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Bruce Thornton hits late winner as Ohio State rallies to beat No. 18 Maryland 73-70

AP
Feb 07, 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Bruce Thornton banked in a 3-pointer from the right wing with 7.4 seconds left and Ohio State overcame a 17-point deficit to beat No. 18 Maryland 73-70 on Thursday night.

Thornton had 31 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Buckeyes (14-9, 6-6 Big Ten). Micah Parrish added 13 points and six rebounds.

Julian Reese had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Maryland (17-6, 7-5). Rodney Rice added 18 points, and Derik Queen had 13. The Terrapins had won four straight.

Maryland: The Terrapins seemed headed to their seventh win in their last eight games. But after shooting 59% in the first half, they shot 25% in the second.

Ohio State: The Buckeyes need every win they can get to improve their NCAA resume, and this Quad 1 would certainly qualify. Ohio State played without 7-foot-1 center Aaron Bradshaw, who was out with illness. This was a reversal from the Dec. 4 meeting in the Big Ten opener, when Maryland led by 40 points in an 83-59 victory.

After Maryland’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie tied it at 70 on a drive with 35.5 seconds left, Thornton patiently held the ball and made the winner.

Thornton had 17 of his points in the final seven minutes as the Buckeyes outscored the Terrapins 23-9 in that stretch.

Both teams play Sunday. Maryland hosts Rutgers, and Ohio State is at Nebraska.

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1st Half
MD
Terrapins
41
OSU
Buckeyes
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Julian Reese vs. Sean Stewart (Terrapins gains possession)
19:40	+2	Julian Reese makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	2-0
19:15		Sean Stewart misses two point jump shot
19:13		Derik Queen defensive rebound
19:05	+2	Julian Reese makes two point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	4-0
18:40		John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:38		Selton Miguel defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Derik Queen makes two point jump shot (Rodney Rice assists)	6-0
17:58		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
17:56		Sean Stewart offensive rebound
17:45		Sean Stewart misses two point hook shot
17:43		Julian Reese defensive rebound
17:32		Sean Stewart shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
17:32		Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:32		Derik Queen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:32		Devin Royal defensive rebound
17:07		Devin Royal misses two point jump shot
17:05		Derik Queen defensive rebound
16:53	+2	Julian Reese makes two point layup (Derik Queen assists)	8-0
16:47		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
16:43		Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul
16:30	+2	Ivan Njegovan makes two point layup (Devin Royal assists)	8-2
16:12	+2	Rodney Rice makes two point jump shot	10-2
15:52		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
15:50		Derik Queen defensive rebound
15:41		Devin Royal personal foul
15:41		TV timeout
15:31	+3	Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot	13-2
15:18		Micah Parrish turnover (traveling)
15:06	+2	Rodney Rice makes two point jump shot	15-2
14:53	+2	John Mobley Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-4
14:53		Rodney Rice shooting foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul)
14:53	+1	John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-5
14:33		Ivan Njegovan blocks Jordan Geronimo's two point layup
14:31		Ques Glover defensive rebound
14:21		Ques Glover misses two point layup
14:19		Jay Young defensive rebound
14:08		Derik Queen misses two point hook shot
14:06		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
14:02		Tafara Gapare personal foul
14:02		Buckeyes turnover (5-second violation)
13:47		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
13:45		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
13:38	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point dunk	15-7
13:09	+2	Selton Miguel makes two point jump shot	17-7
12:52	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Ivan Njegovan assists)	17-10
12:52		DeShawn Harris-Smith shooting foul (Micah Parrish draws the foul)
12:52		Micah Parrish misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:52		Julian Reese defensive rebound
12:33		Selton Miguel turnover (bad pass) (Sean Stewart steals)
12:25		Ques Glover misses two point layup
12:23		Micah Parrish offensive rebound
12:23		Derik Queen blocks Micah Parrish's two point layup
12:22		Derik Queen defensive rebound
12:12		Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot
12:10		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
12:02		Derik Queen shooting foul (Micah Parrish draws the foul)
