National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 64, Minnesota 46
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 22, 2014
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials:
# Mike Sanzere, # Larry Scirotto, # Gene Steratore
Attendance:
18809
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No. 23 Ohio State 64, Minnesota 46: Sam Thompson scored 16 of his season-high 19 points in the second half as the host Buckeyes overcame a 12-point deficit to knock off the Gophers in Big Ten play.
Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 13 points and Shannon Scott scored 10 as the Buckeyes (22-6, 9-6) won for the sixth time in seven games. Aaron Craft contributed six points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals for Ohio State, which outscored the Golden Gophers 46-18 in the second half.
Andre Hollins scored 13 points and DeAndre Mathieu added 12 for Minnesota (17-11, 6-9). The Golden Gophers were 7-of-23 shooting with nine turnovers in the second half while losing for the sixth time in eight games.
The Buckeyes trailed 30-18 before exploding for 17 consecutive points over a stretch of more than six minutes to take a 35-30 lead. Thompson scored 10 straight Ohio State points to increase the advantage to 45-35 shortly before the midway point of the second half and he later scored on a dunk to boost the lead to 15 with 6 1/2 minutes to play as the Buckeyes continued to pull away.
Ohio State shot just 27.3 percent and committed eight turnovers in the first half and found itself trailing 28-18 at the break. Mathieu’s basket at the start of the second half pushed Minnesota’s lead to 12 before the Buckeyes seized control with the 17-0 run.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Buckeyes shot 56.7 percent from the field and had just three turnovers in the second half. … Minnesota recorded a season-low point total for the second consecutive game and is averaging just 49.7 points over the last three contests. … Craft raised his career steals count to 321, second in Big Ten history behind former Illinois standout Bruce Douglas (324 from 1982-86).
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Ohio St. |
|
Andre Hollins 13 |
Scoring |
Sam Thompson 19 |
|
Deandre Mathieu 3 |
Assists |
Aaron Craft 5 |
|
Elliott Eliason 4 |
Rebounds |
Aaron Craft 6 |
|
Andre Hollins 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Shannon Scott 4 |
|
Andre Hollins 1 |
Steals |
Aaron Craft 4 |
|
Elliott Eliason 1 |
Blocks |
Amir Williams 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
46 |
35.4 |
4-17 |
8-8 |
7 |
23 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
| Ohio St.
|
64 |
44.2 |
3-14 |
15-17 |
12 |
31 |
6 |
7 |
11 |
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