National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 63, Nebraska 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 2, 2013
Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Buddy Mayborg, # Steve McJunkins, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance:
11478
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No. 11 Ohio State 63, Nebraska 56: Lenzelle Smith Jr. went 6-for-6 from the field en route to a game-high 21 points as the visiting Buckeyes held off the Cornhuskers.
Deshaun Thomas scored 15 points and Aaron Craft added 14 and six assists for Ohio State (17-4, 7-2 Big Ten), which has won four straight.
David Rivers scored 13 points and Dylan Talley had 12 for the Cornhuskers (11-12, 2-8), who shot 37.1 percent from the field and went 6-for-26 from 3-point range.
Both schools struggled from the floor in the first half but the Buckeyes went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line while Nebraska failed to get to the stripe, leading to a 32-23 Ohio State lead at the break. The Cornhuskers missed seven straight shots at one point as the Buckeyes turned a two-point deficit into a 30-19 edge.
Ohio State pushed the lead to as much as 53-38 with 9:05 to play before Nebraska battled back. Rivers scored six points during a 15-5 run, including two free throws that cut it to 58-53 with 2:40 left, before the Buckeyes sealed it at the free-throw line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ohio State has the roughest part of its schedule coming up this week with dates against No. 1 Michigan and No. 3 Indiana. … Nebraska is averaging 54.8 points in conference play. … Cornhuskers leading scorer Ray Gallegos was held to 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting, including 3-of-12 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
| Ohio St. |
|
Nebraska |
|
Lenzelle Smith Jr. 21 |
Scoring |
David Rivers 13 |
|
Aaron Craft 6 |
Assists |
Brandon Ubel 3 |
|
Amir Williams 8 |
Rebounds |
Andre Almeida 8 |
|
Amir Williams 7 |
Free Throws Made |
David Rivers 2 |
|
Amir Williams 2 |
Steals |
Shavon Shields 2 |
|
Amir Williams 3 |
Blocks |
Andre Almeida 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Ohio St.
|
63 |
39.1 |
4-12 |
23-28 |
8 |
30 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
| Nebraska
|
56 |
37.1 |
6-26 |
4-5 |
8 |
34 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
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