12:02	+1	Micah Parrish makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-11
12:02	+1	Micah Parrish makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-12
11:51		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:51	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-12
11:51	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-12
11:32		Malachi Palmer personal foul
11:25		Julian Reese blocks John Mobley Jr.'s two point jump shot
11:23		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
11:15	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup	21-12
11:03	+3	John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	21-15
10:45	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot	23-15
10:16		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
10:14		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
9:57		Julian Reese turnover (bad pass)
9:37		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
9:35		Derik Queen defensive rebound
9:14	+2	Derik Queen makes two point layup (Rodney Rice assists)	25-15
8:47		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:45		Rodney Rice defensive rebound
8:29		Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot
8:27		Devin Royal defensive rebound
8:22		Bruce Thornton flagrant 1
8:22		Bruce Thornton turnover
8:22		TV timeout
8:22	+1	Jay Young makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	26-15
8:22	+1	Jay Young makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	27-15
8:08		Ivan Njegovan shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-15
8:08	+1	Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-15
7:46		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Evan Mahaffey draws the foul)
7:46	+1	Evan Mahaffey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-16
7:46	+1	Evan Mahaffey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-17
7:39		John Mobley Jr. personal foul
7:28	+2	Rodney Rice makes two point jump shot	31-17
6:59		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:57		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
6:51		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
6:49		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
6:41		Ja'Kobi Gillespie shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
6:41		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:41	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-18
6:26		Jay Young misses three point jump shot
6:24		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
6:10		Jay Young personal foul (Ques Glover draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Ques Glover makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-19
6:10	+1	Ques Glover makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-20
5:50		Jay Young turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals)
5:50		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
5:35		Ques Glover misses two point jump shot
5:33		Julian Reese defensive rebound
5:22		Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot
5:20		Rodney Rice offensive rebound
5:12	+2	Julian Reese makes two point layup (Derik Queen assists)	33-20
4:56		Selton Miguel personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-21
4:56	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-22
4:35	+2	Selton Miguel makes two point jump shot	35-22
4:08		Devin Royal turnover (traveling)
3:59		Sean Stewart personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-22
3:59	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-22
3:45		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:43		Julian Reese defensive rebound
3:30	+2	Julian Reese makes two point layup	39-22
3:10	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	39-24
2:39		Rodney Rice misses two point jump shot
2:37		Derik Queen offensive rebound
2:32		Micah Parrish shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
2:32		Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:32		Derik Queen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:32		Devin Royal defensive rebound
2:16	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	39-26
2:01	+2	Rodney Rice makes two point jump shot	41-26
1:42		DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-27
1:42	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-28
1:32		Rodney Rice offensive foul
1:32		Rodney Rice turnover (offensive foul)
1:19		Micah Parrish turnover (traveling)
1:01		Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot
0:59		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
0:51	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	41-30
0:27		Selton Miguel turnover (lost ball) (Micah Parrish steals)
0:21	+2	John Mobley Jr. makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	41-32
0:15		Terrapins 30 second timeout
0:02		Evan Mahaffey blocks Derik Queen's two point jump shot
0:01		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MD
Terrapins
29
OSU
Buckeyes
41

