Buckeyes come back to beat Rutgers in Piscataway

COLUMBUS – Ohio State needed all 40 minutes to beat Rutgers on the road but they earned a 80-73 win over the Scarlet Knights. The Buckeyes improve to 10-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten following the win.

Bruce Thornton led the Buckeyes with 20 points on Friday night. He also had ten rebounds and one assist in 33 minutes of action.

Ohio State’s second leading scorer as Devin Royal who finished with 16 points. John Mobley Jr. also had 12 while Brandon Noel scored 14 points off the bench.

The Buckeyes other two starters, Christoph Tilly and Amare Bynum, both finished the game with nine points. No other player scored or attempted a shot against Rutgers.

Friday night’s win over Rutgers was the first of nine straight conference games for the Buckeyes, including five on the road. Ohio State returns to the Schottenstein Center on Jan. 5 to host a ranked Nebraska team. Following that game, they will head to the Pacific Northwest to play at Oregon on Jan. 8 then Washington on Jan. 11.

The Buckeyes will then host UCLA on Jan. 17 and Minnesota on Jan. 20. Ohio State will wrap up January with a trip to Ann Arbor to face Michigan on the 23rd followed by a game in Madison against Wisconsin on the 31st.

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