Bruce Thornton, Devin Royal propel Ohio State to 102-69 romp over Green Bay
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Bruce Thornton scored 25 points to lead seven players in double figures, and Devin Royal posted a double-double as Ohio State steamrolled Green Bay 102-69 on Monday night.
Thornton made 7 of 10 shots with five 3-pointers for the Buckeyes (5-1), who improved to 4-0 at home. He made 6 of 7 at the free-throw line and totaled nine assists. Royal pitched in with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Meechie Johnson scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half to help Ohio State take a 42-32 lead into the locker room.
John Mobley Jr. had 14 points and Sean Stewart added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Buckeyes. Micah Parrish and reserve Evan Mahaffey both scored 10.
Anthony Roy scored 30 points to lead the Phoenix (2-5), who fell to 1-4 on the road. Roy buried 10 of 16 shots, including 8 of 12 from beyond the arc. He has scored at least 30 in three straight games and done it four times this season. Roy, an NAIA All-America choice last season at Langston University, leads the nation with a 28.0 scoring average.
The Buckeyes topped the century mark for a second straight game after posting a 104-60 victory over Campbell their last time out.
Ohio State outrebounded Green Bay 37-23 and scored 30 points off of 18 turnovers by the Phoenix.
Ohio State shot 55.9% from the floor, 45.2% from beyond the arc (14 for 31) and made 12 of 19 free throws.
Green Bay shot 49% overall and 41.7% from distance (10 for 24). The Phoenix were 11 for 16 at the foul line.
The Buckeyes will host Pittsburgh on Friday. Green Bay returns home to play Campbell on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Marcus Hall vs. Sean Stewart (Buckeyes gains possession) | Â | |
19:43 | Â | Sean Stewart misses two point layup | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Jeremiah Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
19:21 | Â | Marcus Hall misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:19 | Â | Sean Stewart defensive rebound | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Meechie Johnson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Sean Stewart offensive rebound | Â | |
19:10 | Â | Sean Stewart turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
18:47 | Â | Preston Ruedinger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
18:37 | Â | Sean Stewart turnover (lost ball) (Preston Ruedinger steals) | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Marcus Hall misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
18:08 | Â | Meechie Johnson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Foster Wonders defensive rebound | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Anthony Roy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:58 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
17:43 | +3 | Meechie Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sean Stewart assists) | 0-3 | |
17:22 | Â | Jeremiah Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Meechie Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
17:10 | Â | Micah Parrish misses two point layup | Â | |
17:08 | Â | Micah Parrish offensive rebound | Â | |
17:05 | Â | Micah Parrish misses two point layup | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Jeremiah Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:01 | Â | Foster Wonders misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:59 | Â | Sean Stewart defensive rebound | Â | |
16:43 | +2 | Sean Stewart makes two point jump shot (Meechie Johnson Jr. assists) | 0-5 | |
16:21 | +2 | Marcus Hall makes two point layup | 2-5 | |
16:13 | +3 | Meechie Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 2-8 | |
15:57 | +3 | Anthony Roy makes three point jump shot | 5-8 | |
15:48 | Â | Anthony Roy shooting foul (Micah Parrish draws the foul) | Â | |
15:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:48 | Â | Micah Parrish misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:48 | +1 | Micah Parrish makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-9 | |
15:19 | Â | Preston Ruedinger misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:17 | Â | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | Â | |
15:11 | +3 | Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists) | 5-12 | |
14:59 | +3 | Foster Wonders makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hall assists) | 8-12 | |
14:42 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Jeremiah Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
14:34 | +3 | Anthony Roy makes three point jump shot | 11-12 | |
14:05 | Â | Jeremiah Johnson shooting foul (Meechie Johnson Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Meechie Johnson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Meechie Johnson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Anthony Roy defensive rebound | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Foster Wonders turnover (bad pass) (Micah Parrish steals) | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Evan Mahaffey turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:17 | Â | Ben Tweedy turnover (lost ball) (John Mobley Jr. steals) | Â | |
13:01 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 11-15 | |
12:32 | Â | Marcus Hall turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:23 | +2 | Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists) | 11-17 | |
12:04 | Â | Foster Wonders turnover (back court violation) | Â | |