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
19:38		Julian Reese offensive rebound
19:34		Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
19:34	+1	Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-32
19:34		Derik Queen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:34		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
19:11		Devin Royal misses two point jump shot
19:09		Julian Reese defensive rebound
18:52		Derik Queen offensive foul
18:52		Derik Queen turnover (offensive foul)
18:38		Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot
18:36		Julian Reese defensive rebound
18:26		Julian Reese turnover (bad pass) (Evan Mahaffey steals)
18:20		John Mobley Jr. misses two point layup
18:18		Devin Royal offensive rebound
18:15		Julian Reese personal foul
18:13	+2	Devin Royal makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	42-34
17:50	+2	Derik Queen makes two point layup	44-34
17:50		Devin Royal shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
17:50	+1	Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-34
17:39	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	45-36
17:16		Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot
17:14		Devin Royal defensive rebound
16:56		Evan Mahaffey misses two point jump shot
16:54		Julian Reese defensive rebound
16:54		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
16:36		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot
16:34		Julian Reese offensive rebound
16:20		Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot
16:18		Devin Royal defensive rebound
16:10		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
16:08		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
16:04		Bruce Thornton blocks Tafara Gapare's two point layup
16:03		Buckeyes defensive rebound
16:03		Jump ball. (Buckeyes gains possession)
15:48		Tafara Gapare personal foul
15:48		TV timeout
15:34		Devin Royal turnover (traveling)
15:22		Jump ball. Julian Reese vs. Evan Mahaffey (Terrapins gains possession)
15:16		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot
15:14		Devin Royal defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point dunk (John Mobley Jr. assists)	45-38
14:36		Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot
14:33		Buckeyes defensive rebound
14:13	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	45-40
13:54		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
13:54	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-40
13:54	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-40
13:42		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:40		Derik Queen defensive rebound
13:20		Sean Stewart personal foul
13:08		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
13:06		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
12:46		John Mobley Jr. turnover (bad pass)
12:39		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (bad pass) (Sean Stewart steals)
12:35	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point layup	47-42
12:26		Terrapins 30 second timeout
12:26		TV timeout
12:15		Rodney Rice misses two point layup
12:13		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
12:08		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
12:06		Derik Queen defensive rebound
11:52	+3	Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	50-42
11:34	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	50-44
11:10		Micah Parrish shooting foul (Selton Miguel draws the foul)
11:10		TV timeout
11:10		Selton Miguel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:10		Selton Miguel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:10		Buckeyes defensive rebound
11:08		Selton Miguel personal foul
10:48		Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul
10:48		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
10:43		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
10:41		Terrapins defensive rebound
10:40		Sean Stewart personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
10:40		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:40		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
10:15		Julian Reese blocks Ques Glover's two point layup
10:13		Buckeyes offensive rebound
10:12		Devin Royal misses two point jump shot
10:10		Julian Reese defensive rebound
10:01		Ques Glover blocks Ja'Kobi Gillespie's two point layup
9:59		Terrapins offensive rebound
9:57		Rodney Rice misses two point jump shot
9:55		Terrapins offensive rebound
9:54		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-44
9:54	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-44
9:38		Ques Glover misses three point jump shot
9:36		Devin Royal offensive rebound
9:27	+2	Ques Glover makes two point layup	52-46
9:03	+2	Julian Reese makes two point layup (Rodney Rice assists)	54-46
8:54		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:52		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
8:48	+3	Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	57-46
8:29		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
8:27		Julian Reese defensive rebound
8:25		Jump ball. Julian Reese vs. Bruce Thornton (Buckeyes gains possession)
8:25		Julian Reese turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals)
8:18		Devin Royal misses three point jump shot
8:16		Micah Parrish offensive rebound
8:12	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point jump shot	57-48
7:52	+2	Julian Reese makes two point hook shot	59-48
7:34	+2	Devin Royal makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	59-50
7:15		Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Rodney Rice draws the foul)
7:15		TV timeout
7:15	+1	Rodney Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-50
7:15	+1	Rodney Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-50
6:59	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	61-52
6:42		Rodney Rice misses two point jump shot
6:40		Devin Royal defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	61-54
6:25		Ja'Kobi Gillespie shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
6:25	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-55
6:11		Derik Queen misses two point jump shot
6:09		Julian Reese offensive rebound
6:08		Julian Reese turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals)
5:58		Devin Royal turnover (lost ball) (Derik Queen steals)
5:52		Selton Miguel turnover (traveling)
5:36		Jay Young personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
5:36	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-56
5:36		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:36		Devin Royal offensive rebound
5:30	+2	Devin Royal makes two point dunk (John Mobley Jr. assists)	61-58
5:08		Devin Royal blocks Derik Queen's two point layup
5:08		Terrapins offensive rebound
5:04	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup	63-58
4:45		Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals)
4:39		Rodney Rice misses two point layup
4:37		Terrapins offensive rebound
4:35		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot
4:33		Ja'Kobi Gillespie offensive rebound
4:30		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point layup
4:28		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
4:11	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point jump shot	63-60
3:51		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-60
3:51	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-60
3:33	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	65-62
3:13		Devin Royal personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
3:13		Official timeout
3:13		Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:13	+1	Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-62
2:50		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:48		Micah Parrish offensive rebound
2:40	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	66-64
2:22		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
2:20		Devin Royal defensive rebound
2:09	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (John Mobley Jr. assists)	66-67
2:02		Terrapins 30 second timeout
1:56		Rodney Rice misses two point layup
1:54		Julian Reese offensive rebound
1:53		Official timeout
1:34		Terrapins turnover (shot clock violation)
1:12		Derik Queen blocks Bruce Thornton's two point jump shot
1:10		Rodney Rice defensive rebound
1:02		Sean Stewart personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-67
1:02	+1	Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-67
0:49	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	68-69
0:49		DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-70
0:37	+2	Rodney Rice makes two point jump shot (Julian Reese assists)	70-70
0:28		Buckeyes 60 second timeout
0:09	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot	70-73
0:07		Terrapins 60 second timeout
0:04		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
0:02		Terrapins offensive rebound
0:01		Official timeout
0:01		Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot
0:01		Buckeyes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Buckeyes defensive rebound