BYU pulls away to beat Ohio State men, 94-83, in season opener

The Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball team is back in action as the season tipped off tonight against the BYU Cougars at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. After leading at halftime, the Buckeyes (0-1) fell to the Cougars (1-0), 94-83.

The Buckeyes got the scoring started from Amare Bynum with a three-pointer. Bynum had the first five points for Ohio State, and after a couple more baskets, the Buckeyes had a 13-5 lead at the first media timeout.

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The Buckeyes pushed the lead all the way out to 22-11 after a Josh Ojianwuna basket on an assist from John Mobley. The Buckeyes and Cougars answered each other with baskets back and forth, and then BYU went on a run to cut the halftime lead to 37-34 for Ohio State after a Justin Pippen three-pointer.

At halftime, the usual suspects led the Buckeyes, with Bynum, Mobley, and Pippen all recording eight points. For BYU, Rob Wright led the way with 14 of the 34 points, while Tyler Betsey added eight points. The two five-star freshmen, Anthony Thompson for Ohio State and Bruce Branch III, recorded two combined points in the opening 20 minutes and were 1-for-9 from the field.

BYU came out and immediately took the lead, going on a 7-0 run to start the half and take a 41-37 lead. Jelavic made a bucket to cut the BYU lead to two points, but a three from Rob Wright made the score 44-39 again.

Pippen picked up his third foul on an and-one layup by Wright and had to take a seat for Curtis Givens. The ensuing free throw gave Wright 20 points with 16 minutes left in the game. Another bucket and foul gave BYU a 50-43 lead.

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Bynum knocked down a three-pointer and a transition dunk, and BYU led 50-48 at the under-16 media timeout. However, right before the timeout, Bynum slipped and rolled his ankle. He went to the locker room with 15 minutes left in the game. He came back quickly and reentered the game with 13 minutes left as Pippen tied the game at 52.

After the Buckeyes and Cougars traded baskets back and forth to tie…

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