Ohio State Men's Basketball Impressive Victory

Edann · 2024-11-05T14:36:35+00:00

Ohio state played #19 Texas last night in Las Vegas and the Buckeyes went wire to wire against the Longhorns in what was an impressive 80-72 victory for the Buckeyes. Some notable players for the Buckeyes were Junior PG Bruce Thornton who led the way with 20 points and 5 assists, Graduate Transfer Micah Parrish added 17 points, and true freshman sharpshooter John Mobley Jr contributed 14 points off the bench going 4-4 from behind the 3-point arc. A notable player for the Longhorns was True Freshman, Tre Johnson, who scored a Longhorns Freshman debut record 29 points previously held by Kevin Durant, who scored 20 points in his debut back in 2006. What makes Johnson's performance even more impressive is that he was EFFICIENT from the floor, he had a 50% FG%, 50% 3PT%, and 80% FT%. The next opponent for the Buckeyes will be Youngstown State at home next Monday at 6:00 PM EST on BTN.