12:02 | Â | John Mobley Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
11:50 | Â | Anthony Roy turnover (lost ball) (John Mobley Jr. steals) | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Evan Mahaffey turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
11:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Evan Mahaffey blocks Anthony Roy's two point layup | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Phoenix offensive rebound | Â | |
11:16 | Â | Preston Ruedinger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:14 | Â | Buckeyes defensive rebound | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Phoenix turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
10:57 | +2 | Evan Mahaffey makes two point jump shot | 11-19 | |
10:30 | Â | Sean Stewart blocks Mac Wrecke's two point layup | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Sean Stewart defensive rebound | Â | |
10:24 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Buckeyes offensive rebound | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Sean Stewart offensive rebound | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Sean Stewart misses two point layup | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Ben Tweedy defensive rebound | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Sean Stewart personal foul | Â | |
9:54 | +2 | Ben Tweedy makes two point layup | 13-19 | |
9:30 | +2 | Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists) | 13-21 | |
8:59 | Â | Ben Tweedy turnover (bad pass) (John Mobley Jr. steals) | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Devin Royal offensive rebound | Â | |
8:40 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup | 13-23 | |
8:33 | +2 | Mac Wrecke makes two point dunk (Ben Tweedy assists) | 15-23 | |
8:15 | +3 | Meechie Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Devin Royal assists) | 15-26 | |
8:06 | +2 | C.J. O'Hara makes two point layup (Ben Tweedy assists) | 17-26 | |
7:43 | +2 | Sean Stewart makes two point layup | 17-28 | |
7:28 | +2 | Mac Wrecke makes two point layup (Ben Tweedy assists) | 19-28 | |
7:06 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:04 | Â | Sean Stewart offensive rebound | Â | |
7:04 | Â | C.J. O'Hara personal foul | Â | |
7:04 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:01 | +3 | Meechie Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists) | 19-31 | |
6:40 | +2 | Anthony Roy makes two point layup | 21-31 | |
6:19 | Â | Meechie Johnson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Phoenix defensive rebound | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Foster Wonders misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:57 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
5:49 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:47 | Â | Mac Wrecke defensive rebound | Â | |
5:37 | +3 | Anthony Roy makes three point jump shot (Ben Tweedy assists) | 24-31 | |
5:20 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Buckeyes offensive rebound | Â | |
4:57 | Â | Colin White misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Phoenix defensive rebound | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Micah Parrish personal foul | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Foster Wonders misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
4:22 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 24-34 | |
4:03 | Â | Anthony Roy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:01 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
3:54 | Â | C.J. O'Hara personal foul | Â | |
3:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:49 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Foster Wonders defensive rebound | Â | |
3:27 | Â | Anthony Roy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:25 | Â | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | Â | |
3:15 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup (Evan Mahaffey assists) | 24-36 | |
2:59 | Â | Evan Mahaffey personal foul | Â | |
2:59 | +1 | Marcus Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-36 | |
2:59 | Â | Marcus Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
2:59 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
2:45 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 25-39 | |
2:30 | Â | Devin Royal personal foul | Â | |
2:16 | +3 | Anthony Roy makes three point jump shot | 28-39 | |
1:56 | Â | Preston Ruedinger personal foul | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:50 | Â | Marcus Hall defensive rebound | Â | |
1:39 | +2 | Roee Oselka makes two point layup (Anthony Roy assists) | 30-39 | |
1:22 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:20 | Â | Sean Stewart offensive rebound | Â | |
1:17 | Â | Roee Oselka blocks Sean Stewart's two point layup | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Preston Ruedinger defensive rebound | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Marcus Hall turnover (traveling) | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Bruce Thornton turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
0:42 | +2 | Roee Oselka makes two point layup (Jeremiah Johnson assists) | 32-39 | |
0:34 | +3 | Meechie Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 32-42 | |
0:16 | Â | Phoenix 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:07 | Â | Bruce Thornton personal foul | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Evan Mahaffey blocks Preston Ruedinger's two point layup | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |