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Thornton's bucket, Key's block lift Ohio State to 79-75 win against Maryland in 2OT

AP
Feb 10, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Bruce Thornton made the go-ahead layup, Zed Key came up with a huge blocked shot and Ohio State outlasted Maryland 79-75 in double overtime on Saturday.

Thornton's layup with 1:11 left in the second extra period matched the Buckeyes' biggest lead of the game to that point, 77-75. His steal on Maryland's ensuing possession set up the Buckeyes for a potential two-possession lead but Jamison Battle missed a jumper. Maryland rebounded and called timeout with 15 seconds left.

The Terrapins worked the ball to Donta Scott who drove the lane, only to be met by Key at the right side of the basket. Key's block led to a breakaway dunk by Roddy Gayle Jr. to cap off the come-from-behind win.

Thornton finished with 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Gayle added 17 points for the Buckeyes (14-10, 4-9 Big Ten).

Jahmir Young had 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Maryland (13-11, 5-8). Scott had 19 points and seven rebounds, and Julian Reese had 13 points and 13 rebounds.

It was Thornton who scored last in both regulation and the first overtime period. His 3-pointer with 1:03 left in regulation tied it at 61 and his layup with 1:05 left in overtime tied the score at 71. In both periods, a Maryland player went 0-for-2 from the free-throw line in the final minute - Scott in regulation and Reese in overtime.

Ohio State reached overtime despite trailing for 33 minutes and having a largest lead of one point.

There were 13 lead changes and the game was tied 10 times in the 50-minute game. Maryland led for 36 1/2 minutes; Ohio State for 5 minutes.

It was Maryland's 11th game decided by six points or fewer, with a record of 3-8 in those games.

Ohio State takes on two ranked opponents in the upcoming week, at No. 11 Wisconsin on Tuesday and at home against No. 2 Purdue on Sunday.

Maryland has two home games: Iowa on Wednesday and No. 10 Illinois on Saturday.

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1st Half
MD
Terrapins
32
OSU
Buckeyes
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Terrapins gains possession)
19:35		Julian Reese turnover (bad pass)
19:19		Felix Okpara misses two point jump shot
19:17		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
19:00		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
18:58		Mady Traore offensive rebound
18:57	+2	Mady Traore makes two point putback layup	2-0
18:36		Jamie Kaiser Jr. shooting foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
18:36	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-1
18:36	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
18:11		Julian Reese misses two point layup
18:09		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
17:56		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
17:54		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
17:45		Jahmir Young misses two point jump shot
17:43		Julian Reese offensive rebound
17:42	+2	Julian Reese makes two point putback dunk	4-2
17:26		Jamie Kaiser Jr. personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
17:20		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
17:18		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
17:02		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
17:00		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
16:39		Felix Okpara turnover (bad pass) (DeShawn Harris-Smith steals)
16:28	+2	Julian Reese makes two point layup (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)	6-2
16:06		Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (bad pass)
15:54	+2	Donta Scott makes two point pullup jump shot	8-2
15:43	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	8-4
15:24		Devin Royal shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
15:24		TV timeout
15:24	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-4
15:24	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-4
15:09		Julian Reese blocks Dale Bonner's two point driving layup
15:08		Buckeyes offensive rebound
15:02		Jamison Battle misses two point pullup jump shot
15:00		Julian Reese defensive rebound
14:42	+3	Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)	13-4
14:40		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
14:13		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
14:11		Devin Royal offensive rebound
14:08	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Devin Royal assists)	13-7
13:52	+2	Jahmir Young makes two point driving floating jump shot	15-7
13:30	+2	Dale Bonner makes two point pullup jump shot	15-9
13:16		DeShawn Harris-Smith turnover (lost ball) (Dale Bonner steals)
13:13		DeShawn Harris-Smith shooting foul (Dale Bonner draws the foul)
13:13	+1	Dale Bonner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-10
13:13		Dale Bonner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:13		Julian Reese defensive rebound
12:56		Noah Batchelor misses three point jump shot
12:54		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
12:47	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point pullup jump shot	15-12
12:28		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
12:26		Devin Royal defensive rebound
12:12	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point alley-oop layup (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	15-14
11:53		Dale Bonner personal foul (Jahari Long draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:47		Felix Okpara blocks Jahari Long's two point driving layup
11:45		Devin Royal defensive rebound
11:36		Dale Bonner turnover (bad pass) (Jahmir Young steals)
11:34	+2	Jahmir Young makes two point running layup	17-14
11:34		Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
11:34	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-14
11:17	+2	Devin Royal makes two point cutting layup (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	18-16
10:54		Roddy Gayle Jr. shooting foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
10:54	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-16
10:54		Donta Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:54		Devin Royal defensive rebound
10:36		Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (traveling)
10:26		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-16
10:26	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-16
10:11		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:09		Mady Traore defensive rebound
9:55		Julian Reese misses two point pullup jump shot
9:53		Donta Scott offensive rebound
9:52	+2	Donta Scott makes two point putback layup	23-16
9:33	+2	Dale Bonner makes two point pullup jump shot	23-18
9:12		Scotty Middleton blocks Jahmir Young's two point pullup jump shot
9:10		Scotty Middleton defensive rebound
9:00		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
8:58		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
8:52	+3	Donta Scott makes three point pullup jump shot (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)	26-18
8:21		Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot
8:19		Julian Reese defensive rebound
8:07		Julian Reese misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:05		Mady Traore offensive rebound
8:04	+2	Mady Traore makes two point tip layup	28-18
7:38		Devin Royal misses two point alley-oop layup
7:36		Devin Royal offensive rebound
7:31		Jahmir Young shooting foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:31	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-19
7:31	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-20
7:19	+2	Donta Scott makes two point driving hook shot	30-20
6:59		Jahari Long personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
6:56		Jahari Long personal foul (Dale Bonner draws the foul)
6:41		Bruce Thornton misses two point pullup jump shot
6:40		Caelum Swanton-Rodger shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-21
6:40	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-22
6:24		Julian Reese turnover (lost ball) (Felix Okpara steals)
6:10	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point driving floating jump shot	30-24
5:52		Mady Traore misses two point floating jump shot
5:50		Julian Reese offensive rebound
5:36	+2	Mady Traore makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jahmir Young assists)	32-24
5:03		Felix Okpara turnover (lost ball)
4:49		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
4:47		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
4:36		Dale Bonner misses three point pullup jump shot
4:33		Terrapins defensive rebound
4:03		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
4:01		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
3:55		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
3:53		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
3:35	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point driving layup	32-26
3:35		TV timeout
3:22		Jahmir Young misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
3:20		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
3:10		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point driving layup
3:08		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
3:08		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
2:48		Felix Okpara blocks Julian Reese's two point driving layup
2:46		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
2:32		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:30		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
2:10		Jahmir Young misses three point pullup jump shot
2:08		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
1:51		Julian Reese shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-27
1:51	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-28
1:23		Julian Reese misses two point turnaround jump shot
1:21		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
1:03	+3	Evan Mahaffey makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	32-31
0:51		Terrapins 30 second timeout
0:32		Jahmir Young misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:30		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
0:04	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point driving layup	32-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MD
Terrapins
29
OSU
Buckeyes
28

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Bruce Thornton misses two point floating jump shot
19:46		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
19:32	+3	Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists)	35-33
19:15		Jahmir Young personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
19:07		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:05		Julian Reese defensive rebound
18:50		Evan Mahaffey blocks Mady Traore's two point dunk
18:48		Mady Traore offensive rebound
18:35		Jahmir Young misses two point fadeaway jump shot
18:33		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
18:23		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot
18:21		Mady Traore defensive rebound
17:59		Felix Okpara personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
17:53	+2	Mady Traore makes two point alley-oop layup (Jahmir Young assists)	37-33
17:36	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point pullup jump shot	37-35
17:18		Donta Scott turnover (traveling)
17:04		Bruce Thornton misses two point floating jump shot
17:02		Julian Reese defensive rebound
16:48		Julian Reese misses two point pullup jump shot
16:46		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
16:46		Mady Traore personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
16:35		Felix Okpara offensive foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
16:35		Felix Okpara turnover (offensive foul)
16:22		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
16:20		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
16:16	+2	Dale Bonner makes two point running layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	37-37
15:51		Jahmir Young turnover (bad pass) (Devin Royal steals)
15:49		Donta Scott personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:37		Evan Mahaffey misses two point driving finger roll layup
15:35		Donta Scott defensive rebound
15:25		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses two point driving hook shot
15:23		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
15:16		Jahari Long personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
15:06		Dale Bonner misses three point jump shot
15:04		Donta Scott defensive rebound
15:04		Devin Royal personal foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
14:50		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
14:48		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
14:40		Julian Reese shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
14:40		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:40	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-38
14:28		Devin Royal personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
14:23		Devin Royal personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
14:18		Zed Key personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
14:05		Julian Reese offensive foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
14:05		Julian Reese turnover (offensive foul)
13:36		Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball)
13:19		Jamison Battle shooting foul (Jahari Long draws the foul)
13:19	+1	Jahari Long makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-38
13:19	+1	Jahari Long makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-38
13:01	+2	Zed Key makes two point cutting layup (Evan Mahaffey assists)	39-40
12:34	+2	Jahmir Young makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	41-40
12:26		Zed Key offensive foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
12:26		Zed Key turnover (offensive foul)
12:08		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
12:06		Julian Reese offensive rebound
11:54		Jahari Long misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:52		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
11:49		Mady Traore shooting foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:49	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-41
11:49	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-42
11:38		Jahmir Young misses two point driving layup
11:37		Julian Reese offensive rebound
11:37	+2	Julian Reese makes two point putback layup	43-42
11:37		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
11:37	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-42
11:19		Dale Bonner misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:17		Julian Reese defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Jahari Long makes two point cutting layup (Jahmir Young assists)	46-42
10:48	+3	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes three point jump shot	46-45
10:22		DeShawn Harris-Smith turnover (lost ball) (Jamison Battle steals)
9:52		Evan Mahaffey misses three point jump shot
9:50		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
9:37		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
9:37	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-45
9:37	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-45
9:19		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:17		Donta Scott defensive rebound
8:55	+3	Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)	51-45
8:40		Jamie Kaiser Jr. personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
8:40	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-46
8:40	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-47
8:28		Roddy Gayle Jr. shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-47
8:28		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:28		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
8:19	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point driving layup	52-49
7:58	+3	Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot (Julian Reese assists)	55-49
7:44		Jamison Battle misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:42		Donta Scott defensive rebound
7:33		Donta Scott offensive foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
7:33		Donta Scott turnover (offensive foul)
7:33		TV timeout
7:14	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup	55-51
6:46		Jahmir Young offensive foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
6:46		Jahmir Young turnover (offensive foul)
6:25		Dale Bonner misses two point driving layup
6:23		Julian Reese defensive rebound
6:05		Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot
6:03		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
5:55		Jamison Battle misses two point driving dunk
5:53		Terrapins defensive rebound
5:39		Julian Reese misses two point driving layup
5:37		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
5:31	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point running layup	55-53
5:24		Terrapins 30 second timeout
5:24		TV timeout
5:11	+3	Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot (Donta Scott assists)	58-53
4:45	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point driving hook shot	58-55
4:27		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-55
4:27	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-55
4:14		Bruce Thornton misses two point floating jump shot
4:12		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
4:12		Julian Reese personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
4:12		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:12	+1	Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-56
4:12		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
4:12		TV timeout
4:01		Jahmir Young turnover (traveling)
3:49	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	60-58
3:19		Donta Scott misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:17		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
3:10		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
3:08		Julian Reese defensive rebound
3:07		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
3:07		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:07	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-58
2:47		Jamison Battle turnover (bad pass) (Julian Reese steals)
2:25		Jahmir Young misses two point floating jump shot
2:23		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
2:19		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
2:00		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
1:52		Bowen Hardman misses two point floating jump shot
1:50		Julian Reese defensive rebound
1:29		Jahmir Young misses two point pullup jump shot
1:27		Buckeyes defensive rebound
1:03	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	61-61
0:54		Terrapins 30 second timeout
0:48		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
0:48		Donta Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:48		Donta Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:48		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
0:33		Bruce Thornton misses two point pullup jump shot
0:31		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
0:03		Jahmir Young misses two point fadeaway jump shot
0:01		Donta Scott offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
MD
Terrapins
10
OSU
Buckeyes
10

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Julian Reese vs. Felix Okpara (Jamison Battle gains possession)
4:41		Jahari Long shooting foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
4:41	+1	Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-62
4:41	+1	Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-63
4:16	+2	Jahari Long makes two point driving finger roll layup	63-63
3:59	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup	63-65
3:32	+3	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes three point jump shot (Julian Reese assists)	66-65
3:05	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point pullup jump shot	66-67
2:37		Jamison Battle personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-67
2:37	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-67
2:16		Jamison Battle misses three point stepback jump shot
2:14		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
2:00		Julian Reese misses two point cutting layup
1:58		Jahmir Young offensive rebound
1:57		Dale Bonner personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-67
1:57	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-67
1:33	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point driving floating jump shot	70-69
1:32		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
1:21		Roddy Gayle Jr. shooting foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-69
1:21		Jahmir Young misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:21		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
1:04	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point driving layup	71-71
0:44		Terrapins 30 second timeout
0:38		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
0:38		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:38		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:38		Devin Royal defensive rebound
0:10		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
0:08		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
0:01		Jahmir Young misses two point running pullup jump shot
0:00		DeShawn Harris-Smith offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2OT
MD
Terrapins
4
OSU
Buckeyes
8

Time		Play	Score
5:00		(Terrapins gains possession)
4:41	+2	Julian Reese makes two point driving hook shot	73-71
4:08		Bruce Thornton misses two point driving layup
4:06		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
3:45		Julian Reese turnover (lost ball) (Devin Royal steals)
3:33	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point driving layup	73-73
3:31		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
3:16		Zed Key personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
3:16		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:16		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:16		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
2:51		Zed Key misses two point driving hook shot
2:49		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
2:36	+2	Jahmir Young makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	75-73
2:02		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
2:00		Zed Key offensive rebound
1:59	+2	Zed Key makes two point putback layup	75-75
1:36		Jahmir Young misses three point stepback jump shot
1:34		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
1:13	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point driving finger roll layup	75-77
1:04		Terrapins 30 second timeout
0:49		Donta Scott turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Thornton steals)
0:21		Jamison Battle misses two point stepback jump shot
0:19		Donta Scott defensive rebound
0:15		Terrapins 30 second timeout
0:09		Zed Key blocks Donta Scott's two point driving layup
0:07		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	75-79
0:01		Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot
0:00		Buckeyes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Buckeyes defensive rebound