Buckeyes use late run to beat Northwestern
Lenzelle Smith scored a season-high 24 points, Deshaun Thomas added 19 and No. 16 Ohio State used a late run to beat Northwestern 63-53 on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Ohio State Buckeyes
63
Northwestern Wildcats
53
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSU | 29 | 34 | 63 |
| NU | 22 | 31 | 53 |
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Match Report
Team Stats
OSU
NU
21-49
FG
18-43
43
Field Goal %
42
8-22
3PT
8-19
36
Three Point %
42
13-23
FT
9-9
57
Free Throw %
100
30
Rebounds
30
10
Offensive Rebounds
5
20
Defensive Rebounds
25
15
Assists
12
10
Steals
2
6
Blocks
0
6
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
0
6
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
12
Fouls
19
12
Largest Lead
1
Top Performers
OSU
- Lenzelle Smith Jr. G MIN 38 · PTS 24 · FG 7-13
- Deshaun Thomas F MIN 37 · PTS 19 · FG 7-16
- Sam Thompson F MIN 23 · PTS 5 · FG 2-5
- Aaron Craft G MIN 38 · PTS 3 · FG 1-4
NU
- Dave Sobolewski G MIN 38 · PTS 13 · FG 5-13
- Tre Demps G MIN 36 · PTS 14 · FG 4-10
- Kale Abrahamson F MIN 29 · PTS 9 · FG 3-6
- Alex Olah C MIN 29 · PTS 9 · FG 3-8
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