National Basketball Association
Butler 67, Ohio St. 66
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 26, 2017
Where: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # Paul Szelc, # Anthony Chiazza
Attendance:
5910
By The Sports Xchange
Chris Holtmann's former team beat his current team Sunday as Butler overcame a 15-point deficit in the last 5 1/2 minutes of regulation and defeated Ohio State 67-66 in overtime for fifth place in the PK80 Motion Bracket at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore.
Kelan Martin drove down the left wing and hit a driving layup with 3.8 seconds left in overtime for the winning bucket as the Bulldogs improved to 5-2.
The Buckeyes (5-2) had a timeout remaining, but didn't call it and C.J. Jackson's 3-pointer from just inside the halfcourt line was short as time expired.
Martin scored a game-high 24 points for Butler, while Kamar Baldwin hit for 14 and Paul Jorgensen added 10 points. Baldwin canned a step-back 3-pointer with 20 seconds left in regulation to tie the score 59-59, capping the Bulldogs' rally.
Ohio State carved out a 24-21 lead at the half, then gradually pulled away in the second half, opening up a 54-39 advantage with 5:21 remaining on a layup by Jackson. However, the Buckeyes turned it over six times down the stretch as Butler scored the final 10 points of regulation.
The Bulldogs led 65-62 with three minutes left in overtime after Baldwin scored off a turnover, but Ohio State regained a one-point lead when Jackson drained two free throws with 1:07 left.
Jackson tallied 19 points but also committed seven turnovers, while Keita Bates-Diop added 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Butler canned just 36.2 percent of its field-goal attempts and was 6 of 31 on 3-pointers, but the Buckeyes were guilty of 24 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
| Butler |
|
Ohio St. |
|
Kelan Martin 24 |
Scoring |
C.J. Jackson 19 |
|
Kamar Baldwin 4 |
Assists |
Jae'Sean Tate 6 |
|
Tyler Wideman 8 |
Rebounds |
Keita Bates-Diop 11 |
|
Kelan Martin 4 |
Free Throws Made |
C.J. Jackson 8 |
|
Kelan Martin 4 |
Steals |
C.J. Jackson 3 |
|
Aaron Thompson 1 |
Blocks |
Musa Jallow 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Butler
|
67 |
36.2 |
6-31 |
11-20 |
8 |
35 |
2 |
11 |
14 |
| Ohio St.
|
66 |
46.2 |
5-15 |
13-18 |
13 |
39 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
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