National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 77, Washington 66
When: 4:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 18, 2012
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Officials:
# Robert Adams, # Michael Kitts, # Brian O'Connell
Attendance:
N/A
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No. 4 Ohio State 77, Washington 66: Deshaun Thomas scored 21 of his career-high-tying 31 points in the first half as the Buckeyes cruised to victory in the Naismith bracket championship game of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic in Uncasville, Conn.
Thomas made his first nine shots - including a trio of 3-pointers - and Aaron Craft drilled all eight of his free-throw attempts to finish with 18 points.
Fourth-ranked Ohio State (3-0) held a 41-31 edge at halftime before registering a 10-1 run early in the second half to put the game away.
After Washington closed to within five at 44-39, Thomas and Amir Williams made a pair of layups and a free throw apiece to cap the signature run.
C.J. Wilcox shot 7-for-12 from the field for a team-high 18 points for Washington (2-2), which split its two games in the tournament.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The teams were playing for the first time since 1972. Washington leads the all-time series, 8-4 ... The Huskies shot 9-of-19 from 3-point range. ... Excluding Thomas, the rest of the Buckeyes were 0-for-5 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Ohio St. |
|
C.J. Wilcox 18 |
Scoring |
Deshaun Thomas 31 |
|
Andrew Andrews 2 |
Assists |
Aaron Craft 4 |
|
Aziz N'Diaye 11 |
Rebounds |
Deshaun Thomas 8 |
|
Abdul Gaddy 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Craft 8 |
|
Aziz N'Diaye 1 |
Steals |
Shannon Scott 3 |
|
C.J. Wilcox 2 |
Blocks |
Evan Ravenel 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
66 |
47.9 |
9-18 |
11-17 |
10 |
24 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
| Ohio St.
|
77 |
47.4 |
3-12 |
20-26 |
14 |
30 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
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