Ohio State basketball loses tough on the road to Nebraska

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The Ohio State basketball team has been playing some pretty good basketball as of late, having won four of its last five, but couldn’t keep that going on Sunday in a tight affair on the road to Nebraska.

The Buckeyes played well and led for large chunks of the game, but hit a rough patch hitting shots in the second half while the Cornhuskers were able to reel in a modest five-point OSU lead at halftime, eventually taking a modest lead of their own in the second half to pull out a 79-71 victory over the Scarlet and Gray. The ending score was closer than the nip and tuck affair the game was throughout until some free throws sealed the deal at the end.

It wasn’t because of Micah Parrish however. He lit it up in the first half and kept things going through the last 20 minutes, ending up with a career-high 30 points on 11-of-21 shooting. But it wasn’t enough.

Winning games in the Big Ten is awfully tough, and it sure felt like Ohio State was playing the better game, but a massive differential in free throws and rebounds spelled doom for OSU. Nebraska made 18-of-21 free throws to 9-of-15 for the Buckeyes, while the ‘Huskers outrebounded Ohio State 38 to 27.

It also didn’t help that Bruce Thornton and Devin Royal didn’t have their usual games. Royal (2 points) was sidelined for much of the game because of an ankle injury, and Thornton managed just nine points on 4-of-10 shooting after scoring a career-high 31 points against Maryland earlier in the week. John Mobley Jr. also had a good game by pouring in 21 points on 5-of-10 from beyond the arc.

With the loss, Ohio State’s record falls to 14-10 overall, and 6-7 in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes will be in action again Wednesday against Washington at home. It’s time to make a move to get off the bubble or resort to rooting for results others control.

This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State basketball loses close one to Nebraska on the road

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Publish date : 2025-02-09 21:27:00

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