Ohio State 76-72 Rutgers (4 Jan, 2024) Play-by-Play

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

8-5, 0-2 Conference

	1	2	T
RUTG	32	40	72
OSU	45	31	76

Ohio State Buckeyes

12-2, 2-1 Conference

TIME		RUTG	OSU
19:38	Clifford Omoruyi missed Jumper.	0	0
19:34	Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Bruce Thornton made Jumper.	0	2
18:59	Noah Fernandes made Jumper.	2	2
18:51	Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.	2	5
18:19	Noah Fernandes made Jumper.	4	5
17:58	Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.	4	8
17:36	Derek Simpson Turnover.	4	8
17:13	Bruce Thornton Turnover.	4	8
17:08	Derek Simpson made Jumper.	6	8
16:59	Jamison Battle Turnover.	6	8
16:59	Derek Simpson Steal.	6	8
16:56	Foul on Bruce Thornton.	6	8
16:56	Derek Simpson made Free Throw.	7	8
16:56	Derek Simpson made Free Throw.	8	8
16:45	Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Jumper.	8	8
16:42	Derek Simpson Defensive Rebound.	8	8
16:38	Mawot Mag Turnover.	8	8
16:38	Felix Okpara Steal.	8	8
16:25	Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Jumper.	8	8
16:22	Roddy Gayle Jr. Offensive Rebound.	8	8
16:20	Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Jumper.	8	8
16:18	Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.	8	8
15:59	Foul on Clifford Omoruyi.	8	8
15:59	Clifford Omoruyi Turnover.	8	8
15:59	Official TV Timeout	8	8
15:38	Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zed Key.	8	11
15:20	Noah Fernandes made Jumper.	10	11
15:10	Foul on Antwone Woolfolk.	10	11
15:03	Bruce Thornton made Jumper.	10	13
14:38	Noah Fernandes missed Three Point Jumper.	10	13
14:35	Dale Bonner Defensive Rebound.	10	13
14:22		10	15
14:01	Mawot Mag missed Three Point Jumper.	10	15
13:59	Dale Bonner Defensive Rebound.	10	15
13:52	Dale Bonner missed Jumper.	10	15
13:50	Derek Simpson Defensive Rebound.	10	15
13:44	Derek Simpson made Jumper.	12	15
13:26	Dale Bonner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roddy Gayle Jr..	12	18
13:05	Derek Simpson made Three Point Jumper.	15	18
12:34	Zed Key Turnover.	15	18
12:30	Noah Fernandes made Layup.	17	18
12:13	Dale Bonner missed Jumper.	17	18
12:13	Gavin Griffiths Block.	17	18
12:12	Dale Bonner Offensive Rebound.	17	18
12:10	Foul on Jamichael Davis.	17	18
12:10	Bruce Thornton made Free Throw.	17	19
12:10	Bruce Thornton missed Free Throw.	17	19
12:09	Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.	17	19
11:53	Gavin Griffiths missed Jumper.	17	19
11:49	Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.	17	19
11:46	Bruce Thornton Turnover.	17	19
11:46	Clifford Omoruyi Steal.	17	19
11:38	Gavin Griffiths made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Simpson.	20	19
11:10	Bruce Thornton Turnover.	20	19
11:10	Official TV Timeout	20	19
10:59	Jamichael Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	20	19
10:56	Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.	20	19
10:43	Scotty Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roddy Gayle Jr..	20	22
10:25	Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.	20	22
10:22	Dale Bonner Defensive Rebound.	20	22
10:04	Felix Okpara missed Layup.	20	22
10:02	Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.	20	22
10:01	Felix Okpara made Layup.	20	24
9:41	Noah Fernandes missed Layup.	20	24
9:39	Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.	20	24
9:35	Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
9:32	Noah Fernandes Defensive Rebound.	20	24
9:31	Noah Fernandes Turnover.	20	24
9:19	Dale Bonner missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
9:16	Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.	20	24
9:13	Noah Fernandes missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
9:10	Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.	20	24
8:59	Foul on Antwone Woolfolk.	20	24
8:59	Felix Okpara made Free Throw.	20	25
8:59	Felix Okpara missed Free Throw.	20	25
8:58	Gavin Griffiths Defensive Rebound.	20	25
8:43	Noah Fernandes missed Three Point Jumper.	20	25
8:39	Rutgers Offensive Rebound.	20	25
8:39	Rutgers Turnover.	20	25
8:26	Bruce Thornton made Jumper. Assisted by Felix Okpara.	20	27
8:05	Gavin Griffiths missed Three Point Jumper.	20	27
8:01	Scotty Middleton Defensive Rebound.	20	27
7:52	Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scotty Middleton.	20	30
7:49	Rutgers Timeout	20	30
7:49	Official TV Timeout	20	30
7:36	Derek Simpson made Jumper.	22	30
7:27	Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scotty Middleton.	22	33
7:01	Clifford Omoruyi missed Jumper.	22	33
6:59	Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.	22	33
6:39	Zed Key missed Jumper.	22	33
6:35	Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.	22	33
6:31	Derek Simpson missed Jumper.	22	33
6:28	Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.	22	33
6:26	Noah Fernandes missed Three Point Jumper.	22	33
6:23	Scotty Middleton Defensive Rebound.	22	33
5:53	Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Layup.	22	33
5:50	Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.	22	33
5:48	Noah Fernandes made Layup.	24	33
5:18	Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scotty Middleton.	24	36
5:00	Derek Simpson Turnover.	24	36
5:00	Bruce Thornton Steal.	24	36
4:54	Jamison Battle made Dunk. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.	24	38
4:37	Mawot Mag missed Jumper.	24	38
4:34	Zed Key Defensive Rebound.	24	38
4:14	Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dale Bonner.	24	41
3:56	Foul on Zed Key.	24	41
3:56	Official TV Timeout	24	41
3:51	Mawot Mag made Jumper.	26	41
3:29	Dale Bonner missed Jumper.	26	41
3:26	Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.	26	41
3:15	Aundre Hyatt made Jumper.	28	41
2:53	Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.	28	41
2:50	Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.	28	41
2:42	Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.	28	41
2:38	Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.	28	41
2:23	Clifford Omoruyi Turnover.	28	41
2:23	Evan Mahaffey Steal.	28	41
2:22	Foul on Noah Fernandes.	28	41
2:04	Evan Mahaffey made Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.	28	43
1:51	Mawot Mag missed Jumper.	28	43
1:48	Aundre Hyatt Offensive Rebound.	28	43
1:46	Mawot Mag made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aundre Hyatt.	31	43
1:35	Roddy Gayle Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	31	43
1:30	Noah Fernandes Defensive Rebound.	31	43
1:24	Foul on Felix Okpara.	31	43
1:24	Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw.	32	43
1:24	Clifford Omoruyi missed Free Throw.	32	43
1:23	Evan Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.	32	43
1:11	Bruce Thornton made Jumper.	32	45
0:55	Derek Simpson missed Jumper.	32	45
0:53	Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.	32	45
0:53	Ohio State Timeout	32	45
0:27	Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.	32	45
0:23	Noah Fernandes Defensive Rebound.	32	45
0:09	Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..	32	45
0:06	Foul on Dale Bonner.	32	45
0:04	Derek Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.	32	45
0:00	Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.	32	45
0:00	End of 1st half	32	45

Value City Arena

12:00 AM, 4 January 2024

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 10,614

Referees:
Bill Ek
D.J. Carstensen
James Breeding

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