National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 69, Northwestern 67
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 22, 2015
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Pat Driscoll, # Donnie Eppley
Attendance:
7117
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Ohio State 69, Northwestern 67: Freshman D’Angelo Russell made six 3-pointers en route to a career-high 33 points to go along with seven rebounds and six assists as the visiting Buckeyes edged the Wildcats.
Russell went 12-of-17 from the field, including 6-of-11 from behind the arc, as Ohio State (15-5, 4-3 Big Ten) beat Northwestern for the 10th straight time. Sam Thompson added 11 points for the Buckeyes, who shot 52.8 percent from the field and made 9-of-19 from 3-point range.
Alex Olah led the way with 16 points and six boards for Northwestern (10-9, 1-5), which lost its fifth consecutive contest. Tre Demps scored 14, including a banked 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to cut the deficit to 68-67 before Russell made one free throw and the Wildcats could not get off a shot.
Olah scored six as Northwestern sprinted to a 21-10 lead before Ohio State responded with the next 10 points and edged in front 38-34 at intermission. Russell scored eight points as the Buckeyes pushed the lead to 54-43, but the Wildcats ran off 11 of the next 13, including 3-pointers by Dave Sobolewski and Bryant McIntosh (12 points).
Russell countered with two baskets to increase the lead to six before Northwestern battled back and drew even on JerShon’s Cobb’s 3-pointer with 3:54 to go. Russell answered by draining two consecutive 3-pointers for a 66-60 lead and Ohio State held on despite missing three straight front ends of one-and-ones.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Russell, who did not have a turnover, is averaging 22.5 points over his last eight games and his six 3-pointers matched a career best. … Northwestern F Nathan Taphorn missed his second straight game with a foot injury. … Ohio State Fs Anthony Lee and Jae’Sean Tate started in place of C Amir Williams and F Marc Loving, who both came off the bench.
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Top Game Performances
| Ohio St. |
|
Northwestern |
|
D'Angelo Russell 33 |
Scoring |
Alex Olah 16 |
|
D'Angelo Russell 6 |
Assists |
JerShon Cobb 4 |
|
D'Angelo Russell 7 |
Rebounds |
Vic Law 6 |
|
D'Angelo Russell 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Alex Olah 4 |
|
Marc Loving 1 |
Steals |
Alex Olah 2 |
|
Sam Thompson 2 |
Blocks |
Alex Olah 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Ohio St.
|
69 |
52.8 |
9-19 |
4-9 |
15 |
25 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
| Northwestern
|
67 |
44.4 |
7-21 |
12-14 |
14 |
27 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
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