Bruce Thornton scored a career-high 33 points to lead Ohio State to a 103-83 nonconference win over Indiana State in Columbus on Sunday.
Thornton shot 11 of 16 from the field overall, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and made seven of eight free throws.
Ques Glover scored 15 points and Aaron Bradshaw and Devin Royal each scored 13 for Ohio State (9-4), which scored 100 or more points for the third time this season.
The Buckeyes shot 55.7 percent from the field overall (34 of 61) and made 28 of 41 shots from the free-throw line to win for the fourth time in five games.
Jaden Daughtry scored 25 points in defeat for Indiana State (8-5), which had a five-game winning streak snapped. The Sycamores outrebounded Ohio State 36-30 but committed 19 turnovers.
Leading 53-49 in the second half, Ohio State took a 59-49 lead with 17:34 remaining following a layup and back-to-back dunks by Sean Stewart, the second coming off an alley-oop pass from Thornton.
A pair of free throws by Colin White gave Ohio State a 74-59 lead with 13:40 left, and the Buckeyes kept their lead at double-digits from there.
Indiana State got as close as 83-73 with 9:00 left, but Ohio State stretched its lead to 92-74 with 5:16 remaining. Ohio State held a 51-47 lead at the break after a half filled with offense.
The Buckeyes shot 51.5 percent from the field (17 of 33) in the first half, while Indiana State shot 53.6 percent (15 of 28) and was 9 of 20 from 3-point range. Indiana State only made one 3-pointer in the second half.
The Buckeyes held a 24-15 lead with 10:38 left in the first half, but Indiana State cut the deficit to 35-34 with 5:24 to go until halftime.
–Field Level Media
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