(15:50) Bruce Thornton Steal.
(15:42) Bruce Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:39) Ivan Njegovan Offensive Rebound.
(15:29) Devin Royal misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:25) Alijah Arenas Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Foul on Devin Royal.
(15:14) Alijah Arenas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:11) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Bruce Thornton bad pass turnover.
(15:04) Alijah Arenas Steal.
(14:59) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
+1 (14:59) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2.
124
+1 (14:59) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2.
134
+2 (14:44) Devin Royal makes 15-foot jumper.
136
(14:16) Alijah Arenas misses driving layup.
(14:14) Alijah Arenas Offensive Rebound.
(14:11) Alijah Arenas misses 7-foot jumper.
(14:09) Ivan Njegovan Defensive Rebound.
(14:02) Taison Chatman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:59) Bruce Thornton Offensive Rebound.
(13:47) Taison Chatman misses layup.
(13:47) Gabe Dynes Block.
(13:46) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
(13:41) Christoph Tilly misses layup.
(13:41) Jacob Cofie Block.
(13:39) USC Defensive Rebound.
(13:30) Kam Woods out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(13:18) Christoph Tilly bad pass turnover.
(13:18) Ezra Ausar Steal.
+2 (13:13) Kam Woods makes 6-foot jumper (Ezra Ausar assists).
156
+3 (12:55) Taison Chatman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bruce Thornton assists).
159
(12:35) Jacob Cofie misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:33) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) Foul on Kam Woods.
+1 (12:28) Bruce Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2.
1510
+1 (12:28) Bruce Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2.
1511
(12:09) Kam Woods bad pass turnover.
(12:09) Puff Johnson Steal.
+2 (12:02) Bruce Thornton makes 10-foot jumper.
1513
(11:44) Kam Woods misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:40) Taison Chatman Defensive Rebound.
(11:36) Amare Bynum misses dunk.
(11:36) Jacob Cofie Block.
(11:36) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:26) Taison Chatman makes 19-foot jumper (John Mobley Jr. assists).
1515
+2 (11:00) Alijah Arenas makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
1715
(10:46) John Mobley Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(10:43) Jordan Marsh Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) Alijah Arenas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:26) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:21) Amare Bynum makes driving layup.
1717
(9:56) Alijah Arenas bad pass turnover.
(9:56) Amare Bynum Steal.
(9:45) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
+2 (9:38) Bruce Thornton makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
1719
(9:18) Jordan Marsh misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:16) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:16) Foul on Amare Bynum.
(9:12) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
+1 (9:12) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2.
1819
(9:12) Ezra Ausar misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:11) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:09) Ezra Ausar makes layup.
2019
+2 (8:46) Devin Royal makes 1-foot dunk.
2021
+3 (8:26) Jacob Cofie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kam Woods assists).
2321
(8:04) Amare Bynum misses 18-foot jumper.
(8:02) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(7:48) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
+1 (7:48) Terrance Williams II makes free throw 1 of 2.
2421
(7:48) Terrance Williams II misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:47) John Mobley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:26) John Mobley Jr. makes 19-foot jumper (Christoph Tilly assists).
2423
(7:26) Foul on Ryan Cornish.
+1 (7:26) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
2424
+2 (7:07) Jacob Cofie makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
2624
(6:44) Amare Bynum misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:43) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:43) Foul on Terrance Williams II.
+2 (6:32) Gabe Cupps makes driving layup.
2626
+2 (6:08) Jacob Cofie makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
2826
(5:53) Gabe Cupps misses driving layup.
(5:53) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:53) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
+1 (5:53) Puff Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2827
+1 (5:53) Puff Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2828
(5:33) Foul on Taison Chatman.
+1 (5:33) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2.
2928
(5:33) Alijah Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:31) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(5:18) Devin Royal misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:14) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:07) Ezra Ausar makes layup (Alijah Arenas assists).
3128
+3 (4:52) Amare Bynum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Taison Chatman assists).
3131
(4:33) Alijah Arenas misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(4:32) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
(4:14) Bruce Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:11) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) Foul on Puff Johnson.
(4:07) Kam Woods misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:07) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:07) Kam Woods makes free throw 2 of 2.
3231
(3:55) Devin Royal bad pass turnover.
(3:55) Ezra Ausar Steal.
+2 (3:44) Ezra Ausar makes driving layup.
3431
(3:29) Taison Chatman misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(3:28) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:28) Foul on Puff Johnson.
+1 (3:28) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2.
3531
+1 (3:28) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2.
3631
+2 (3:07) Devin Royal makes 11-foot step back jumpshot.
3633
(2:36) Kam Woods misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(2:32) Ivan Njegovan Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Foul on Terrance Williams II.
+1 (2:27) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3634
+1 (2:27) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3635
+3 (2:15) Jacob Cofie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alijah Arenas assists).
3935
+2 (1:57) John Mobley Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
3937
+2 (1:35) Gabe Dynes makes layup (Alijah Arenas assists).
4137
(1:21) Foul on Gabe Dynes.
+1 (1:21) Ivan Njegovan makes free throw 1 of 2.
4138
(1:21) Ivan Njegovan misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:20) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Jordan Marsh misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:50) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(0:44) Taison Chatman misses 9-foot jumper.
(0:41) Jordan Marsh Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:38) Alijah Arenas makes layup (Jordan Marsh assists).
4338
+2 (0:01) Bruce Thornton makes 8-foot jumper.
4340

2nd half

Team Stats

USC

OSU

82Points89

26-62(41.9%)Field Goal(%)29-58(50.0%)

6-17(35.3%)3-Point(%)7-22(31.8%)

24-33(72.7%)Free Throw(%)24-25(96.0%)

32(14)Rebounds(Offensive)33(9)

10Assists14

11Steals5

4Blocks3

10Turnovers12

21(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

9Largest Lead9

Game Details

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

attendance: 11,367 (59.7%)

tv: BTN

spread: OSU -7.5

over/under: 152.5