National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 65, Nebraska 62
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2016
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # Kelly Pfeifer, # Lamont Simpson
Attendance:
15679
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman point guard JaQuan Lyle scored the go-ahead basket on a driving shot with 31.6 seconds to play, and Ohio State defeated Nebraska 65-62 in overtime on Saturday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Lyle scored 19 points to lead Ohio State (18-10, 10-5 Big Ten). He had 11 straight points in the second half to help the Buckeyes to their biggest lead, 41-30.
Nebraska (14-14, 6-9 Big Ten Conference) rallied and took a 56-54 lead on junior guard Andrew White's 3-pointer with 54.2 seconds to play in regulation.
Lyle hit two free throws with 9 seconds to play forcing a tie, junior guard Glynn Watson's forced shot was blocked in the final seconds for Nebraska, and freshman forward Mickey Mitchell's heave from three-quarters court hit the back of the rim at the buzzer for Ohio State.
Each team had a two-point lead in overtime, with senior guard Benny Parker making a transition layup for a 62-60 Nebraska lead with 1:28 to play.
Ohio State, which held Nebraska to a season-worst 27.1 percent shooting, scored the final three points, then held on as two 3-pointers in the final seconds, by White and Watson, fell short.
Freshman forward Jack McVeigh scored 16 points to lead Nebraska, which played a fourth straight game without senior forward Shavon Shields, who is recovering from a Feb. 6 concussion.
Top Game Performances
| Ohio St. |
|
Nebraska |
|
JaQuan Lyle 19 |
Scoring |
Jack McVeigh 16 |
|
JaQuan Lyle 3 |
Assists |
Tai Webster 5 |
|
Jae'Sean Tate 12 |
Rebounds |
Michael Jacobson 9 |
|
Marc Loving 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Andrew White III 6 |
|
Keita Bates-Diop 2 |
Steals |
Andrew White III 2 |
|
Marc Loving 3 |
Blocks |
Michael Jacobson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Ohio St.
|
65 |
38.9 |
3-14 |
20-26 |
6 |
46 |
8 |
6 |
17 |
| Nebraska
|
62 |
27.1 |
9-35 |
15-23 |
10 |
38 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
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